Ginger Grant
Professor (Marketing and Innovation) Sheridan College
- Mississauga ON
Innovation Management, Leadership Development, Strategy, Corporate Anthropology, Organizational Design, Scenario Planning, Storytelling
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Biography
A passionate teacher and stimulating speaker, Ginger inspires and motivates others to identify and pursue their own unique paths. She is the only Canadian in the consulting team for the Stanford Business School “Creativity and Business” program. Ginger is the Managing Partner of Creativity in Business Canada Inc. and a Professor of Marketing and Innovation at Sheridan College. She is also an Advisor to the Canadian Council of Customer Experience, the Innovation Metrics Council and a frequent speaker with the Conference Board of Canada. In her spare time, she is a Visiting Professor at the Copenhagen Business School where she teaches advanced market research and corporate anthropology.
Samples of Conference Videos available at www.mythginger.com
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Board Member - Human Capital Executive Research Board
Market Intelligence Arm of Talent Management and Diversity Education
Advisor - Council for Client Relationships and Customer Experience
Special Advisor to Conference Board of Canada
Survived Mid-Life Crisis
Went back to School mid-life and did graduate work and post-doc.
Sheridan Voices Project
2012-09-04
What happens when you link passion to purpose? The role of business is to provide an economic driver. Entrepreneur as artist - artist as entrepreneur. A ongoing project with second year students at the Sheridan Production House. Digital storytelling is an excellent way to highlight your creative capital!
Education
Stanford University
Post-doctoral studies
Creativity in Business Program
2005
Member of the teacher/trainer group "Creativity in Business". Founder Michel Ray has been called the father of Silicon Valley.
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Doctorate
Depth Psychology/Mythology
2005
Mythologist Joseph Campbell helped form the Myth program. Metaphor is the native language of myth. Depth Psychology (or archetypal psychology) is the study of the human imagination and the use of image. Expert in how to enhance and develop people's creative ability. Dissertation was on Innovation and Corporate Culture.
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Master of Arts
Depth Psychology/Mythology
2000
Mythology is an important aspect to understanding a global economy. Myth carries the value system that drives behavior.
University of Waterloo
BA
Psychology and Religion
1998
Affiliations
- Academy of Marketing Science
- European Group for Organizational Studies
- Special Advisor - Conference Board of Canada
- British Academy of Management
- Qualitative Research Consultants Association
- Academy of Management
- British Academy of Management
- American Anthropology Association
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Testimonials
Senior Conference Planner
Conference Board of Canada
Ginger Grant is an inspiring and engaging speaker. Having worked with her on several speaking presentations for various audiences, I found her to be accommodating, organized and reliable.
As a speaker she offers a leading edge presentation and is able to captivate the audience with her knowledge, charisma and presentation style. She is passionate about her topics and consistently reveals thought leadership in the areas she speaks about.
Executive Director
Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers
Ginger Grant has worked with the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers twice. Each time she has wowed audiences with her selection of appropriate themes, compelling presentation style and expert knowledge base. In June 2009, Ginger was a featured speaker at the CACEE National On-Campus Recruitment Conference. Her talk on creativity in business, and why it’s essential to recognize and overcome barriers to creativity was extremely well received by all 250 delegates. You can be sure that Ginger Grant’s presentation will be both on- topic and entertaining, and that your organizing committee will be praised for offering such a terrific keynote speaker.
Director of Training and Development
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Canada
Dr. Ginger Grant is a thoughtful and though-provoking speaker. She effectively wove her teachings into our convention theme with humour and with a focus on the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters. After delivering her keynote address, Ginger was surrounded by delegates seeking more of her time and thoughts. Ginger is an accomplished speaker and storyteller, and was the perfect person to open our national convention.
Journalist
Journalism Conference, Portland Oregon
Ginger is a fantastic public speaker -- one who's able to connect with and energize an audience, no matter how varied the group may be. At a recent conference that I organized she wowed a crowd of media, tech, and online professionals with a pres- entation on storytelling and its importance on a professional and personal level. Twitter was buzzing after the session. People described it as "amazing" and "best talk of the day." One of simplest comments was also one of the most emblematic: "Ginger! Love her!"
Director
Alberta Law Libraries
As a speaker and a strategist, Ginger is inspiring, energizing, creative, passionate and unique. If this is not what you are looking for, move on. (Your loss!)
Talent Management Consultant
Fraser Valley Health Authority
Ginger’s work will definitely send your company in new directions: and all for the better. If you’re seeking new ideas, a cutting edge outlook on business, or great success on a change initiative, you definitely need one of the most widely read, engaging and enthusiastic people I’ve ever met. Critical thinking doesn’t solve everything; you need creativity!
Controller
Blast Radius
Ginger has an amazing ability to link things like creativity and storytelling to the business world. Thanks to Ginger, I understand the difference between reading/ talking about going from Good to Great to actually LIVING the idea. Her insight into people and her incredible ability to communicate are talents without equal.
Vice President, Strategic Insight
Concerto Marketing Group
As Director of the Creative Intelligence Lab at Simon Fraser University, Ginger Grant was a tireless advocate for new approaches to both business and branding. A compelling combination of energy and ideas, her work used psychology to understand organizational behaviour and creativity to change it. I’m happy to recommend Ginger; she’s an exciting person to be around.
Chief Marketing Officer
Chaordix
We've been so lucky to have Ginger with us at MRU in the Bissett Business School and I've been privileged to count her as a colleague. Her profound expertise in a range of disciplines and practices including Jungian psychology, business creativity, visual analytics, place branding, storytelling, and innovation process has made an important impact on our curriculum, our faculty, and (most importantly) our students. "Watch this space!" ... Ginger will continue to play a transformative role in the landscape of Canadian innovation and education.
Consultant
Santa Cruz
Ginger is a powerhouse of energy and intellect. She is clearly one of the most charismatic speakers I have encountered. Her professionalism is of the highest calibre!
Director, Human Resources
Douglas College
Ginger presented a workshop to the Administrators of Douglas College. She obtained rave reviews for her expertise, level of energy and how she challenged the participants in a positive, thought provoking and innovative manner. The title of the presentation was, "Creative Thoughts, Innovative Leaders: Turning Ideas in Action for the Future of Douglas College". Speaker Top qualities: Personable, Expert, Creative.
Program Planner
Young Entrepreneurs Association
Ginger rocks! Stated mildly. She's been instrumental in so many discussions regarding organisation, business and of course, creativity in said business. Thank you so much for your valuable insight. Without it, I'd be far, far behind.
Event Appearances
ReVisioning the Way We Do Business
BLOOM Sustainability Applied 2013 Oakville, Ontario
2013-10-01
Tedx Milton
Tedx Milton - Linchpins Milton, Ontario
2013-09-14
Keynote: Finding Your Creative Core
Journey2Success Women's Conference Oakville, Ontario
2013-05-27
Keynote: Managing Creative Capital
National Workforce One Conference/Conference Board of Canada Toronto Convention Centre
2013-04-22
Storytelling and Business Transformation
Global Innovators Conference Doha, Qatar
2013-04-03
Passion, Purpose and an Economic Driver
World Marketing Congress Atlanta, Georgia
2012-08-28
The Drive to Creativity
International Conference on Jungian Psychology New Orleans, Louisiana
2012-08-08
Developing an Innovation Culture
Webinar - Conference Board of Canada Ottawa, Ontario
2012-03-28
Knowledge Management and Visual Analytics
Conference Board of Canada - National Council on Knowledge Management Regina, SK
2011-10-06
Growing an Innovation Culture
Conference Board of Canada - Innovation and Commercialization Council Ottawa, Ontario
2011-05-31
Security, Visual Analytics and Innovation
Conference Board of Canada - National Security Council Montreal, PQ
2011-05-01
Bringing Experiential Marketing to Insurance
Insurance Brokers Professional Development Vancouver, BC
2011-04-26
Branding and Customer Engagement using Visual Analytics
Conference Board of Canada - National Council - Experiential Marketing & CRM Ottawa, ON
2011-02-22
Storytelling and Visual Analytics as an Educational Tool
Douglas College Professional Development Vancouver, BC
2011-02-08
Strategy Weekend Retreat
Canadian Association of Legal Information Ottawa, ON
2011-01-07
Transparency in Marketing: How Much is too much?
BC Association of Integrated Marketers Contagious Conference Vancouver, BC
2010-11-19
The Power of Story and Corporate Marketing/Workshop: Storytelling as Fundraising Tool
Big Brother Big Sisters of Canada National Conference Toronto, ON
2010-06-29
Effective Storytelling in Business School Ethics Curriculum
International Business Education Conference Edmotnon, AB
2010-05-02
Your Brand: Experienced through Storytelling
Vancouver Interactive Digital Conference Vancouver, BC
2010-05-25
Intersection of people, creativity and technology
VX2010: Vancouver Olympic Games - BC Digital Media and Wireless Industry Showcases Vancouver, BC
2010-02-22
Leadership and Innovation
Revenue Canada Managers Conference Vnacouver, BC
2009-12-01
Design-Driven Innovation
National Managers Leadership Conference - Government of Canada Vancouver, BC
2009-12-10
Creativity in Business
Genivar Engineering National Conference Edmonton, AB
2009-12-18
The Power of Story
Journalism Bootcamp Portland, OR
2009-08-01
Design-Driven Innovation Keynote
Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers Vancouver, BC
2009-06-22
Branding from the Inside Out: Turning Ideas into Action
Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers Workshop Vancouver, BC
2009-06-22
Archetypal Approaches to Business
various C.G. Jung Societies in North America USA and Canada
Creativity in Business
BC Hydro Leadership Summit Vancouver, BC
2008-08-19
Moving from Good to Great through Generational Diversity
Govt of Alberta Leadership Conference Lake Louise, AB
2008-03-04
Creativity in Business
Govt of AB Leadership Strategy Retreat Drumheller, AB
2008-02-04
Creativity in Business
Certified Management Accountants of BC Vancouver, BC
2007-07-31
Innovation Strategy Retreat
International Institute for Child Rights and Development Victoria, BC
2007-07-10
Leadership Strategy
BC Govt Social Services Conference Vancouver, BC
2007-05-30
Storytelling as Recruitment/Retention Tool
Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) Conference Victoria, BC
2007-04-20
Generational Diversity in the Arts
BC Touring National Arts Conference Vancouver, BC
2007-03-30
When Assets Have Feet
Canadian Bar Association President's Forum Vancouver, BC
Building an Innovative Organization
Executive Education, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC
Women's Leadership and the Law
National Conference of In-House Counsels Halifax, NS
Heroic Journey in Legal Profession: Branding Your Organization
Canadian Bar Association National Conference Winnipeg, MB
Legacy Leadership and Archetypal Branding
Fast Company Seattle, WA
The Heroic Journey: ReVisioning the Way We Work
Carnegie Lecture, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC
Commencement Address
UBC Librarians Vancouver, BC
Employer Branding and Emotional Engagement
University of Moncton Moncton, NB
Emotional Engagmeent and Retention for Key Professionals
Mount Allison University Sackville, NB
Becoming an Employer of Choice
National HR Directors Conference, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Vancouver, BC
Level 5 Leadership and the Art of Capturing Consumer Imagination
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Vancouver, BC
Internal Branding: Becoming an Employer of Choice
Health Care Leaders of BC Executive Retreat Vancouver, BC
Level 5 Leadership and Key Staff Retention
Health Care Leaders of BC Annual Conference Victoria, BC
Taking Companies from Good to Great
Emerging Entrepreneurs Association Vancouver, BC
Branding from the Inside Out
International Banking Conference Richmond, BC
Heroes at Work: Protecting Change Agents
Govt of Canada - Pacific Managers Conference Vancouver, BC
Creativity in Business
Tomorrow's Workplace National Conference Vancouver, BC
2009-10-22
Branding from the Inside Out
International Banking Conference Richmond, BC
Corporate Culture: Your Secret Sauce
2015 National Human Resource Professionals Association Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2015-01-21
Sample Talks
Creativity in Business
How to enhance creativity in your people and innovation in your organization by bringing ideas to action. Based in the Stanford 'Creativity in Business' program popularized by "Good to Great".
What are the barriers to creativity and innovation in your organization? How do you overcome them? What is your core ideology? This session explores your ability to innovate and you will practice techniques to enhance your own natural creative ability. By sharpening your creative edge, you will develop tools for transformation to top performing teams and maintaining enthusiasm and full engagement in the workplace.
The Stanford Creativity in Business program has a 30 year track record of building creativity and innovation in both people and organizations. This session will explore its unique approach to all areas of your life - both professional and personal. As a leader, you will be able to recognize what drives your people and connect those drives to corporate objectives.
KEYNOTES or HALF AND FULL-DAY PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
- enhance your ability to suspend judgement and overcome barriers to the creative process
- recognize the key factors required for personal creativity
- increase your confidence in your creative abilities
- use the four tools of creative thinking established at the Stanford Business School in the “Creativity in Business” program
- learn how to apply a series of creative techniques at work
- develop strategies and retention plans for key employees using a creative focus
Tapping the Power of Generational Diversity
Focus: We now have five competing generations in the workforce – all of which have a different value system. Miscommunication, confusion and conflict arise when people of different generations or cultures work together. How then do you optimize team performance? Understanding your own cultural and generational assumptions and communication style is the first step. This workshop will show you how to establish a cultural/generational framework by which managers can enhance the creative effects of generational diversity. The use of archetypal keys unlocks the door in understanding the differences across generations.
KEYNOTES or HALF AND FULL-DAY PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
- understand the motives of those you seek to lead
- understand how your own behaviour contributes to team performance
- develop ability to recognize opportunities and avoid pitfalls in generational diversity
- focus on key challenges and formulate a challenge statement to focus efforts
- discover how to work with the science of archetypal keys and cultural memes
- gain new insight into the people issues that effect business outcomes
- set specific goals to help you navigate five generations in the workforce
Scenario Planning: Why It Works
Focus: Human capital requires investment. This intensive focuses on narrative methods to motivate and develop your best and brightest which bring out your creative energy. You will discover those branding practices that provide a positive impact on people retention and succession planning while enhancing your external marketing effort. You will create and develop strategic narrative approaches for developing your talent throughout the organization and grow your leadership from within. Sometimes only by breaking old paradigms, can creativity flourish and grow.
TWO DAY OR RETREAT PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
- avoid the common pitfalls of traditional HR
- learn how to capture and handle emotion to enhance performance
- learn why “buy-in” is to be avoided
- develop scenarios for strategic planning purposes
- the importance of pattern recognition
- the need to take a design-driven approach in order to retain valuable human capital and increase productivity
- the importance of building a collaborative organizational culture
- the need for analytics: measurement of your corporate culture and the success of your efforts
- why common values and an environment of trust provide an fast track to an effective brand and competitive advantage
- avoid the most common cultural traps that drive an organization down
- move ideas to action and results
Branding from the Inside Out
Branding is a buzzword that is frequently misunderstood. A true brand is one that provides and enhances customer experience. It is the essence or what we call the “core” of who you are and what you do. Your brand is your ideology: some have called it your corporate religion. To identify the essence of your product or service, an archetypal or depth psychological approach is invaluable in locating and elaborating on brand experience of both your internal and external customers. Your brand must be anchored internally before it will be fully effective externally. This session will provide a foundation for fully living your brand from the inside out.
KEYNOTES or HALF AND FULL-DAY PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
- identify your organization’s appropriation of cultural meaning in operational metaphors
- isolate brand symbols and translate them into both language and behaviour
- understand the importance of your internal brand in aligning your corporate culture
- enhance employee engagement through internal brand extension
- use the four tools of creative thinking to extend your brand
use your brand as a pivotal planning tool for both short term and long term strategy
ReVisioning Retirement
Focus: Approximately half of our current workforce is facing retirement. In some organizations, numbers are higher. How can we re-vision the idea of retirement that permits retention of organizational knowledge as well as meet the needs of those who wish to retire? Talent management is key.
Our quick fix – one-step civilization provides us with every convenience to get ahead, advance and develop. If this is true, why are so many people voicing dissatisfaction with their lives and where they are? Perhaps we’ve become more focused with the destination rather than the journey. We’ve become distracted with the making of plans, rather than the living of life.
Approaching the second half of life can be a challenge but also provides immense opportunity. Acquiring a clearer understanding of your own journey ultimately provides you with an understanding and respect of the journey of others. This understanding opens the lines of communication and opens new opportunities to engage, collaborate and grow – in areas of your life.
This session focuses on methods to motivate and develop alternative retirement plans that fit both the organization and the employee. Learn how re-visioning retirement can enhance an employer of choice program. To re-vision retirement means to re-vision a new beginning, perhaps even crafting a new career.
KEYNOTES or HALF AND FULL-DAY PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
- learn how to extend your brand through alternative retirement programs
- identify and target key employees for knowledge retention
- build knowledge banks and human capital
- enhance both your employee and customer experience
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- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
- Author Appearance
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