The Power of Creativity to Break Down Walls, Fix Bugs and Build a Future Where Everyone Belongs and Longs to Contribute
If you’re working in technology, chances are pretty good that you think differently. And maybe, as a kid—or even last week—you were made fun of for it. Good news: The one thing this world needs NOW, (especially in technology) is the ability to think differently. In other words, being unconventional, makes you indispensable. Creative trespasser, Tania Katan will share stories of embracing her unconventional nature in order to create spaces of belonging online and off. She will also illuminate recent events where tech leaders, artists, and work-place activists have embraced thinking differently as a way to produce technology and art that welcomes diversity in through the front door and the metaverse. With a blend of inspiration and practical advice, Katan will offer a guide to help you tap into your innate creativity and use it as fuel to create a future where everyone belongs and longs to contribute!
Tania Katan is a potent keynote speaker, bestselling author, and co-creator of the globally viral social impact campaign #ItWasNeverADress; a social movement that has inspired over 100 million people to see, hear and celebrate women for the superheroes they are. Her visionary way of formulating ideas led to the groundbreaking bestseller, Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back into Your Work and Life (Penguin Random House), WINNER of the “Best Business Book in Creativity + Innovation.”
As an inspirational speaker, Katan is highly sought after to teach people and companies of all stripes how to generate unlimited creative breakthroughs in less overtly creative jobs, processes, and places. Some of the organizations and major conferences impacted by her talks include: CiscoLive!, Expedia, Amazon, Talks at Google, Humana, Etsy, TED Talks, TJX, American Express, HubSpot’s Inbound, World Domination Summit, Uber, Lesbians Who Tech, and Comedy Central Stage.
Katan’s transformative work on creativity and gender equity has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, HuffPost, Time, CNN, GLAMOUR, Adweek, Forbes, and more. For more of Katan’s creative trespassing, check out: www.taniakatan.com + Instagram: @theunrealtaniakatan