Chris Marshall is an engaging speaker, weaving together insights from his work as a behavioural scientist, professional futurist, and global investment strategist. Chris describes his mission in life, and on stage, as ‘preparing people for tomorrow’. Inspiring them to think differently, take action, be curious, and help push the human race forward - together.
Being a high-functioning autisitc, Chris also speaks as an advocate for massive benefits of diversity and inclusion and backs this up with both stories of progress and research from his work.
His approach to our rapidly changing world is unique, and regularly makes him a much sort after thought leader. On stage, Chris is often described as captivating, facinating and mesmerizing. This comes from his natural command of the stage, combined with a wealth of insights, stories and research from his experience across multiple fields, including history, economics, behavioural science, philosophy and neuroscience.
In 2022 Chris publish his first book, Decoding Change: Understanding What The Heck Is Going On And Why We Should Be Optimistic About Our Future.
Among his core messages and advice for navigating fast-paced complex environments (like the world around us) are the following key themes:
Curiosity Is Our Superpower: How controlling our mindstate and fostering curiosity can reduce burnout, eliminate stress, and uncover mindblowing breakthroughs.
The Paradox of Pausing in a fast-paced world: how pausing helps us move faster, make better decisions and find our human potential.
The Age of Awareness: why we should be optimistic about our future
Radical Social Change: how to understand what’s going on, why we stand on the edge of the biggest change in human history, and how not to freak out about it.
Core to all of these is the advice to pause, step back, and take a breath. It’s from this calm foundation we can find the path we need.
In a world of growing pessimism, stress and fears about the future, Chris provides a reason to be optimistic, backed up with research and history of just how creative, innovative and adaptable we humans can be when we're at our best.
We must become far more aware of the role that fast paced uncertain environments have on our outlook, perspectives and emotions. And, the fact that when we’re stressed or overwhelmed, our level of curiosity, creativity and cooperation dips.
“Always a privilege to hear Chris speak. Insightful stories that really make you sit-up and think.” David Williams MBE
"Chris has this ability to distil highly complex things into simple ideas that resonate" Ashlee S.
