Keynote speaking
Choose a subject for your audience, explore the ideas, and check the details before you book.
Dave brings organisational strategy, published writing, practical AI development, and doctoral research into the same conversation: how to make work possible for the people doing it.
Start with a keynote below, read the material behind it, and tell Dave about your audience.
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01When effort stops becoming progress
Capable people. Good intentions. The same problems, again.
The book · Human demands and working conditions
Leadership conferences, people and culture events, and teams facing persistent overload or coordination problems.
Draws on Dave’s book, its synthesis of published research, and his experience in organisational strategy.
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02People and AI
AI can change the output. What happens to the person doing the work?
Poko and Pokodex · The human–AI handover
AI forums, leadership events, and organisations making decisions about AI adoption and the future of work.
Informed by building with AI at Poko, the public work in Pokodex, and Dave’s examination of published research. Practical examples and exploratory work are distinguished from research findings.
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03When the plan meets the working day
The plan is agreed. Then Monday happens.
Strategy experience · Doctoral inquiry
Leadership conferences, strategy events, and executive offsites where people need to turn a clear direction into practical decisions and coordinated work.
Draws on Dave’s corporate strategy experience and his doctoral research into what follows big strategic decisions. The PhD is in progress. Explore the study for its question, evidence, and current status.
Read the research overviewA synthesis of published research and professional experience, from individual demands to wider systems.
Good People Dumb SystemsPoko and Pokodex provide practical work to inspect alongside the published literature.
Explore PokodexWhat happens after companies make big strategic decisions, studied through company records over time.
Research and statusThe audience, occasion, date, and issue you want to explore. An approximate brief is enough to begin.
Agree the argument, format, preparation, and practical requirements. Keynotes and keynote-plus-Q&A formats can be discussed.
You receive a clear proposal covering the session, preparation, fee, travel, and any extras before deciding. A short first enquiry is enough to begin.
Every keynote includes an organiser briefing, audience-specific preparation, agreed Q&A, practical coordination, and a useful one-page follow-up. Choose an in-person or virtual keynote, or a longer leadership conversation.