Natalie Nixon, PhD, is a creativity strategist and keynote speaker renowned for her insights on creativity, innovation and the future of work. Blending scholarship with real-world practice, she equips leaders and organisations with practical tools to unlock imagination, drive transformation, and achieve measurable business impact.
Natalie Nixon, PhD, is an award-winning creativity strategist and president of Figure 8 Thinking. Known as the “creativity whisperer to the C-Suite,” she helps organisations harness curiosity, intuition and improvisation to navigate disruption and unlock sustainable growth. She is a sought-after keynote speaker on creativity, innovation and the future of work.
Natalie’s eclectic career spans cultural anthropology, fashion, design thinking and dance, giving her a unique lens on business transformation. She has advised leading organisations such as Microsoft, Salesforce, Comcast, Bloomberg, Citrix, and VaynerMedia. Her consultancy, Figure 8 Thinking, was named among the top 20 women-led innovation firms by Core 77.
She is the author of the award-winning book The Creativity Leap, recognised by Fast Company in its World Changing Ideas Awards. Her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and INC., and she has spoken at global forums including TEDxPhiladelphia, the Cusp Conference, and the European Innovation Academy.
Natalie was selected for the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2024 and named to Real Leaders’ “Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World” list. She is also a trustee of the Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and an early-stage investor in social impact ventures.
Natalie’s delivery is engaging, dynamic and practical. She weaves academic rigour with relatable stories, interactive frameworks and evidence-based insights, leaving audiences inspired and equipped with actionable techniques. Her talks resonate across industries, helping leaders and teams shift from burnout to breakthrough, and from fear of change to confident creativity.
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