Lisa Bodell

Unleash the power of simplification.

It’s time to transform our work, and in the process— ourselves.


Ranked among the Top 50 Keynote Speakers worldwide.

Over the years, I’ve tried many ‘gurus’ to educate our leaders. Lisa is the real thing – she’s inspiring, motivating, practical, and memorable. She ignites the possible with the audience.

Meet the Changemaker behind Simplification

Lisa Bodell, CEO of FutureThink and bestselling author of Kill the Company and Why Simple Wins, inspires leaders to transform work to unlock true potential and find deeper fulfillment. Ranked among the Top 50 Speakers Worldwide, she motivates over 100,000 people a year across organizations like Google, Citi, and Novartis. With her bold, no-nonsense approach to simplification, Lisa delivers radical insights and actionable tools to fuel extraordinary success.

Lisa is passionate about transforming work culture, serving as a board member on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council, the U.S. National Security Agency, the Association of Professional Futurists, and the Novartis Board of Diversity & Inclusion.

Lisa loves to share actionable tips to simplify with the latest innovations shaping the modern workplace. Find her work in Forbes, FastCompany, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review, The Huffington Post, FOX News, and CNN.

Simplification transforms not just work, but also people and culture. Lisa shares her insights on stage and has had the immense pleasure of teaching classes at The American University and Fordham University.

This is our moment to reclaim our time, energy, and focus— and build organizations where people can thrive and achieve great things.

Transformative Keynotes

Lisa’s inspiring keynotes leave you ready to ditch the busywork, eliminate burnout and make real change.

Unleash the Power of Simplification

Work is at a breaking point, and so are our people. Our days are continually hijacked by the unplanned and unnecessary. In this presentation, Lisa Bodell shows audiences a new way to eliminate busywork that’s outlived its time. This is not about getting efficient – it’s about doing great work with more focus.

Unleashing Innovation

Is your organization stuck in a rut? It's time to ignite innovation. In this high-energy presentation, Lisa Bodell challenges the status quo and empowers your team to think differently. Learn how to unlock your organization's full potential and drive breakthrough moments.

Leading Simplicity:
A Roadmap

Embrace simplicity for maximum impact. In this presentation, Lisa Bodell reveals how to cultivate a culture of simplicity. Discover practical tools to inspire your team, ignite innovation, and build resilience. Unlock the power of simplicity and achieve extraordinary results.


Books by Lisa Bodell

Kill the Company

Embrace change and challenge the status quo to drive real transformation.

Eradicate complexity and return to meaningful work that drives innovative change.

Why Simple Wins

In the Media

  • A Bold Move to Banish Employee Burnout?

    To truly change work, we need leaders who will eliminate unnecessary tasks and help employees focus on the meaningful instead of the mundane.

  • Let’s Cancel Annoying Workplace Rules

    Because excessive rules slow down productivity and breed a repressive environment.

  • You’re Doing Culture Wrong

    How do your teams spend their day? If the answer is "meetings and emails," then this defines your company culture.

  • Strategic Planning is Dead. This is Why We Need to Revive It.

    Strategic planning has the potential to be one of the activities that has the most impact on an organization.

Featured Podcasts

Thought-provoking conversations with change-makers that ignite a simplified and innovative mindset.

Work/Life with Adam Grant

Harness the power of frustrated people to shake up the status quo -- just like Pixar did.

The Curious Advantage Podcast

Curiosity and Killing Your Company with Lisa Bodell. Hosted by Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones.

What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova

Listen in and learn how to use your time with intent.

It's a Good Life Podcast

Why Simple Wins with Lisa Bodell. Hosted by Brian Buffini.

In Conversation Hosted by Novartis

Lisa Bodell in conversation with Novartis CEO Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan.

Real Leaders Podcast

How To Kill Conformity with Lisa Bodell. Hosted by Kevin Edwards.

Featured Videos

Watch clips from Lisa Bodell’s keynotes as she delivers actionable strategies on how to disrupt the status quo.

Mandate Thinking Time at Work

Reward People for Doing Less

How Pfizer Killed ‘Stupid Rules’

How Simplicity Leads to a Better Workplace

Praise from Industry Giants

“Lisa blew us away. Inspiring and practical. People were up off their feet, laughing and thinking. Cell phones were constantly going up to take pictures of her presentation. She exceeded all expectations.”

Joan P. Lawrence-Ross

Chief Learning Officer

“Lisa is everything you look for in a keynote speaker – she’s insightful, engaging, and energetic. She was the top-rated speaker at our Google events and inspired the entire audience to start a simplification revolution.”

Meredith Cherwony

Think Events at Google

“Lisa made my leadership team think in new ways and helped us develop winning business ideas right in the room. My team now embraces change and innovation rather than fearing it.”

Mary Fennoglio

Managing Director

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