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Innovation strategist and 1064 Degrees founder Dean Furman equips leaders with the mindset and tools to drive disruption, unlock exponential potential and future proof their organisations.
  • Futurist
Dr Gillian Arendse is a leading science communicator, educator and speaker who inspires learning through engaging storytelling, leadership development and transformative science awareness programs.
  • Science Speaker
Siya Kolisi is the first black captain of South Africa’s Springboks, a Rugby World Cup–winning leader, and a global voice for resilience, unity, and social change.
  • Springbok Legend
Investigative journalist and bestselling author Pieter-Louis Myburgh exposes corruption and abuse of power through fearless reporting that strengthens accountability and democratic transparency.
  • Current Affairs
Productivity strategist, lifestyle coach, and clutter expert Kate Emmerson helps individuals and organizations live lighter, work smarter, and reclaim time, space, and energy.
  • Organisational Culture

Nicola Tyler is a renowned expert in the field of Lateral Thinking and she has been a strategist and leadership development trainer for over twenty years.

During this time, she worked with, and was trained by, Dr Edward de Bono, in his creative and lateral thinking methods. As CEO of Business Results Group, she heads up the official distributorship of Dr Edward de Bono’s Thinking Methods, Official Tom Peters Training, iOpener Institute’s Science of Happiness at Work and Liz Wiseman’s Multipliers Leadership Development in Southern Africa.

BRG also owns the prestigious brand, ‘The Progress Conference’; host to the annual Happiness @ Work conference and numerous thought leadership programs in South Africa.

Nicola Tyler has shared the stage with a number of world renowned speakers such as Martin Seligman, Dave Ulrich, Tom Peters, Martin Lindstrom, Robert Kaplan, Ricardo Semler and more. She has personally addressed audiences in Argentina, Bahrain, Bangkok, Brussels, Cambodia, Paris, Prague, Mauritius, Switzerland and London, as well as having done extensive work in Africa and in the Middle East.

Nicola Tyler | Strategic Leadership

She is a Professional Associate at GIBS (Gordon Institute of Business Science), which has been ranked as the number one Business School in Africa (Financial Times, UK), where, for several years

Nicola presented an MBA elective on Creative and Innovative Thinking. Today, she presents on a number of company specific programs for the business school on both Innovative and Strategic Thinking.

Nicola Tyler is a professional, insightful and engaging speaker who is passionate about making a difference and delivering results.

She brings a deep respect and appreciation for business needs into their sessions by engaging people at all levels and encouraging the process of thinking in such a way, that it stimulates commitment and buy-in to decisions.

She is widely considered a master at applying de Bono’s techniques in live business situations. Nicola Tyler is an erudite presenter and master facilitator with business experience way beyond the field of Creative Thinking.

Nicola Tyler unique and pragmatic style of working has earned her a reputation for being able to ‘turn strategy into action’ and personal passion for thinking, innovation and results, is realized through a process that she has coined as ‘Operative Strategy’.

Drawing on Nicola Tyler twenty years of experience in the fields of strategy and innovation, Nicola facilitates strategic planning, strategic thinking and innovation processes and workshops across a variety of industries.

She regularly consults to organisations on strategic innovation, she coaches executives on the implementation of strategy and she facilitates partnering innovation workshops for clients.

Nicola has been interviewed on radio, television, and Nicola Tyler – Strategic Lateral Leadership has frequently contributed to articles on management journals, both locally and internationally.

Thinking Differently ™ About ….

It’s not often that you can book a speaker to present on any topic but quite literally, that’s what you can do with Nicola.

Nicola Tyler will bring to your subject the topic of thinking and in an engaging and high impact presentation, she will get your team thinking differently about … just about … ANYTHING!

The trick is the thinking part. She’s done in mining, sales, financial services, health care, human resources, manufacturing, marketing, branding, finance, risk management and more! And, even if she hasn’t done one in your field, she will be up for the challenge for sure!

Think – discover how your brain processes information and what goes right and wrong when you begin to think.

Differently – discover the power of perception and how learning to change perceptions can change, just about, anything. It’s the key to innovation success and it will unlock new thinking in the room, in an instant!

About – pick your topic and that will become the theme of Nicola Tyler presentation. She will research your industry and get to know your needs to ensure that she hits the relevant nail on the head! Your wish, is Nicola’s command!

Our company has quite a few different products in our stable.  Nicola Tyler is a master certified trainer in de Bono courses (Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking, Power of Perception, Six Value Medals and Simplicity).  The most favoured course is Lateral Thinking.

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  • Strategic Leadership
Anthony Stears: The Telephone Assassin — keynote speaker transforming communication and sales through authentic conversations that build trust and drive business growth.
  • Communication Strategy
Conrad Koch is a leading international ventriloquist and corporate anthropologist who uses comedy, puppetry and cultural insight to spark brave conversations, shift mindsets and energize organizational culture.
  • Political Comedian
Masa Kekana is an award-winning South African journalist, Carte Blanche contributor, and accomplished MC known for incisive political reporting and compelling event facilitation.
  • Event Emcee
Professional speaker and team performance strategist Joni Peddie helps leaders and teams build mental and emotional resilience to perform with clarity, confidence, and sustainable impact.
  • Performance Strategist
Schalk Burger a Springbok legend, comeback icon, and leadership speaker shares lessons of resilience, grit, and leading through adversity.
  • Springbok Legend
Investigative journalist, bestselling author, and keynote speaker Mandy Wiener challenges audiences to defend truth, accountability, and ethical leadership through fearless reporting and real-world insight.
  • Political Journalist
Rugby icon Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira delivers powerful lessons on leadership, resilience and high performance, blending World Cup-winning experience with values-driven entrepreneurship.
  • Springbok Legend
Communication keynote speaker Vinh Giang transforms leaders and teams through powerful storytelling, illusion, and practical frameworks that elevate influence, confidence, and high-performance communication.
  • Communication Entertainer
Lewis Pugh is a pioneering ocean advocate and extreme swimmer delivering high-impact inspirational keynote speaking that empowers leaders and teams to overcome adversity, drive change, and achieve the impossible.
  • Inspiring Conservationist
Motivational speaker, educationalist, and faith-based leader David Molapo inspires hope, transformation, and personal responsibility through powerful storytelling, humor, and lived leadership experience.
  • Motivational Educationalist

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