Predictable Growth in an Unpredictable World
Stephen Shapiro helps organizations turn uncertainty into stability by solving the right problems, the right way, with the right people.
Trusted by more than 500 companies across 50+ countries
Bringing you into 3M is one of those career highlights for me. Our leadership team still talks about you and references things they learned.
Why Smart Teams Stay Stuck
Everything keeps changing:
- The ground keeps shifting
- Last quarter's strategy is already outdated
- Your team wants answers you can't guarantee
So the same patterns repeat:
- Chasing shiny trends without moving the needle
- Moving fast in the wrong direction
- Smart people working in silos
The problem isn't a shortage of ideas. It's the lack of solid ground.
Stephen Creates Lasting Change
Real impact starts while I’m on stage and continues in the weeks, months and years that follow
Early in my career, I believed efficiency was everything.
After studying Industrial Engineering at Cornell, I joined Accenture and spent years helping companies cut costs and streamline operations.
Too often, “efficient” just meant eliminating positions.
Then came the breaking point: a project that would eliminate 10,000 jobs.
These were real people, with families, dreams, and futures, not numbers on a spreadsheet. That’s when I realized I was solving the wrong problem entirely.
Great companies don’t grow by cutting jobs. They grow by creating value through people.
So, while everyone else asked, “How can we cut costs faster?” I asked, “How can we create value through people?”
That single question changed everything.
It led me to build and lead Accenture’s 20,000-person innovation practice.
Today, I help organizations solve their most critical challenges and create the kind of stability that lasts long after I leave the room.
Here's How We Create Predictable Growth in an Unpredictable World
A keynote sparks the shift. FAST Innovation Mastery makes it stick.
KEYNOTES & WORKSHOPS
Interactive experiences that transform how teams think, collaborate, and solve problems together.
Personality Poker®
Creating High-Performing Innovation Teams
Participants “play their way” to powerful insights, uncovering their innovation styles, spotting blind spots, and learning to collaborate with people who think differently.
Solve the Right Problems FAST
Most teams solve the wrong problem. Learn a simple process for reframing challenges that sparks faster breakthroughs.
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Stability in an Uncertain World
Constant change is exhausting. Learn what should never change, so teams stay grounded, focused, and ready to adapt.
Learn more →MASTERY PROGRAM
A deep-dive program that embeds innovation and collaboration into your organization’s DNA.
FAST Innovation® Mastery
The fastest path to stability in an uncertain world
An apprenticeship, not a workshop. Your leaders master four steps on real business challenges:
FocusTarget the few things that actually move the needle.AskReframe the problem so the right answer becomes obvious.
ShiftGet people who think differently working together.
TestRun fast experiments that prove what works.Then they mentor the next wave, until innovation runs on your own people instead of outside consultants. The goal is real ROI during the engagement, and a culture that keeps delivering after it ends.
Progress is measured in Full Deck IQ, so you can see what’s actually changing.
Learn moreHe built a 20,000-person innovation practice at Accenture. Now he builds that same capability inside your organization.
Books That Changed How Organizations Innovate
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You're Not Playing With a Full Deck
Why the Coworkers Who Drive You Crazy Are Your Unfair Advantage
Pivotal
Creating Stability in an Uncertain World
Invisible Solutions
25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems
Personality Poker®
The Fun Fast Way to Unlock Innovation Collaboration, and Predictable Growth
Best Practices Are Stupid
40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition
Goal-Free Living
How to Have the Life You Want NOW!
Transformation That Lasts
The real impact starts after I step off the stage
Michele Roza Littleton, Innovation Operations, Chevron
