Give your team a way through the biggest disruption of their careers. Ryan Schmierer — author of the #1 Amazon bestseller The Value Shift and founder of NovoCircle — speaks on the future of work, the human side of AI adoption, and building careers that don't depend on technology staying the same.
Ryan Schmierer is the author of The Value Shift — a #1 Amazon bestseller — and the founder and Sr. Managing Partner of NovoCircle. He has spent 25 years in enterprise technology: 14 years at Cisco Systems, Enterprise Architect for Corporate IT at Microsoft, and VP of Operations at Sparx Services North America. He holds an MBA and advises executives, boards, and emerging ventures building with AI.
He speaks to leadership teams navigating AI adoption — not as a futurist with predictions, but as someone who has been in the rooms where these decisions get made. His message is empathetic about the fear and unflinching about the cost of waiting: the same disruption that feels like a threat is also the best opportunity most people will get, if they act before someone else decides their story for them.
Every talk is grounded in the themes of The Value Shift and shaped to your audience. Below are the through-lines we build keynotes, workshops, and fireside conversations around.
The central idea of the book — the move from being paid for your time to being paid for outcomes as AI automates information work. What it means for your people, and why it's an opportunity rather than only a threat.
The natural response to overwhelming change is to freeze — and freezing is the most dangerous thing you can do. A talk on naming the fear, then moving anyway, using anticipatory scenario planning to find a path through whatever arrives.
Managing and leading are not the same job. For leaders carrying a team through a shift many aren't ready for — how loyalty is built before the announcement, and how to create the conditions where people adapt instead of stall.
The inverse of every threat is an opportunity — once you learn to see it, you can't unsee it. A practical, energizing talk on the inversion mindset and why the same facts produce two completely different futures depending on where you stand.
You don't need a 30-page strategy. You need four questions that turn paralysis into movement — the NovoCircle Method. A working session that gives the room a framework they can apply to a real decision before they leave it.
Don't see the exact fit? Tell us about your event — talks are tailored to your audience and outcome.
Pick the format that fits your room. Length, audience size, and on-site or virtual delivery are tailored to your event.
A signature talk that reframes AI disruption as opportunity and sends your audience out moving instead of frozen. Ideal for conferences, leadership summits, and all-hands moments.
Length and on-site or virtual delivery tailored to your event.
A hands-on working session where your team applies the NovoCircle Method to a real decision in the room — leaving with a named problem, a defined outcome, and a prioritized set of options.
Sized to your team and scheduled to your agenda; on-site or virtual.
A moderated conversation or Q&A — flexible, candid, and shaped by your audience's questions about the future of work and the human side of AI adoption.
Pairs with your host or moderator; on-site or virtual.
Fees, travel, and current availability depend on your event and format — tell us about yours and we'll send the specifics.
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