Keynote speaker and author
Dedicated to helping leaders and organisations navigate disruption and prepare for a human-centred future.
Matt O’Neill
The Optimistic Futurist
Give your audience inspiration, optimism, and actionable insights for leading through AI transformation, technological change, and maintaining the human element in an increasingly automated world.
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Becoming Superhuman
A revolution in productivity and happiness. Getting more done, sustainably.
On one hand, AI tools promise a revolution in productivity and creativity. On the other, teams are fearful of constant change. The most successful leaders are building AI into how their teams work without losing what makes the work theirs. This workshop is for executive groups, leadership teams, and peer-advisory boards who want hands-on work, not just a keynote. We agree the focus in advance, then spend a half or full day building real capability together.
What we'll cover:
- Where AI is now and what's on the horizon, customised to your industry and the work you actually do
- Advanced prompting techniques, beyond ChatGPT, Claude and Co-Pilot, with hands-on practice on the tasks that matter to your team
- The synthesising mindset that turns AI's outputs into real-world decisions, and why it's the leadership skill that matters most as AI becomes more widespread
- Antifragility for the modern workplace, getting stronger when things wobble rather than just bouncing back
- A personalised plan for each participant, so everyone leaves with something they can apply on Monday morning
Takeaways:
- A working prompt library you can use from Monday morning, customised to the kinds of tasks your business actually does
- A one-pager on the synthesising mind, the human skill that makes the most of your lived experience in an AI-driven world
- A one-pager on antifragility for navigating change as it comes
- Each participant's personalised plan for applying AI to their own work

What You’ll Gain:
- Confidence with AI tools, without the hype or the dread
- Practical productivity gains your team can apply immediately
- A mindset for thriving as the tools keep evolving
Delivered as a keynote, half-day or full-day workshop, virtually or in person. Customised in advance based on the focus you want.
"Matt brought energy, insight, and fun to our AI week, engaging a global leadership audience of 400. His deep understanding of our business and culture ignited our teams', with many now actively pushing new frontiers. Highly recommended!"
Simon Duckett
CIO, Sonnedix
"Your session at our annual board strategy day made the whole team think again about some of the challenges facing us. The ideas it sparked have already led to new initiatives across the business"
Russell Atkinson
CEO, NAHL PLC
"Your content for navigating the pandemic was invaluable for our customers. Several of them remarked how they'd been able to implement your recommendations quickly into their businesses."
Scott Addington
Enterprise Marketing Director (UK), Sage