Dr Amantha Imber PhD

Speaker Profile
Dr Amantha Imber is a creativity and innovation psychologist, and founder of the award-winning innovation consultancy Inventium. She gives her audiences practical, science-based tools that they can use to immediately get their brain unstuck, get creative juices flowing and uncover great ideas that will lead to business growth - all delivered in a way that engages, educates, and is often, downright quirky.
Unlike many self-proclaimed 'experts' in the creativity and innovation arena, Amantha has both the science (a PhD in organisational psychology) and the clients (including Coca-Cola, LEGO, Medibank Private, Red Bull, Deloitte, Vodafone, National Australia Bank, McDonalds and Westpac) to back her up. She has spoken in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the United States, and Europe, helping turn people into innovation dynamos.
Amantha is a regular media commentator on creativity and innovation, and has appeared on Today, Mornings with Kerri-Anne, Insight and ABC Radio. She writes a regular column on science-based innovation for Fast Thinking, is author of The Creativity Formula: 50 scientifically proven creativity boosters for work and for life, and has helped literally thousands of people solve problems more creatively and as a result, bring better innovations to market.
Travels from Victoria
Client Comments
Client Comments
- Like most people, I'm only half listening to the presentations towards the end of conferences. That's because my attention is focused on the long list of emails on the BlackBerry I'm hiding under the table. Amantha Imber's presentation was different. It was compelling, intrusive, provocative and insightful. I powered off my BlackBerry and listened.
Wunderman EMEA - Amantha is creative, inspiring, and helped us taking our thoughts about innovation to a new plane.
NRMA M&S - It was during the final session of an incredibly boring seminar that Amantha made her first impression on me. She blew me away. She was quirky, engaging, energetic, energising and incredibly insightful. Since then, I've involved Amantha in running my part of the business because she causes people to be more productive in their roles by helping them to be more creative. Amantha is one of those great educators who does not teach things, she helps people to discover things. Through group workshops and one on one coaching Amantha has introduced a new language and a set of concepts into my team. These concepts act as triggers to remind us when we should be thinking more creatively and tools to help us make this happen. The evidence of Amantha's value, to my business, has been made clear to me through my teams' increased willingness to embrace and apply creative thinking as a critical discipline for running a large and complex business. I have no hesitation in recommending Amantha to any business leader.
Medibank Private - Amantha is a person who makes a lasting impression and changes people's lives. There aren't many who can claim that. Of course it helps that she has a PhD in cognitive behaviour, but she combines her deep expertise with an exceptional gift to teach and inspire and enthuse and build deep personal connections with people from all walks of life, culture creed and colour. She teaches the most complex science in a way that makes it seem simple, easy and very do-able. She is also one of the most professional people I have ever worked with- reliable, prepared, personable. I love working with her!
AMP - Excellent! Very inspiring and motivating, yet also practical and out-come focused and very digestible for my staff.
AustralianSuper - It was unique, immersive learning. It left me with plenty of things I can do and use in the future.
Deloitte Digital - Amantha provides her audience with strategies that are directly translatable into practice
Vocational and Applied Learning - Amantha Imber's presentation as part of the Chisholm Business Innovation Seminar Series was a huge success. She is an engaging speaker and a polished presenter who is fun to listen to. The information she presented on the science behind creativity and strategies for ideas generation were really well-received and the participants lined up to buy her new book. We would welcome an encore presentation anytime. Amantha was great.
Chisholm Institute of TAFE - Amantha has delivered excellent results for Coca-Cola Amatil. I have rarely seen a set of creative tools permeate an organisation so quickly due to their clear logic and simplicity.
Coca-Cola Amatil - I have worked with Amantha over the last four years. Her business, Inventium, has been incredibly successful because Amantha is an expert in the field of creativity, a great relationship builder and has such a high level of personal passion. She does not roll out 'one size fits all' solutions, but really listens to what a team needs and then works out the right program for that particular team. She is flexible and collaborative. Overall, a pleasure to work with.
Diageo - Fantastic. It was very original, relevant and applicable. Great tools we can use everyday. Will definitely recommend!
Cerebos - Amantha Imber's presentation was a refreshing change. Clearly a gifted public speaker, she implored us to 'crush our assumptions', 'go wide', and 'step into the shoes of others', in order to stimulate creativity in our marketing teams. It set a creative tone for the conference and engaged the delegates on several levels. I would recommend Amantha as a conference speaker to other conference organisers looking to get the most for their delegates and add a little spice to their planned schedule.
Sensis - Amantha was a delight to work with this. From our initial discussion through to the follow up material received following the event Inventium was nothing but professional. The Creativity and Innovation workshop met the needs of the audience, they left with practical tools that could be taken back and applied immediately in the workplace. We'll be looking to have Amantha back on the platform again.
IPAA WA - Five stars to Amantha! Great content, presentation style, loads of enthusiasm, all back up by really relevant material. Loved it!
The Get Group - One of the best training programs I have ever attended where I can utilise everything learnt - immediately - back on the job and see instant results.
Kimberly-Clark - An inspirational half day.
LEGO - Your topic 'Overcoming Creative Blocks' proved highly relevant to all our attendees as evident by a great turnout. Considering that NAFA is comprised of a diverse bunch of creatives, I was most impressed you held the group spell-bound for the hour. In fact, I noticed that no-one dared to leave in case they missed one of your gems! You certainly entertained and inspired us with your willingness to share insights and strategies.
NAFA - I thought it was brilliant. One of the best workshops undertaken and well and truly the most useful.
Ikon Communications - I can't believe how much of an impact 40 minutes can make! Amantha provided tools to inspire, create, motivate and change the way we go about our day to day business, and continue to evolve our point of difference from our competitors. Great job!
DMG Radio - The session was fresh, laden with ideas but importantly it armed us with a bunch of new ways to get creative thinking to live and breathe and a gutful of determination to bring our new found skills to life. Amantha leaves her audience creatively inspired.
OMD - One of the best, simplest but most effective workshops I have ever attended - well done!
Quantum Market Research
"Great support. Very responsive to our needs."
AXA Australia
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