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Fredrik Haren is The Creativity Explorer, a global keynote speaker on Business Creativity, Innovation and Change.

He has delivered over 2,000 presentations, lectures and workshops in over 75 countries on 6 continents and has inspired over a million people from the stage to become more creative and to look at the world in a new way. He is celebrating 25 years as a professional speaker in year 2025.

He is the author of ten books, including “The Idea Book” which was included in “The 100 Best Business Books of All Time”. His latest book, The World of Creativity, launched in December 2025, with Wiley Publishers, is the summary of what learning from creative people in 75 countries during the past 25 years has taught Fredrik about how we can discover our full creative potential.

Fredrik has been inducted in “Speaker Hall of Fame” on 2 continents. He is a CSP as well as Global Speaking Fellow. He is a recipient of “TIA”, given by The Global Speakers Federation and considered the highest award in the international speaking community.

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What is Creativity? Fredrik Haren's funny and inspiring speech from the Global Leadership Summit.

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The World of Creativity

After traveling to over 75 countries on 6 continents to discover as much as possible about human creativity, Fredrik Haren - The Creativity Explorer - will share valuable insights that he learnt from interviewing thousands of creative people around the world 

Live a creative life

Creativity is the most powerful human superpower. Nothing else has the same potential for changing one's life for the better. It’s through creativity and imagination that we can dream up our perfect lives - and make them happen. Fredrik helps one do just that!

Business Creativity

The World Economic Forum had recently named “creativity” as the #1 most important skill of the future. Nothing is more important for an entrepreneur than maximizing their skills in business creativity.



Fredrik has a specialized practical workshop to better understand creativity.



The workshop will cover things such as (not limited to):



- Tools for helping one become more creative at work

- Techniques to develop new ideas

- A better understanding of the creative process to increase one's creative abilities

- Exercises one can do alone or with their team to generate more and better ideas

The Watt Com Boom

Fredrik is passionate about the change that is happening in the energy market right now and has a special speech called “The Watt Com Boom” about how the Energy Industry is going through a transformation at the moment. It’s a speech he has done for the largest energy conference in Sweden as well as for the top leadership team at the largest energy company in Sweden (Vattenfall) amongst others.

Creativity to the Power of Computers

This is a speech on creativity and how to use AI to become even more creative and about how our views of what creativity is and can be, is being challenged by the fast developments in AI.

Testimonials

Fredrik Haren was one of the keynote speakers at Iceland’s Human Resource Day 2025, attended by 1,100 participants.Fredrik proved to be an exceptionally engaging speaker who held the audience’s attention throughout. It was an excellent speech. We wholeheartedly recommend Fredrik. 
– Sigrún Kjartansdóttir, CEO
Mannauður, félag mannauðsfólks á Íslandi (The Icelandic HR Organization)
Fredrik’s keynote session on creativity in a fast-changing world at the DFK Global Conference in Edinburgh was not only thought-provoking but also deeply energising—setting exactly the right tone for the days that followed. His ability to blend global insights with practical takeaways truly resonated with our members. 


– Caroline Cassidy
Global Executive Officer
DFK International
Fredrik Haren’s speech on “Creativity in Leadership” was infused with clarity, insight, and humour. He challenged us to rethink our approach to leadership and creative problem-solving. We are grateful to Fredrik for sparking new ideas and perspectives and sharing his time and wisdom with us in Bhutan. 
– Dorji Dhradhul 
Former DG of Tourism Council of Bhutan & Department of Tourism, Bhutan On behalf of Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies, Bhutan.
Fredrik’s lecture was very well received! We got a lot of positive and enthusiastic responses to his keynote. Not only the subject but also the style of presenting Fredrik was very successful. Exactly what we expected! 
– Paul Leunissen, Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat. 
After 20 years of working with Tony Robbins I thought I had seen everything - the best of the best… Tonight, hands down, (I saw Fredrik deliver) one of the best presentations at events I have ever seen. So thank you Fredrik. Hands down.
– Monika Kazlauskaite, former Production Manager for Europe, Australia and Asia for Tony Robbins.   
Fredrik was a captivating and inspiring speaker, leaving a lasting impression on those who listened to him. Attendees personally reached out to me to say how much of a positive impact the session had on them. I highly recommend Fredrik as a keynote speaker.
– Chanel Bornoff, Learning Experience Director
It was an honor and a pleasure to work with you over the past year. You knocked it out of the park today, and I hope our paths cross again very soon.
– Katie Obryan, Global Events Manager PrimeGlobal

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