Hello!
Please reach out if you'd like me to speak, moderate a panel, design and deliver a workshop, or present to your organization. Core topics of interest include:
Building an Inclusive Innovation Culture
Constraints-Based / Frugal Innovation
Innovation Portfolio Management
Place-based Innovation Community Building
Practical Creativity Processes
Emerging Entrepreneurship Models
Participatory Marketing / Crowdsourcing / Co-Creation
Here are some speaking opportunities that I've been delighted to be a part of:
2024
CANADA
Why more companies are tapping their own customers for ideas
CBC RADIO: The Cost of Living
Subject Matter Expert: Crowsourcing Innovation
[audio file]
2023
GDANSK, POLAND
Effectuation as a Basis for Inclusive Research Education
Effectuation 2023 Conference
Author, Presentation of Working Paper
BOSTON, MA, USA
Building a Culture of Inclusive Innovation for Front-Line Workers – Outcomes of a New Innovation Education Program at a Major Canadian Polytechnic
Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Conference
Co-Presenter of Working Paper
TORONTO, ON, CANADA
International Research Bootcamp: Inclusive Research
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Office of Research & Innovation
Presenter, Mentor
2022
TORONTO, ON, CANADA
Myths of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization: Some Surprising Realities in the Ecosystem
Conference Board of Canada
Guest Speaker, Council for Innovation and Commercialization
SEATTLE, WA, USA
Bringing Your Whole Self to an Academic or Institutional Research Practice — exploring the framework
Academy of Management (AoM) Annual Conference
Co-Presenter
VICTORIA, BC, CANADA
Making Entrepreneurship Personal
Royal Roads University
Guest Speaker, Senior class
Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management
2021
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Competencies for Life
Mount Royal University
Interview, Podcast
VICTORIA, BC, CANADA
Making Entrepreneurship Personal
Royal Roads University
Guest Speaker, Senior class
Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Conversations on Community
Chaordix
Interview, Video
SACRAMENTO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, USA
Gamification - Leveling Up Your Marketing Strategy
American Marketing Association (AMA)
Webinar Panelist, Video
2020
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT, USA
Using Gamification to Build Community
American Marketing Association (AMA)
Webinar Panelist
EDMONTON, AB, CANADA
The Innovation, Technology, and Accounting Conference
CPA (Chartered Professional Accountants Alberta)
Panelist: “Innovation Brought to Life”
2019
EDMONTON, AB, CANADA
EQUS 2019 AGM
Presenter: “One Step at a Time: Building a Grassroots Organizational Culture of Innovation”
BANFF, AB, CANADA
Research and Innovation Impact Assessment (RIIA) 2019
Panelist & Facilitator: “Shifting to an Impact Culture”
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
Imagine Canada conference
Presenter: “One Step at a Time: Building a Grassroots Organizational Culture of Innovation”
TORONTO, ON, CANADA
Humber College Applied Research & Innovation - Webinar
Presenter: “Better Return on Innovation: De-risking & Delivering on Innovation in Large Organizations”
2018
TORONTO, ON, CANADA
Humber College Applied Research & Innovation - Workshop Series
Workshop Designer & Presenter:
"A Decade in Global Innovation Crowdsourcing - Lessons Learned by a Canadian"
“Crowdsourcing, Co-creativity & Open Innovation - Pragmatic Opportunities for Applied Research”
“Better Return on Innovation: De-risking & Delivering on Innovation in Large Organizations”
“A New Model of Entrepreneurial Innovation in Canada - Policy & Program Impact”
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - SAIT - Meeting of the MInds Workshop, Alumni & Stakeholder Relations
Presenter: "Thinking Innovatively About Saying Thank You.”
BOSTON, MA, USA
FEI - 2018 Front End of Innovation - Annual conference
Presenter: "Building Customer Co-Creativity: Brick-by-Brick Lessons From the LEGO Ideas Product Innovation Community"
2017
BANFF, AB, CANADA
Cult's The Gathering - Annual coming together of the world's most coveted brands
Co-presenter: "LEGO & Chaordix: Perspective on LEGO Community Engagement & Open Innovation Technology"
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
The Post Forum
Co-presenter: "Intrapreneurship Champions – Delivering innovative outcomes in large organizations"
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Leadership Edge: Navigating Global Disruption
University of Alberta, Executive Education, Co-presenter: "Embrace Barriers To Unleash Workplace Creativity"
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
"Don't Get Fooled by Innovation Hype - Deliver Real Entrepreneurial Value in Your Organization"
WEBINAR for the University of Alberta, Executive Education
In great company at this University of Alberta Executive Education conference.
On stage at "The Gathering" in Banff with LEGO Ideas, Chaordix and The Cult Collective.
Honoured to speak at "The Post" in Calgary!
2016
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Onward YYC, Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference
Moderator and Panelist: "Constraint-Driven Innovation"
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Imagine Canada
Panelist: "Sector Social: Future of Philanthropy"
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Alberta Government & Government of Canada: Diplomatic Economic Outreach Mission to Alberta
Panel Moderator: "Women in Technology & Innovation"
LAS VEGAS, USA
The Data Warehouse Institute (TDWI) Annual Conference
"Everyday Innovation & Creativity: How to Incorporate 'Road-Tested' Techniques into Your Daily Work" & "Open Innovation with LEGO® Ideas: Methodology and Technology Successfully Bring Chesbrough’s Model to Life"
Feedback on Sharon's presentations:
"The participants enjoyed your presentation and found the information you shared to be of great value. The following were typical of the comments they had to say about your presentation:
“Lots of great examples to illustrate concepts and ideas”
“Excellent – good content”
“Some crowdsourcing ideas can be used by my organization!”
— Attendee feedback via Amber McCallen, The Conference Board of Canada (Toronto, Canada)
"To be honest your speech was brilliant and you absolutely nailed it, and it isn’t only my opinion but the participants as well. I would like to thank you very much for this, for your outstanding speech, for your support and your understanding. I’m very happy that we’ve met and had occasion to work together. Hope you would like to come to Poland next year for the Farm part II."
— Event Organizer, Arkadiusz Olkowski, The Farm of Innovation (Warsaw, Poland)
2015
DOUALA & LIMBE, CAMEROON (West Africa)
"Teach, Inspire, Improve" workshop
Launch of "Simply Smart Innovation" program
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Copenhagen Business School, Graduate & Undergraduate lecturer
Student Startup Club, Summer Program
VICTORIA, BC
Royal Roads University, Leadership Conference (co-presenter)
"Patterns and Paradoxes in Hybridized Business+Social Models: Inspiration for Enterprising Leaders"
2014
CANADA (webinar)
Conference Board of Canada
"Crowdsourcing to Connect with Citizen Values & Insights"
NEW YORK CITY
EPIC 2014 - The Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference
CALGARY & EDMONTON, AB, CANADA
MRIA - Alberta Chapter
"Big Brands Get Serious About Increasing Research ROI Through Crowdsourcing"
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Startup Weekend, Marketing Mentor
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Marketing Partnership Council, Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University
2013
WARSAW, POLAND
"What's Brand Innovation? Learn how crowdsourcing is creating new global brands," The Farm ofInnovation (Farma Inwencji)
WARSAW, POLAND
"Creativity Loves Constraints," The Farm of Innovation (Farma Inwencji)
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Startup Weekend - Women's Edition (Mentor)
ON THE CMO PANEL AT THE 3% CONFERENCE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
"Global Brands Get Serious About Crowdsourced Marketing Insights Programs," Qualitative Research Consultants Association - QRCA Annual Conference
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
"Marketing to Women," CMO Panel, The 3% Conference
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Marketing Partnership Council, Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University
TORONTO, ON, CANADA
"Crowdsourcing Techniques to Drive Deeper Customer Engagement with your Brand," Conference Board of Canada - Council for Client Relationships & Customer Experience
HELSINKI, FINLAND
"Infusing Open/Social Innovation Processes and Technologies into Large Organizations," International Society for Professional Innovation Management - ISPIM
NIAGARA FALLS, ON, CANADA
"Global Organizations Get Serious about Crowdsourcing Market Insight," Market Research & Intelligence Association - MRIA
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Chic Geek, "Personal Lessons from Women Entrepreneurs," Inaugural Meeting
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA
"The Power of Crowdsourcing in Health Research and Healthcare," INTERFACE Digital Health International Summit
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
"Startup Branding," Barcamp
OTTAWA, ON, CANADA
"Crowdsourcing for Global Innovation: Recent Case Studies," Conference Board of Canada - Public Sector & Social Media
2012
ORLANDO, FL, USA
"Crowdsourcing: A Disruptive New Force in Product Innovation?" Product Development & Management Association - PDMA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA
"Crowdsourcing and Sustainable Development," Presidio Graduate School (San Francisco, CA)
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
Marketing Partnership Council, Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University
TORONTO, ON, CANADA
"Crowdsourcing for Global Innovation: Recent Case Studies of Private and Public Sector Game-changers," Conference Board of Canada - Business Innovation Summit
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD, CANADA
"Crowdsourcing: A Disruptive New Force in Market Research?" Market Research & Intelligence Association - MRIA
VICTORIA, BC, CANADA
"High Tech in the Hinterland," Royal Roads University
2011
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
“21st Century Canadian Innovation in the World,” Philanthropic Education Organization (PEO), Annual Founders Day
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
"Marketing Curriculum Redesign," Bissett Brown Bag series, Mount Royal University
2010
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
“Best Practices in Leveraging Social Media for Entrepreneurial Marketing,” Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE) Annual Conference (Calgary, AB)
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
"Social Media Primer," Bissett Brown Bag series, Mount Royal University
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
“Place Branding & Marketing” workshop (Black Diamond & Turner Valley, AB)
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
“Using Flickr in the Classroom,” Mount Royal University, Tech Test Drive
EDMONTON, AB, CANADA
"Making Sense of Social Media in Education," Educational Panel, TEKRI Government and the Enterprise Conference
2009 & PRIOR
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
"Overcoming Aspatial Perhipherality in Business," Poster Session, Bissett School of Business, Mount Royal University
CALGARY, AB, CANADA
“Teaching with Digital Cameras,” Mount Royal College Faculty Seminar (Calgary, AB)
EDMONTON, AB, CANADA
“Human Capital Theory At Work,” The Changing Face of Work & Learning Conference, University of Alberta
