Dr. Kobus Neethling

Dr. Kobus Neethling recalls having been invited to train the staff of Nelson Mandela, just after he became the First President of a new democratic South Africa, as a personal highlight. He was also invited by the office of the Prime Minister of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to deliver a presentation on “How to introduce and sustain Creativity and Innovation in the Organization”.

Kobus Neethling:

  • is President of the South African Creativity Foundation
  • holds six degrees including two Masters, a Doctorate and Post Doctorate (cum laude) in the identification and development of creative behaviour (Universities of Cape Town, Northwest and Georgia-USA)
  • has written more than 90 books and 9 TV series including a number of international bestsellers (Including ‘Creativity uncovered’; ‘Very smart parents’; ‘Taking you beyond’; ‘Love, sex and the brain’; ‘Creative rugby’ and the new version of ‘Am I clever or am I stupid’ which has sold more than 200 000 copies)
  • is a Guinness World Record Holder: co-author of “Making the Impossible possible”: the book of more than 100 pages written in the fastest time ever (four and a half minutes)
  • has received 10 International Who’s Who Awards
  • was named one of 2000 outstanding Scholars of the 20th century and received ‘The International Who’s Who of Intellectuals’ Award

In the USA:

  • received the first International Creative Genius Award from the International Genius Academy (USA)
  • developed the largest battery of Whole Brain Instruments in the world (used in more than 40 countries) including the acclaimed 8-Dimension Brain Model
  • received International Silver Screen Award
  • has worked with national and international sports teams since 1993
  • is a Member of the International Innovation Alliance – a group of 7 innovators from five continents
  • works with major corporations, national sporting teams, and education groups from all over the world
  • co-developer of the hit TV show “Out of the Box”; winner of a ‘US International Film and Video Festival Silver Screen Award.
  • recipient of the Excellence in Innovation Award – one of the most prestigious innovation awards in Asia.
  • invited as a co-author to contribute to the trendsetting book on 21st-century innovation “The future of innovation”, coining the phrase. “Innovation of the mind without innovating the heart is no innovation at all”
  • gave the opening keynote at the European Creativity and Innovation Conference (ECCI) in Belgium; acknowledged as one of the most prestigious keynote platforms in the world
  • ‘Innovation reward recipient’ (the most prestigious innovation expert group in the world).
  • Dr. Kobus Neethling is one of the top 3 speakers in the world on the topics of creativity and innovation” – as quoted in the programme of the 12th European Conference on Creativity and innovation
  • recipient of the prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship Award (Rotary International – previous recipients include Miriam Makeba and Nelson Mandela)
  • Forbes recommended the Neethling Brain Instruments as one of the best assessment tools in the world (2018)
  • Kobus Neethling was the first recipient of the Paul Torrance life-time creativity award: one of the most prestigious creativity awards in the world

TOPICS AND TALKS

Creating a happy organisation

Applied Creativity

The Only way to have the Best Company is to appoint the Right Person

Moving from Ordinary to Beyondness

A New kind of creativity for a new kind of world

Are You Using your Whole Brain?

From Creative Problem Solving, to Opportunity Finding, to Miracle Making

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'I have admired your writings and commitment to creativity for a long time. You are internationally regarded as the leader of creativity in South Africa.'

Jawaharial Nehru University

'Kobus Neethling has become a legend in his time.'

Channel Television

'By far the most valuable training we have ever received."

Brazilian Business Institute

'All of our clients gave very positive feedback. Excellent presentation."

Ross Poultry

'Kobus Neethling, South African Author and corporate trainer is a quantum leaper ' his work is in internationally very high demand."

" 10/10. Exceeded Expectations. Extremely positive and all are in agreement that tremendous value was added, not just as it relates to work, but in particular, in a personal sense. Pitched at the right level and very relaxed (which was ideal). "

N Agenbach Standard Bank (Managerial Performance Conference)

'Extremely relevant to CEO and Executive level delegates. His session was very well received. Kobus rated 9.2 on the speaker scale ' with 10 being the highest possible score. The session was extremely high impact ' A few delegates even commented that this session was the highlight of the conference programme. '

Marcus Evans

'Kobus Neethling as a creative leader, has performed superbly and has lived up to my expectations fully'.

'In my 40 years of innovation work in most of the Fortune 100 Companies, I have never come across anyone who can put theory into practice like Kobus Neethling'.

'Kobus Neethling has demonstrated the most thorough scholarship in creativity that I have been able to witness in my years of teaching.'