Testimonials
Business Speaking Testimonials
“Thank you for teaching us that getting a great answer first requires asking a great question. The stories and practices you shared are inspirational and will aid us in identifying and solving problems creatively as we seek to become expert question askers.”
—Christopher J. Scolese, Director, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
“Your presentation was perfect. It got people thinking about the question as opposed to the answer—and was referenced throughout our conference.”
—Rishi Kumar, Sr. Marketing Manager, Pepsico
“I would like to sincerely thank you for being the guest speaker at Little Caesars Innovation Summit. What a great way to start out the day! Not only did the subject matter of “Questioning” fit in perfectly with the event, but you hit it home with a very engaging presentation. By the end of it, I could really tell that people were getting excited about thinking differently. Many colleagues have reached out to me to let me know just how much they appreciated your talk. Thank you for helping to make the Little Caesars Innovation Summit a success!”
—Rick Moreno, SVP, Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
“Many, many thanks for being such a wonderful collaborator and engaging speaker for our event! We couldn’t have asked for a better partner to plan the keynote with. I know the attendees were also just pleased as punch to receive signed copies of your book. There were happy murmurings in the hallways.” —Jessica Pettus, Oracle
“Just wanted to share with you the excellent feedback we had after yesterday’s session. People seemed genuinely inspired by your presentation and it dovetailed so perfectly into the broader leadership message. Thank you for being such a great partner.” —Elizabeth Mankin, ChanelUSA
“Feedback regarding your presentation has been fantastic. I’ve received a number of notes that your speech connected perfectly with both the conference theme and an organizational opportunity. Folks are already sharing your 7 takeaways across the business areas. I really appreciate what you provided to us. It has created the energy we’d hoped the event could provide. Based on the results last week, we’re already planning to do the conference again next year.” —Trey Whitaker, MassMutual
“Your inspiring and thought-provoking sessions during the Risk Networking Days and the Corporate Financial Planning training day both created the right discussions—with the participants leaving the sessions with new tools to excel in their respective roles.” —Annette Schütt Figg, Novo Nordisk
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“We invited Warren to speak to our Leadership Development Program because we have a core interest in how to innovate and the power of asking the right questions to spark the next big “thing” in our industry. Warren’s talk was streamed to our membership across the country and we all agreed—the message was inspiring and full of great ideas that we can apply directly to our daily work. We now start our conversations with ‘how MIGHT we’…”
—Katherine Yursky, Leadership Engagement Team Lead, Boeing
“Warren Berger offers a cure for a disease in large enterprises. He provides a framework to help leaders ask the most important questions—which is one of the most fundamental characteristics of a great leader—while sharing inspiring stories to show the incredible power of this concept.” —Jim Stengel, former Global Marketing Officer at Procter & Gamble
“As an organization, we’ve decided to put the theories and exercises experienced in your session into the DNA of LexMar Global. This will be the backbone of who we are. We intend to place “How might we…?” plaques on the walls around the office and will likely add our internal “mission question” to the walls as well. We will also be using your methodology to explore a number of other avenues that we’ve yet to share with the group. Thanks.” —Stephen Garrow, CEO, LexMar Global
“I saw Warren deliver a keynote at the 2010 FUSE Conference in Chicago and invited him to speak at one of GE’s global design summits. His talk was fun and inspiring—challenging us to look at creativity and innovation in a fresh way.” —Ivan Cayabyab, Global Brand Manager, GE
“We brought Warren to Venice to speak to our top Pernod Ricard brand CEOs from around the world about creativity, design, innovation, and the art of asking great questions. His presentation was chock-full of inspirational moments and fresh ideas.” —Pascal Minella, creative consultant, Pernod Ricard
“Feedback from our attendees pointed to Warren’s session as one of the conference’s most thought-provoking, and his insightful thinking on questioning and how it can fuel innovation and new opportunities added significantly to the conference dialogue.” —Chad Fleming, Conference Organizer, International Women’s Forum (IWF)
“Warren was one of our keynote speakers at the annual DesignThinkers Conference in Toronto, speaking in front of over one thousand design and business professionals who come together for this global event. The audience really responded to his talk on questioning and how it leads to innovation and creative breakthroughs.” —Hilary Ashworth, executive director, ARGD Ontario, organizer of the international DesignThinkers Conference
“Warren’s talk really got my people fired up—it introduced us to a whole new way of thinking and problem-solving.” —Kathleen Griffith, Vice President, Saatchi & Saatchi
“Warren Berger’s presentation on creative thinking—and in particular his focus on “asking the right questions”—ended up being one of the most provocative and talked-about speeches of the conference.” —Donald Hicks, Founder and CEO, LLamasoft, Inc. and host of the SummerCon International Conference on Supply Chain Design
“Warren is a frequent guest speaker at the University of Colorado, and he also served as the “professional-in-residence” at our “Innovators” series—where he interviews (in front of a large live audience as well as a live-streamed TV audience) top creative leaders and business executives from around the world. He’s not only a great speaker, he’s an excellent host and moderator—he can lead just about any type of discussion on creativity and innovation.” —Melinda Kiger Cheval, co-creator of “Innovators” lecture series, University of Colorado
“The genesis of many great startups is the simple question, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if…?’ Warren Berger helps you understand the power of questions to change the world. Real men ask questions, they don’t spout out answers.” —Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist at Apple
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What audiences are tweeting about the speeches…
How you ask a question and the words you use have a great impact on how people respond and invest themselves. ‘How might we…’ vs ‘How should we…’ @GlimmerGuy @TodayITA #ITAlliance pic.twitter.com/CY1sYDEMUb
— Shawn Slavin (@ShawnSlavin) April 27, 2021
.@GlimmerGuy encourages everyone to unleash their inner 4 year-old and ask questions! #FYE2020 #fye20
— Michelle York (@michellecyork) February 23, 2020
Warren Berger (@GlimmerGuy), author of THE BOOK OF BEAUTIFUL QUESTIONS, is speaking now at #FYE2020! #FYE20 pic.twitter.com/rr22s8qZDC
— Macmillan Academic is at #FYE2020 (@macmillanreads) February 23, 2020
Eager minds during the keynote with Warren Berger @GlimmerGuy during Rutgers Business Symposium. Author of “Book of Beautiful Questions”. #RBSSymposium #lifelonglearning @RutgersBSchool pic.twitter.com/mXl1CuN8Mk
— Mike Bennett (@TransformPro) November 7, 2018
Great tip from Warren Berger don’t be a question jerk @ Mount Vernon, New York https://t.co/G7tVJDCcRD
— Richard Thomas (@richwthomas) September 4, 2018
#Questions towards #innovation! @GlimmerGuy #NYEDChat #Learn #Lead pic.twitter.com/F5fcocp8yy
— Fred Ende (@FredEnde) April 20, 2018
Thank you to @tmobilecareers for bringing @GlimmerGuy as a Keynote speaker for the #1HR #HRNext series. Innovation through Questions. #AlwaysLearning #OwnYourPath https://t.co/FYFXAaDZ9z
— Nan Todd 🏳️🌈🧐🦖 (@NanCT74) April 17, 2018
@GlimmerGuy Warren thanks for a great presentation on questions to T-Mobile #1HR today!
— John M. DeMarco (@JohnDeMarcoPCC) April 17, 2018
“Questioning is the starting point of innovation” -Warren Berger to the #ADPMOTM Benefits Summit audience. Are you creating a culture of inquiry? @GlimmerGuy pic.twitter.com/HtRG1poLFA
— ADP (@ADP) March 19, 2018
@GlimmerGuy “A More Beautiful Question”. #ADPBenefits #ADPMOTM pic.twitter.com/gtQR95uusT
— Esther Arce (@EstherArceADP) March 19, 2018
“All the cool things you like started with a question.” @GlimmerGuy pic.twitter.com/GWfEB2UDZ1
— Josh Culwell-Block (@josh_block) December 13, 2017
Thx @GlimmerGuy 4 challenging us to ask beautiful ?s to challenge status quo pic.twitter.com/CAF0opH90H
— MsDeSilva (@MsErandathie) October 20, 2017
What were your biggest takeaways from @GlimmerGuy & the idea of the beautiful Q? Now I’m curious…
— Alyson Eaglen (@aleaglen) October 21, 2017
Why and how questioning helps us organize the unknown. @GlimmerGuy visits @singularityu pic.twitter.com/3pPcsGfARf
— Lisa Kay Solomon (@lisakaysolomon) October 19, 2017
@GlimmerGuy knows we need to be able to ask questions to save our democracy. Asking questions: most essential skill #nuevaILC pic.twitter.com/OtFtHp7eA9
— Susan Fine (@susanefine) October 19, 2017
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Proud2host @GlimmerGuy WarrenBerger for 1st public lecture at new Gene Rainbolt GradSchoolOfBusiness @OUPriceCollege pic.twitter.com/A3R0r6ctTB
— Daniel Pullin (@daniel_pullin) September 14, 2017
@GlimmerGuy Great insights at @OUPriceCollege today – Book’s on order & will be putting it to use! pic.twitter.com/nnknAXOR6a
— Alex Lobodiak (@LOBOklahoma) September 15, 2017
Really great talk by @GlimmerGuy today! Thank you for coming and sharing your wisdom. 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/QmCFPPYWwo
— Justin Potts (@PottsJustin) September 14, 2017
What a day! 😊 Thank you both @kjinquiry @GlimmerGuy – so much discussion generated about #questions #aisinquire @AISNSW https://t.co/b0btIblSEa
— Kelly Borg (@kb_borg) September 8, 2017
Listening to @GlimmerGuy speak to the @AISNSW primary conference. “questioning is a survival skill in the 21c” #aisinquiry 👏
— Kath Murdoch (@kjinquiry) September 7, 2017
Questioning is a human skill…it is a GIFT! – @GlimmerGuy #INTELISEF #EdAcademy2017 pic.twitter.com/T1tC7Mwb3G
— Gabriela A. Gonzalez (@GabyAGzz) May 15, 2017
Hey @GlimmerGuy I’m at the #REMARKable session you are running right now! A must for all folks in #marketing #innovation #strategy pic.twitter.com/7hizvclr0O
— Samuel Monnie (@SamuelMonnie) March 2, 2017
Design Thinking Workshop with faculty and the common read author, Warren Berger. #BGSU #collaboration #designthinking @GlimmerGuy pic.twitter.com/6T6MdWFtUh
— Collab Lab 🔅 (@bgcollablab) February 21, 2017
Questioning leads us to innovation & will help us find more success in our lives @GlimmerGuy #designthinking @OrlyMondell @wburnett pic.twitter.com/Q80vqLfjLf
— Heather Lageman (@hklageman) February 3, 2017
Thanks for the wonderful talk, Warren Berger @GlimmerGuy #BGSU pic.twitter.com/emoeMT7Znf
— Collab Lab (@bgcollablab) October 26, 2016
Great keynote on asking more beautiful questions by @GlimmerGuy at Capital Coaches Conference pic.twitter.com/YhHD35qh3p
— Margarita Rozenfeld (@InciteYES) September 30, 2016
Happy this book was in my swag bag at #CCC2016 this weekend! Met @GlimmerGuy, enjoyed his talk about #designthinking, coaching & leadership. https://t.co/T2jWElODg3
— Amanda W Jenkins (@AmandaWJenkins) October 3, 2016
.@glimmerguy is nailing it at the #CCC ! #warrenberger #CCC2016 #designthinking #questionoligist #FridayFeeling @ICFHQ @ICFMetroDC pic.twitter.com/hiXZKLeRas
— Rob Michelucci (@michelucci) September 30, 2016
@GlimmerGuy This is such a powerful hook for leaders.
— Caroline Stokes (@theFORWARDco) May 14, 2016
@GlimmerGuy Thank you for the information you shared on the @WBECSummit webinar. You provided value that made it worth my time.
— Working Wives ROCK! (@TheWorkingWife) May 13, 2016
@GlimmerGuy @columbusmuseum our heads and hearts are still swimming. Your ears were surely burning thru the #creativitysummit. We <3 you
— Jen Lehe (@RealJenLehe) April 9, 2016
What I learned from the #creativitysummit: Thank you Sean Foley, @MelissaCrum @GlimmerGuy @columbusmuseum et.al. pic.twitter.com/r3vFeqRDWE
— Jay Ross (@jayross1979) April 9, 2016
“In business people often ask “how” first instead of last.” @GlimmerGuy #creativitysummit at #newcma pic.twitter.com/9JxkhTMa1l
— columbusmuseum (@columbusmuseum) April 7, 2016
“Keep yourself away from the answers but alive in the middle of the questions.” #creativitysummit @GlimmerGuy pic.twitter.com/QCtB4TwuBc
— Bethany Rae Cramer (@heybethanyrae) April 7, 2016
Be the alien who looks at things like you’ve never seen them before – @GlimmerGuy. Ask more questions!!! #innovation #creativitysummit
— Zipline Logistics (@ZiplineLogistic) April 7, 2016
#CMA #creativitysummit speaker @GlimmerGuy quotes Picasso “Computers are useless. They only give you answers.” pic.twitter.com/Qec4ssjffN
— Kim Schuette (@SharpSchuette) April 7, 2016
RT @Kundan_Nepal_MN: @GlimmerGuy leading our @UST_Engineering faculty through our 1st day of @KEENunleashed. pic.twitter.com/d1fGE5wQrr
— Warren Berger (@GlimmerGuy) January 27, 2016
@GlimmerGuy @mica_news AWESOME LECTURE
— Johns Hopkins CBID (@jhu_cbid) September 11, 2015
@GlimmerGuy great watching your talk at MICA. Can’t wait to read your books!
— Tom Heffner (@tom_heffner) September 12, 2015
Thank you @GlimmerGuy Warren Berger for answering questions from @micasocialdesgn and @jhu_cbid students and faculty pic.twitter.com/B5iucbmlzq
— Johns Hopkins CBID (@jhu_cbid) September 9, 2015
@GlimmerGuy: great tips on sparking breakthrough ideas #TLC2015
— Padgett Mozingo (@Padgett_Mozingo) July 27, 2015
Listening to @GlimmerGuy speak to a #PwC audience on the incredible power of #questioning
— Greg Smith (@gsmth00) June 17, 2015
Interesting discussion with @GlimmerGuy around #questions at the #PwC M&S conference #amorebeautifulquestion
— Kate Symmonds (@KateSymmonds) June 17, 2015
Don’t ask a question thoughtlessly, have a foundation for your question @GlimmerGuy with #PwC pic.twitter.com/OZZCBwXJ9R — Cristina Ampil (@CristinaAmpil) June 17, 2015
Great workshop at #IIEX by @WarrenBerger & some new reading material I’m looking forward to! #AMoreBeautifulQuestion pic.twitter.com/c5mo6R3yj9 — Christina Luppi (@ChristinaLuppi) June 15, 2015
.@GlimmerGuy Warren Berger tells us his steps for asking powerful “why” questions at #iiex. pic.twitter.com/heSYDXml0A
— SentientDecisionSci (@SentientInsight) June 15, 2015
@GlimmerGuy Listened to your lecture today for the learning series with Citi. Found it very inspiring and look forward to reading your book. — Audra Arenas (@AudraArenas) April 22, 2015
Wonderful session on “A More Beautiful Question” by @GlimmerGuy . Truly enlightening. http://t.co/05O8DJTLYi
— Kashi (@Kashi1985) April 22, 2015
Never stop asking questions- words of wisdom from Warren Berger … #OracleIC15 pic.twitter.com/BuN38zbUm7 — Vivek Gupta (@Vivekgupt) March 25, 2015
“@byram_tony: Warren Berger -keynote at #OracleIC15 – great insight. pic.twitter.com/v7C2A6cg6F” love this — Tripp Sessions (@TrippSessions) March 25, 2015
Interesting–Mark Zuckerberg has the highest ask-to-talk ratio of any leader in the tech industry. @GlimmerGuy #OracleIC15 — Lauren McKay (@laurenmizzou) March 25, 2015
I know #JCampConf will be good when the keynote speaker starts by quoting a @louisck bit! #jewslovecomedy pic.twitter.com/tvWZedo0xT — Jamie Maxner (@Jmax711) November 2, 2014
@GlimmerGuy Since your presentation, I’ve been cultivating the art of questioning with some help from your book. Thanks for the talk! — Jessica Sooknanan (@JSooknanan) October 21, 2014
RT: @GovLoop “Questioning is organizing our thinking around what we don’t know” @GlimmerGuy Great takeaways from the #gltrain — Colleen MacDonald (@M_Cmacdonald) October 22, 2014
Fav question that orgs & ppl should ask themselves, “What would I attempt to do if I knew I could not fail?” – @GlimmerGuy #gltrain — Matt Garlipp (@matteogarlique) October 22, 2014
Thinking Wrong + Beautiful Questions + Rapid Ingenuity @FuturePartners @GlimmerGuy at Charles River School. pic.twitter.com/iDywmNq0Tu — Elizabeth Dickinson (@elizdickinson) November 15, 2014
@LoriSassoon Yes I know! Wish I’d had a little more time. But if you have any Qs for me, feel free to ask! — Warren Berger (@GlimmerGuy) October 22, 2014
Many thanks to @kwrobinsonTXCIO & @GlimmerGuy for taking the time to be keynotes for @GovLoop‘s #GLTrain. Learned from you both! — Nichole Allem (@UtterDiplomacy) October 22, 2014
I <3 great questions! Excited to learn more in Warren Berger’s @GlimmerGuy #gltrain keynote. — Susan Christophersen (@ceedrive) October 22, 2014
Really enjoying the morning with @GlimmerGuy presenting at @CUBoulder. pic.twitter.com/kIZyblPila — Ryan Dickerson (@RyanGDickerson) October 8, 2014
Great advice from @GlimmerGuy #ccmkt355 don’t you think? pic.twitter.com/8zNAOC8FYx — Elaine Young (@ejyoung67) September 24, 2014
@GlimmerGuy: Thank you for coming to @CACollegeofArts @designmba to show us how #AMBQ can spur innovation. pic.twitter.com/jUygky7ai9 — Lisa Kay Solomon (@lisakaysolomon) September 19, 2014
“5 Common Questions Leaders Should Never Ask” saw author @GlimmerGuy at #AFCON14 & was thoroughly impressed. READ! http://t.co/zP2yrVMNU6 — GroupEx PRO (@groupexpro) September 15, 2014
Okay, love this… @GlimmerGuy is quoting @louisck #edsummit dtk12chat. Adults can be uncomfortable w/so many ?s pic.twitter.com/h0MasD684t — ellen deutscher (@lndeutsch) September 19, 2014
Yes! “@katiejcain: Instead of asking kids ‘What did you learn today,’ ask ‘What ?s did you ask today?’ #morebeautiful? ” @GlimmerGuy #lasdk8 — Alyssa Gallagher (@am_gallagher) August 19, 2014
“Vuja de” gallery walk with faculty as we look to #innovate around the familiar via @glimmerguy and #beautifulQ pic.twitter.com/mf2BfC0UbO — Mark Silberberg (@SilberbergMark) September 3, 2014
Books have arrived for a sold-out Innovation Breakfast w/ @glimmerguy #btv #collidevt http://t.co/cXzaQUbjXs — Rich Nadworny (@rnadworny) September 16, 2014
@rnadworny @GlimmerGuy thank you, that was truly inspiring! — Sarah Woodard (@SarahMWoodard) September 24, 2014
@ChamplainEdu Stiller School great event this morning with @GlimmerGuy at @ECHOvt – love the beautiful questions- mindset/life changing! #vt — Kimberly DuBrul (@coachkimdubrul) September 24, 2014
My big learning edge of the morning: how might I embrace authenticity and vulnerability in my inquiry? @GlimmerGuy #vtdesignweek — Kate Larose (@mbaexperiment) September 24, 2014
@EliteResumes @GlimmerGuy Awesome presentation by Warren Berger — ExecuNet (@ExecuNet) September 22, 2014
@GlimmerGuy your insights were legit! The EL Community will be blown away by your book. Can’t wait to release the episode 🙂 — EntrepreneursLibrary (@theELpodcast) July 28, 2014
Thanks to @ToddShimkus and @GlimmerGuy for sparking the conversation on #softwaresaratoga http://t.co/gR7KTztInX #levelupcon — MadGlory (@madglory) June 4, 2014
@GlimmerGuy asking the right questions #cusp2013 pic.twitter.com/j2MBYFt2tA — joan Julian (@bigsur22) September 19, 2013
Any speaker who has Einstein and @louisCK in his presentation, yes. Go @GlimmerGuy. #cusp2013 — Saya Hillman (@sayahillman) September 19, 2013