Founder and CEO, Not Impossible Labs
New & Noteworthy Fortune names Mick Ebeling one of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders
Mick Ebeling: Biography at a Glance
- Mick Ebeling was named one of Fortune Magazine's World's Greatest Leaders
- Founder and CEO of Not Impossible, the multiple award-winning social innovation lab and production company based on the premise that nothing is impossible
- This unconventional approach brought to life highly acclaimed initiatives - bringing the ability to draw back to a paraplegic street artist, 3D-printed arms to Sudanese amputees and "voice" to an ALS patient who hadn’t spoken in 15 years
- Not Impossible launched Bento, a startup with the goal of tackling hunger and food insecurity in America. Bento was selected by Fortune to be on the Fortune 2021 Impact 20 List, recognizing venture-backed backed startups that focus on tackling key social and environmental issues as part of their business models.
- Ebeling was named one of Wired’s “Agents of Change,” recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, a two-time SXSW innovation of the year award winner, and recipient of every major creative and advertising award
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Named by Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 50 World’s Greatest Leaders, a recipient of the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award, and listed as one of the world’s most influential creative people by The Creativity 50’s, Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation. As a career producer and filmmaker as well as founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs, a multiple award-winning social innovation lab, Mick has dedicated his life to tapping into the power of innovation, technology, and story to change the world.
Mick’s mantra of “commit, then figure it out” allows for a unique problem-solving approach, bringing together a community of passionate and talented engineers, doers, makers, idea generators, and storytellers to create solutions that better the world. This unconventional approach has brought to life highly acclaimed and award-winning initiatives such as the EyeWriter, Project Daniel, Don’s Voice, Project Bishop, and Music: Not Impossible.
Since its inception, Not Impossible has also spun off two independent companies: Bento (gobento.com), a simple text-based service that addresses food insecurity, and Vyb Life, a wearable medical device company focused on mitigating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and currently in clinical trials in both the US and EU. To date, Not Impossible is the only company to win Time Magazine’s Top Invention of the Year three times, as well as being named winner of Fast Company’s World Changing Idea twice.
Partnering with a wide array of companies and organizations, Mick not only pushes the bar on innovation, but he shares the emotionally resonating story of doing so. These narratives of overcoming seemingly impossible odds through a “Help One. Help Many” approach have inspired people across the world to do the same.
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The Fallacy of "Impossible"
Since the launch of the Eyewriter and Not Impossible Foundation, Mick has passionately studied the concept of “Impossible.” All the modern conveniences we see around us were once considered “impossible” by people who didn’t know any better. Synthetic fabrics, cell phones, and digital watches (not to mention cars and computers) were all figments of the imagination until inspiration met execution and the impossible became a reality. In this talk, Mick dives deeper into “Impossible,” the underlying psychological effects it has on an organization, and how to overcome “Impossible” so true innovation can take place.
Audiences Will Learn:
- The psychological effects of the concept of "impossible" on organizations.
- Methodologies and practices that companies can employ to instill a culture where every employee feels aligned with a broader mission, contributing to society as well as to the company's goals.
Creating a Culture of Impact and Purpose
Imagine what companies could accomplish and be if their entire workforce was activated by a sense of purpose. This isn’t just about employee satisfaction, recruiting, or retention; this is about tapping into the Movement of Purpose so that both companies AND society win. In this talk, Mick will delve into the creation of a Culture of Purpose and Impact and the direct effects this has on profitability, productivity, innovation, and engagement.
Audiences Will Learn:
- The importance of fostering a sense of purpose among employees and how it transcends traditional markers of job satisfaction.
- How to identify and work with individuals who possess collaboration-worthy traits.
Radical Collaboration
Take a Hollywood producer, a NY professor, a fine artist, and a hacker with a criminal record...Put them together and what do you get? A device that helped a paralyzed man create drawings using only the movement of his eyes. Collaboration comes in many forms, some of them unexpected. In this talk, Mick discusses the tools necessary to become a stellar collaborator and to recognize the traits of collaboration-worthy individuals for your next big idea.
Audiences Will Learn:
- The value of diverse perspectives and skills in driving creativity and innovation.
- How to overcome common obstacles in collaborative projects, such as differences in opinion, communication barriers, and coordination challenges.
Creativity for Breakfast: Breeding a Creative Culture
Peter Drucker’s famous quote “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” has never been more true - and needed - than today. Finding innovative ways to be nimble and creative in the midst of one of the most turbulent periods in modern history, (social unrest, political strife, a pandemic) will not only inform which companies will survive, but those that will thrive. The creative revolution has been democratized. The leaders' role to mine and nurture creativity within their organizations have never been more critical than today. In this talk, Mick will teach business leaders the way of the “hacker-maker” and the gift of positive failure. Mick will empower leaders' resourcefulness and remind them that the business landscape has never been more primed for breakthrough innovations… and quite possibly with the help of some zip ties and duct tape.
Darth Meets Luke: Reimagining AI
Speculation about the future of AI vacillates between sunny Jedi optimism and dire warnings of Sith doom. But there is a third side, says Mick Ebeling as he explores three levels of technological enhancement to human life, emphasizing networks for the greater good. His presentation has immediate implications and applications for any discipline where technology can extend human capability.
Innovation in a Tumultuous World
Collaborating with unlikely characters to tackle seemingly impossible challenges and finding innovative ways to overcome them, is what Mick and Not Impossible Labs have done for the last 10 years. OK… now introduce a global pandemic. What the heck do we do now? How do we maintain an innovation culture in our very disrupted and strange new world? How do we embrace experimentation as a pathway to breakthroughs? In this conversation, Mick will briefly explain the origin of Not Impossible, the NI design process, and dive deeper into Not Impossible's newest world changing solutions.
Making the Next Industrial Revolution
From social media to the Maker Movement, the Industrial Revolution 2.0 has shifted the way we live, work and interact with one another. It revolves around the newfound global accessibility of making our own solutions. Mick Ebeling discusses the factors that make this the most exciting time in modern history, and how to leverage those factors for the benefit of business and the betterment of society.
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