Speaking

Keynotes & workshops on culture by design

I'm a frequent keynote speaker on lean culture transformation — from public industry events like the ASSEMBLY Show, PEX Week USA, and BTOES Insights, to private corporate conferences across industries, from healthcare to defense and space. Every talk is built around one idea: culture is designed, not accidental.

On Stage

At the ASSEMBLY Show

Eric Pope speaking at the ASSEMBLY Show Eric Pope on stage at the ASSEMBLY Show
Topics

What I speak about

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The Power of People

Why individuals — not systems or slogans — are the real engine of a high-performing culture.

2

Culture by Design

The Experience → Belief → Behavior → Artifact chain, and how leaders can design it on purpose.

3

Strategy Deployment

Managing, fostering, and creating value throughout an organization — from the boardroom to the front line.

4

The Culture Pyramid

A walkthrough of the belief-behavior-artifact model, and how it explains why most change initiatives stall.

Watch

Videos & presentations

Talks on building sustainable, powerful continuous improvement cultures.

Eric Pope: Power of People

PEX Week USA, 2016 — an excerpt from the show's highest-rated presentation, on the power of individuals in a work environment.

Eric Pope: Culture by Design

US Synthetic — the origin of the Culture by Design methodology.

Strategy Deployment: Managing, Fostering & Creating Value Throughout the Organisation

BTOES Insights — on deploying strategy and value from the top of an organization to the front line.

Dover Value Creation: Culture Pyramid

MPG Continuous Improvement, 2017 — a private corporate conference; a walkthrough of the belief-behavior-artifact culture pyramid.

US Synthetic Culture Improves Lives

US Synthetic — how a designed culture changes outcomes for the people inside it.

US Synthetic Receives the Shingo Prize

US Synthetic, 2011 — the story behind manufacturing's top award for operational excellence.

Bring this thinking to your event

Beyond public conferences, I'm a frequent invited speaker at private corporate events — across industries from healthcare to defense and space. Available for keynotes, workshops, and ongoing coaching engagements.

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