Inspiring Creativity
An innovator in business, the arts and social change
Turning work into a creative experience.
We’re looking to support you - in person, online and in hybrid experiences - to shake up cultures, inspire performance, spark fresh ideas and make life a little better every day.
Welcome to The Studio
Working Together
In these unusual times there are four areas of my work which clients seem to appreciate most. Experience Engineering is how we describe designing and leading high stakes, high-impact meetings across the world. This has never been more important, particularly with so many people needing to connect meaningfully online and in hybrid meetings. Story for Leaders is about helping harness the power of narrative - for good. There’s Ensemble, the ability for teams to create, self-organise and perform effectively together - even at a distance. Think inspiration not isolation. And finally WalkShops for Business. At a time when everyone is asking “what’s next?” leaders need to develop new abilities to navigate complexity. So we’re weaving street-based creative practises developed by our international social venture Street Wisdom into client experiences and conferences.
“David is a real maestro of corporate creativity”
Books
My most recent book Wanderful:
Human navigation for a complex world, is designed to awaken your innate guidance systems and help you find your way through the noise. It follows Will There be Donuts? (The Times Top 10 ) on the art of meeting and Story for Leaders, a handbook for anyone who wants to harness the power of narrative.
“Gets your mind off the beaten track”
Sir Ken Robinson
“The art of storytelling is at the heart of inspiring others. David Pearl is a master at this”
Ian Buchanan CIO Barclays
“A very rare beast…a highly readable book about business life that offers road-tested advice and entertaining anecdotes”
The Times
* all royalties from sales of Story for Leaders and Wanderful will be donated to Street Wisdom
Wanderful the Podcast
Our new podcast explores everyday challenges in the company of an entertaining and refreshingly, imperfectly human, guest. Then we head off on a walk with that challenge in mind and share ways to get clarity, insight and answers to our life questions. It’s inspiration on the go. Join us!
Street Wisdom
Our international social venture that’s bringing experiential learning to city streets across the globe through guided, (physical and virtual) WalkShops. Helping people find inspiration in the everyday. Every day.
15,000+ Participants 900+ WalkShops 78 Countries
Speaker. Animator. Performer
About David
Drawing on a lifetime’s experience in opera, theatre and film, David has pioneered the use of the arts in business and is creative confidante to high-profile CEOs and their teams across the globe.
An ex-BBC broadcaster, David is responsible for designing, orchestrating and animating on & off-line high-stakes meetings the world over. He is also the founder of non-profit social venture Street Wisdom and keeps his creative instincts sharp with his improvising ensemble, Impropera.
David describes the common thread between all his work as finding the inspiration in the everyday. Every day.