John Coyle

John K. Coyle is one of the world’s leading experts in “Design Thinking” and Innovation. His presentations combine the exhilarating stories of a champion athlete with the data and intellect of a professor and best-selling author.

John is the founder of Speaking Design Thinking, with an engineering degree from Stanford University and Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School.  He served as head of innovation for a Fortune 500 wireless telecom and SVP of innovation for a leading strategy consultancy. John is a world class athlete in cycling and speedskating, an Olympic silver medalist, NBC Olympic Sports analyst, and a guest lecturer at Kellogg, Marquette and CEDIM universities. A four-time TEDx speaker, John is a thought leader in the field of “chronoception” – the neuroscience and psychology of how humans process time.