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He also combines his expertise in creativity with his passion for sport, currently delivering modules dedicated to creative leadership, as part of elite level programmes within England Rugby and the English Football Association. He is also an ambassador for Women Ahead and Moving Ahead, social enterprises focussed on helping drive greater diversity in business and the leadership of sport.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk delivers masterclasses and keynote speeches with a notable emphasis on encouraging leaders to identify and appreciate the unique potential of every individual within an organisation. He develops programmes for enhancing the relationship between culture and innovation, and creating and delivering the training to help individuals best realise their potential.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Popular topics: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creativity: the Most Undervalued Skill in the World<\/li>\n<li>Creativity as an Everyday Critical Business Tool<\/li>\n<li>Disrupt or Be Disrupted, It&#8217;s your Choice<\/li>\n<li>Creative Leadership: Setting the Right Conditions for a Creative Culture<\/li>\n<li>Big Picture, Little Deeds: Iconic Leadership Actions that Unlock Ideas in Everyone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kirk Vallis is Google&#8217;s Head of Creativity Development. 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