Kerryn Fewster

Kerryn Fewster - Keynote Speaker

How to thrive and adapt during complexity & uncertainty

CEO & AdaptiQ Minds Founder

“We live in a world where the pace of change will only increase. Standing still is simply not an option.”

Looking for a thought-provoking, insightful and entertaining keynote speaker for your next event?

Kerryn Fewster is a leader in understanding and thriving during volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times. She is the Founder & Director of two businesses focused on helping organisations change, transform, and adapt during challenging times.

With 20+ years working with some of the world’s leading organisations, Kerryn brings insightful learnings, entertaining stories, and research-backed data that helps individuals and organisations to prepare for our exciting (and slightly terrifying) future of work.

Embracing Ambiguity

Kerryn speaks at conferences and events around the globe on embracing ambiguity and thriving during change.

Increasingly, our world throws ambiguity in our face. We must learn to be comfortable with shades of ‘grey’ as absolutes have largely become a thing of the past.

We have to embrace uncertainty and build our creativity, curiosity, and courage, among other critical skills, to ensure we can remain relevant and even thrive in our ever-changing world.

We all need to learn to adapt to ambiguity or face irrelevance.

As the developer of The I Am®, a global first research-based assessment tool on an individual’s tolerance of ambiguity, Kerryn provides your members and guests with clear insights that help them determine their current threshold of ambiguity as well as practical strategies to help them to build their capacity to thrive despite the uncertainty.

She explores how we are naturally programmed to be triggered by ambiguity, but if we embrace it, we can make better decisions, be more creative, be more innovative and seize opportunities for better outcomes.

Your members and guests will leave with a clearer understanding of the working-world of the future and insights into how they can rewire their brains to succeed despite uncertainty and ambiguity.

Kerryn Fewster recently spoke at our CEO Institute Summit – “New World, New Realities” as one of our keynote speakers at Hillstone, St Lucia. Kerryn addressed the theme of the day perfectly by captivating the audience with her unique story telling style of the importance of organisations to “embrace ambiguity” in the face of organisational change. Our members commented on the effectiveness of Kerryn’s presentation and the relatability to some of the current issues that their organisations are now facing. Kerryn’s relaxed yet professional approach combining real stories with practical solutions was certainly appreciated by our members in attendance at the Summit.

David Bull

State Director (Qld) – The CEO Institute

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of seeing Kerryn present at a business conference I was attending. Kerryn is a wonderful presenter who speaks succinctly and clearly about people’s reaction to change and ambiguity in the workplace. I knew that my team would benefit from Kerryn’s insights, especially with all the changes that our business and society are facing, and so I asked her to speak to a team of our Directors at an ALDI strategy day on the Gold Coast. What sets Kerryn apart from many change experts that I have seen in the past, is that she provides research into why people react in certain ways, as well as challenging some of the more traditional ways of looking at change. If you or your team are struggling with any form of change or ambiguity, I would highly recommend getting in touch with Kerryn.

Bronwyn Post

Managing Director, ALDI Stores (Brendale Region)

I’ve had the pleasure of welcoming Kerryn twice to speak to our Executive MBA associates, a group of mid to senior career executives who often have high expectations. Kerryn is an incredibly powerful speaker who effortlessly marries her outstanding credibility and value-focused insights with humour and humility. She has a knack for getting to the root of the unasked questions that leaders have in relation to navigating complexity, and shares highly relevant research via great storytelling. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Kerryn as a keynote speaker for any occasion.