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Mick Ebeling

  • World's only 3x recipient of TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of the Year
  • Founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs
  • Author of "Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn’t Be Done"
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$50,000 - $75,000
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California

As a career producer and filmmaker and now founder and CEO of Not Impossible, Ebeling harvests the power of technology and story to change the world. Ebeling founded Not Impossible, a multiple award-winning social innovation lab and production company, on the premise that nothing is impossible. His mantra of “commit, then figure it out” allows...

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As a career producer and filmmaker and now founder and CEO of Not Impossible, Ebeling harvests the power of technology and story to change the world. Ebeling founded Not Impossible, a multiple award-winning social innovation lab and production company, on the premise that nothing is impossible. His mantra of “commit, then figure it out” allows him to convene a disparate team of hackers, doers, makers and thinkers to create devices that better the world by bringing accessibility for all. This unconventional approach brought to life highly acclaimed initiatives — the EyeWriter, Project Daniel, Don’s Voice and most recently Music: Not Impossible — that brought the ability to draw back to a paraplegic street artist, 3D-printed arms to Sudanese amputees, a ‘voice’ to an ALS patient who hadn’t spoken in 15 years, and wearables that let deaf and hearing people alike feel music in a “surround body” experience.

Working with a wide array of Fortune 500 companies, Ebeling not only pushes the bar on innovation, he also shares the emotionally resonating story of doing so. These narratives of overcoming seemingly impossible odds to “Help One. Help Many” have inspired people across the world to do the same.

Ebeling’s book, Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn’t Be Done, recounts the life experiences that led to the founding of Not Impossible. Published in a multitude of languages, the book was hailed as “a unique and inspiring tale of brave abandon” by Nicholas Negroponte.

Named one of Wired’s ‘Agents of Change’, a two-time SXSW innovation of the year award winner, a two-time Tribeca Disruptor innovation winner, a fellow with The Nantucket Project, and recipient of every major creative and advertising award, Ebeling is on a mission to provide “Technology for the Sake of Humanity.” By tapping into a community of passionate and talented engineers, makers, idea generators and storytellers, Ebeling is making the inconceivable, the unbelievable and the impossible, Not Impossible.

MICK HAS BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR HIS CREATIVE AND HUMANITARIAN WORK:

  • World’s only 3x recipient of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year

  • Fortune World’s 50 Greatest Leaders

  • Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year

  • Top 50 World’s Most Creative People

  • WIRED Agent of Change

  • 8x Cannes Lions Awards

  • 2x Telly Awards

  • 2x SXSW Innovation Award Winner

  • 3x Tribeca Disruptor Awards Recipient

  • 2x Fast Company World Changing Ideas

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The reality, I believe, is that all change starts small. Give us something individual, quantifiable and personalize-able and, suddenly, our perspective shifts to the one.

Mick Ebeling in Media

Speaker Programs

Innovation in a Tumultuous World
Collaborating with unlikely characters to tackle seemingly impossible challenges and finding innovative ways to overcome them, is what Mick and Not Impossible Labs have done for the last 10 years. OK… now introduce a global ...more
Collaborating with unlikely characters to tackle seemingly impossible challenges and finding innovative ways to overcome them, is what Mick and Not Impossible Labs have done for the last 10 years. OK… now introduce a global pandemic. What the heck do we do now? How do we maintain an innovation culture in our very disrupted and strange new world? How do we embrace experimentation as a pathway to breakthroughs? In this conversation, Mick will briefly explain the origin of Not Impossible, the NI design process, and dive deeper into Not Impossible’s newest world changing solutions. ...less
Creating a Culture of Impact and Purpose
Imagine what companies could accomplish and be if their entire workforce was activated by a sense of purpose. This isn’t just about employee satisfaction, recruiting or retention; this is about tapping into the Movement of ...more
Imagine what companies could accomplish and be if their entire workforce was activated by a sense of purpose. This isn’t just about employee satisfaction, recruiting or retention; this is about tapping into the Movement of Purpose so that both companies AND society win. In this talk, Mick will delve into the creation of a Culture of Purpose and Impact and the direct effects this has on profitability, productivity, innovation and engagement. ...less
Creativity for Breakfast – Breeding a Creative Culture
Peter Drucker’s famous quote “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” has never been more true – and needed – than today. Finding innovative ways to be nimble and creative in the midst of one of the ...more
Peter Drucker’s famous quote “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” has never been more true – and needed – than today. Finding innovative ways to be nimble and creative in the midst of one of the most turbulent periods in modern history, (social unrest, political strife, a pandemic) will not only inform which companies will survive, but those that will thrive. The creative revolution has been democratized. The leaders’ role to mine and nurture creativity within their organizations have never been more critical than today. In this talk, Mick will teach business leaders the way of the “hacker-maker” and the gift of positive failure. Mick will empower leaders’ resourcefulness and remind them that the business landscape has never been more primed for breakthrough innovations… and quite possibly with the help of some zip ties and duct tape. ...less
The Fallacy of “Impossible”
Since the launch of the EyeWriter and Not Impossible Foundation, Mick Ebeling has passionately studied the concept of “impossible.” All the modern conveniences we see around us were once considered impossible by people who didn’t ...more
Since the launch of the EyeWriter and Not Impossible Foundation, Mick Ebeling has passionately studied the concept of “impossible.” All the modern conveniences we see around us were once considered impossible by people who didn’t know any better. Synthetic fabrics, cell phones, and digital watches (not to mention cars and computers) were all figments of the imagination until inspiration met execution and the impossible became a reality. In this talk, Ebeling dives deeper into “impossible,” the underlying psychological effects it has on an organization, and how to overcome “impossible” so true innovation can take place. ...less
Radical Collaboration
Using Not Impossible’s proven approach of collaboration as a guide, Ebeling discusses the tools necessary to become a stellar collaborator and to recognize the traits of collaboration-worthy individuals for your next big idea. ...more
Using Not Impossible’s proven approach of collaboration as a guide, Ebeling discusses the tools necessary to become a stellar collaborator and to recognize the traits of collaboration-worthy individuals for your next big idea. ...less
A.I. for the Sake of Humanity: Jekyll vs Hyde
Say the letters “A.I.” and you may imagine Mr. Hyde…but what if Dr. Jekyll appeared instead? The concept of artificial intelligence, or A.I., connotes thoughts of science-fiction, Big Brother and a scary, robot- controlled world ...more
Say the letters “A.I.” and you may imagine Mr. Hyde…but what if Dr. Jekyll appeared instead? The concept of artificial intelligence, or A.I., connotes thoughts of science-fiction, Big Brother and a scary, robot- controlled world set in a dystopian future. But what about the concept of A.I. for good? Not Impossible’s founder Mick Ebeling discusses how A.I. has the incredible potential to make the world a better place. ...less
Making of the Next Industrial Revolution
From social media to the Maker Movement, the Industrial Revolution 2.0 has shifted the way we live, work and interact with one another. It revolves around the newfound global accessibility of making our own solutions. ...more
From social media to the Maker Movement, the Industrial Revolution 2.0 has shifted the way we live, work and interact with one another. It revolves around the newfound global accessibility of making our own solutions. Mick Ebeling discusses the factors that make this the most exciting time in modern history, and how to leverage those factors for the benefit of business and the betterment of society. ...less

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