Creative Thinking
Workshops, Talks, & Training Materials
that Engage, Educate, & Inspire Creative Change.
Want a creative thinking speaker who can CAPTIVATE & WOW your audience?
Don’t settle for anyone less than the professor who wrote the textbook on creativity.
What They’re Saying About
The Power of Thinking Differently
“This easy-to-read work presents instructions, anecdotes, and the findings from many fields to bypass the self-limiting notion that creativity only falls to geniuses and artists. Learn how to think not only more effectively, but altogether differently in service to your own spark of creativity.” – Psychology professor and author Craig Chalquist PhD
“Javy Galindo shows us how to… touch that place of wonder and curiosity so prevalent in childhood. This book gives us up to date tools and understanding…” Clinical psychologist and author Sylvia Lafair PhD
How Can Javy Help You?
Based on his popular Creative Minds college course, have best selling author and Silicon Valley professor Javy W. Galindo transform your organization and help your audience develop the attitudes, skills, and mental muscles needed for creativity and innovation. Professor Galindo uses humor, epiphany-inducing activities, awe-inspiring visuals, and boundless energy to share practical, actionable knowledge and tools based on cutting-edge psychological research.
“The exercises and insights he presented helped me to hone my own creative process, and opened new doors in seeing how I could be more innovative and collaborative in my work with colleagues.”
“Thank you very much for participating in our colloquium! I thought your presentation was extremely entertaining and full of ideas for us to put to use.”
The talk was very interesting, engaging, informative, and a lot of fun. Javy is a great speaker and found ways to keep the audience engaged and involved.”
Javy can provide short talks & lectures (30 min – 2 hrs), workshops (3 – 6 hrs), teaching materials (textbooks, workbooks), web conferences, or one-on-one coaching.
What can you expect?
“A man is born in 1990 and dies in 2010, yet he is 25 years old when he dies. How can this be possible?”
Have you ever been stuck, unable to access creative solutions to an apparently impossible problem, or unable to see beyond limited possibilities? How different would things be if you, your coworkers, or employees truly believed that for every problem there exists infinite possibilities? How would your life be different if you knew how to easily attain innovative ideas, creative solutions, and unique perspectives?
Learn how to access a world of infinite creative possibilities through professor Galindo’s enlightening, interactive, lighthearted talks and workshops.
This former electrical engineer uses humor, mind-bending puzzles, games, competitions, artistic activities, video clips, and thought-provoking images to kick-start the imagination and teach the science of creativity. Audience members will instantly discover how to see beyond the brain’s self-imposed limitations and develop strategies to approach any problem and project (whether in art, business, or life in general) more creatively.
*Most Popular Talk: “6 Keys to Rewiring The Brain for Creativity” (45 min – 1 hr)
*Most Popular Workshop: “Rewiring the Brain for Infinite Possibilities” (3-6 hrs)
Who is Javy?
Do a Google search for “Creative Thinking Speaker”. You will find Javy at, or near the top, of your search results. Here’s why:
Javy Wong Galindo, M.A., M.Eng., is a college professor of philosophy, humanities, and psychology in Northern California. He is a popular instructor at John F. Kennedy University, West Valley College, and De Anza College, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Javy is the author of the ultimate guidebook to creativity, “The Power of Thinking Differently: An imaginative guide to creativity, change, and the discovery of new ideas.” His latest book is the Amazon Best Seller “Authentic Happiness in Seven Emails: a simple guide to the psychology of joy, satisfaction, and a meaningful life.”
This former electrical engineer and performing arts instructor has had the privilege of working with several high-tech companies including Cisco Systems, Motorola, ViaSat, Tellus Technologies, and Northrop Grumman among others. Javy is now most well-known for his engaging college courses and public talks, his enthusiastic teaching style, and his ability to convey complex ideas in personally meaningful, simple terms.
Creative Thinking Topics
Javy specializes in creativity workshops, classes, public speaking, and seminars on the following topics.
Crushing Creative Blocks & Thinking Habits
Learn how to overcome creative blocks and thinking habits that get in the way of innovation and imagination.
The Courage to be Creative
Most people fail to be creative because they fear failure/being wrong/wasting time/wasting effort. Learn how to overcome pessimism and negativity in order to develop the courage to create.
Developing a Flexible Brain
Learn the importance of divergent thinking, how to overcome social conformity, and the truth of “left vs right” brain thinking in order to access new perspectives and kick-start your imagination.
Cultivating Creative Insights
Flashes of inspiration and insight are not just for the special few. Learn what you can do to make “aha!” experiences more likely.
Tools for Thinking Outside the Box
Never lack in creative ideas again. Learn strategies you can use at any time to generate new solutions, approaches, and ideas.
Creating: Making it Happen!!
Creativity is not just about generating new ideas. It’s about bringing ideas to life. Discover how to do this by learning about “flow” states, critical thinking, and the psychology of getting things done.
Top 8 Reasons Why Javy is Ideal for Your Event
Amazing Audience Engagement
Say “no!” to monotone speakers with boring slides. Javy has had to develop a teaching style to keep college students awake and engaged in early morning and late evening classes. Imagine what he can do with your audience.
Expert Practical Knowledge
Javy not only wrote a textbook on creativity, he teaches college courses literally entitled “Creative Minds” and “Critical Thinking”. You’ll learn about creativity based on the latest scientific research on the creative brain and how you can apply this for immediate creative results.
Super Fun and Easy to Understand
Javy is a guru of simplifying creativity. Javy can make the mysterious process of creativity easy to understand through humor, mind-bending puzzles, games, hands-on activities, video clips, thought-provoking images, and much more.
Inspire Your Audience to Transform
Javy has a passion for creativity and for motivating others to make positive changes in their lives. His authentic, emotionally-charged personality will help inspire your audience to transcend the ordinary world after the conclusion of your event.
Real World Corporate Experience
Javy can relate to the corporate world with his 10+ year electrical engineering career. He has been an engineer for Motorola Inc., Northrup Grumman, Cisco Systems, ViaSat, and others.
Creative Artistic Experience
Javy brings with him 20+ years of experience as a musician, writer, and comedic performer. In addition to master’s degrees in engineering and philosophy, Javy studied creative jazz singing at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, CA and improvisational comedy at the National Comedy Theatre in San Diego, CA. He currently performs with his band Ship of Fools.
Super Easy to Work With
Javy loves helping others succeed. Send Javy a message to begin a conversation. He may help you with your event without even needing to hire him.
Impress Your Audience & Hiring Committee
You can say you’ve brought in a Silicon Valley college professor and Amazon bestselling author who has been interviewed on TV and radio.