Lisa Ma
Speculative Designer & Strategist, Socialising Activism & Innovation
Lisa Ma is an innovation strategist working at the edge of how technology, behaviour, and economics are reshaping value. She helps organisations understand not just what is changing, but how new systems are forming, and where future advantage is likely to emerge.
She explores how AI, decentralised models, and shifting human behaviour are converging to create entirely new ways of organising work, ownership, and opportunity. Her work challenges leaders to move beyond linear growth thinking, and rethink how value is generated, distributed, and sustained in fast-evolving environments.
Lisa approaches innovation as an ecosystem challenge rather than a product problem. She examines how platforms, incentives, and cultural norms interact, and why organisations that fail to adapt their mental models often miss the real disruption happening beneath the surface.
Her perspective is particularly relevant for leaders navigating new business models, and systemic change.
Signature Keynotes
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Understanding how emerging systems reshape opportunity.
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Why platforms, incentives, and behaviour drive real disruption.
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How organisations adapt when scale and ownership evolve.
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How leaders recognise early indicators of systemic change.
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How experimentation replaces prediction in future-ready organisations.
The Ma Effect
Future change becomes visible and actionable.
Audiences gain the ability to:
Spot emerging patterns before they become obvious
Understand how new systems reshape value and advantage
Rethink growth, ownership, and participation
Experiment with confidence in uncertain environments
Lead innovation without waiting for certainty
Why Book Lisa
Lisa Ma is trusted by organisations that want to engage seriously with the future, not just talk about it. Her insight resonates with leaders who sense that old models of value creation are breaking down, but need clearer ways to navigate what comes next.
She brings clarity without prediction, helping organisations design for possibility rather than certainty.
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Peter Hinssen: Tech Strategist & Author of The Uncertainty Principle
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Tim Peake: ESA Astronaut & British Space Ambassador
Dr Susmita Mohanty: Space Diplomat & Director General, Spaceport SARABHAI
ShaoLan Hsueh: Creator of Chineasy & Cultural Bridge-Builder