Friederike Fabritius

Fun, Fear, and Focus ©

How does the brain work? And how can you use this knowledge to reach peak performance? Your brain needs a cocktail of three neurochemicals to get into flow: Dopamine, noradrenaline, and acetylcholine. Or in short: Fun, fear, and focus.

Learn how to leverage fun, fear, and focus to reach peak performance, enhance your well-being and create a high-performing team. Join neuroscientist and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Friederike Fabritius for a compelling keynote that will show you how to put these science-based insights into practice immediately.

This keynote is based on the latest insights from social cognitive neuroscience. With an entertaining and highly interactive mix of humor and practicality, you will gain science-based insights that you can put into practice right away to work smarter, better, and happier.

Key Takeaways

● Performance culture and growth mindset
● The neuroscience of the flow state
● The value of neurosignature diversity
● Finding optimal stress levels
● Why fun matters and how to harness its power at work
● Accessing Flow and how to be 5 times more productive
● How much fear should there be in the workplace?
● How the prefrontal cortex, the limbic system and the basal ganglia interact
● Learning to focus in a world full of distractions
● How a team can reach social flow

Delivery

1. Interactive exercises with the audience
2. Interactive keynote presentation
3. Interactive and innovative tech setup where the presentation is created while speaking uniquely for this audience. (See links to In-person and virtual set-ups)
4. Q&A period. (Questions are also encouraged throughout the presentation)

The Creative Mind: Exploring the Neuroscience of Innovation

Innovation isn’t some random, spontaneous event – it’s SCIENCE!

When the environment is just right, our brains are primed for innovation and deep, insightful thinking. Neuroscience has shown us exactly what is needed for our brains to reach a moment of “Aha!” insight and peak creativity!

The good news? You can create this environment practically on demand! Join neuroscientist and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Friederike Fabritius for this compelling keynote that will show you exactly what to do.

This keynote is based on the latest insights from social cognitive neuroscience. With an entertaining and highly interactive mix of humor and practicality, you will gain science-based insights that you can put into practice right away to work smarter, better, and happier.

Key Takeaways

● What happens during the brain during creative insights
● What distinguishes highly creative people from others
● How innovation and creativity can be fostered and cultivated
● The neuroanatomy of AHA insights
● The role of emotions for innovation
● Brain hacks for innovating
● Gamma oscillations and their role for creativity and insight

Delivery

1. Interactive exercises with the audience
2. Interactive keynote presentation
3. Interactive and innovative tech setup where the presentation is created while speaking uniquely for this audience. (See links to In-person and virtual set-ups)
4. Q&A period. (Questions are also encouraged throughout the presentation)

Jumpstart Your Learning with Neuroscience

Did you know that there is a science to learning?

Join neuroscientist and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Friederike Fabritius for a compelling keynote that shows you exactly how you can harness neuroscience to learn better. It’s easy to pick up new habits and learn new things once we have the right science-based tools.

By making your learning Brain-Friendly, you can learn five times faster. The science of neuroplasticity shows us that you can teach an old dog new tricks, and you can apply these learnings right away. It’s easy.

This keynote is based on the latest insights from social cognitive neuroscience. With an entertaining and highly interactive mix of humor and practicality, you will gain science-based insights that you can put into practice right away to work smarter, better, and happier.

Key Takeaways

● What neuroplasticity is and means
● The role of the hippocampus, the amygdala and the basal ganglia in learning
● Lifelong learning and how to access it
● Growth mindset and flexibility
● How to trigger your dopamine system
● Neurohacks for faster, and better, learning
● What a habit is and how they are formed
● What brain systems are engaged when learning and how to use them to your advantage

Delivery

1. Interactive exercises with the audience
2. Interactive keynote presentation
3. Interactive and innovative tech setup where the presentation is created while speaking uniquely for this audience. (See links to In-person and virtual set-ups)
4. Q&A period. (Questions are also encouraged throughout the presentation)

The Social Brain: The Ten Commandments of Great Relationships

What is the single most important thing that your team needs for continued growth and success? Trust. The way we work and how we relate to our teams has changed dramatically in recent years and with the rise of the hybrid world, trust and collaboration have never been more critical. As high-level executives and corporate professionals, understanding how our brains are wired for social interaction is key to unlocking the potential of these hybrid work environments.

Join neuroscientist and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Friederike Fabritius for a compelling keynote that explores the neuroscience of trust, how to enhance team collaboration, and why a psychologically safe workplace is of utmost importance. Gain valuable insights into how human brains are inherently wired to be social and how this knowledge can be harnessed to increase trust, innovation, and high-performance teamwork.

This keynote is based on the latest insights from social cognitive neuroscience. With an entertaining and highly interactive mix of humor and practicality, you will gain science-based insights that you can put into practice right away to work smarter, better, and happier.

Key Takeaways

● Why your brain needs social connection and simple tips for connecting to anyone
● Why trust is linked to profitability and longevity
● Learn about the inner workings of your social brain: oxytocin, mirror neurons, and tachykinin
● How to foster psychological safety and effectively manage hybrid teams
● How to overcome – and leverage – similarity bias
● The link between empathy and stress, and overcoming “us versus them” silo thinking
● Vulnerability – when it works and when it backfires
● The neurohacks to use for succeeding in hybrid work

Delivery

1. Interactive exercises with the audience
2. Interactive keynote presentation
3. Interactive and innovative tech setup where the presentation is created while speaking uniquely for this audience. (See links to In-person and virtual set-ups)
4. Q&A period. (Questions are also encouraged throughout the presentation)

Creating Resilience – Confidently Managing Stress and Fostering Wellbeing

Keeping your cool under pressure is great in theory – but how do we put it into practice?

Stress is not always a bad thing – it’s important to understand which types of stress to embrace and which ones to avoid. We will discuss science-based and applicable strategies to increasing your stress threshold. You will learn to understand your unique optimal stress point and learn to also guide your team towards optimal stress levels, based on a deeper understanding of their individual neurosignatures. Join neuroscientist and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Friederike Fabritius for a compelling keynote that will leave you energized and empowered, rather than burned out and tired.

This keynote is based on the latest insights from social cognitive neuroscience. With an entertaining and highly interactive mix of humor and practicality, you will gain science-based insights that you can put into practice right away to work smarter, better, and happier.

Key Takeaways

● Is stress ever a good thing for the brain?
● How to leverage short-term stress to your advantage
● What are the key levers to increasing personal resilience
● How can I inoculate myself against stress?
● What are the neuroprotective factors that protect against burnout?
● Recognizing signs of stress in your team
● Optimal individual stress points
● What is a Neurosignature, and how they affect individual differences in managing stress levels
● Key factors for resilience from a neuroscience perspective
● Sustainable strategies for thriving under pressure

Delivery

1. Interactive exercises with the audience
2. Interactive keynote presentation
3. Interactive and innovative tech setup where the presentation is created while speaking uniquely for this audience. (See links to In-person and virtual set-ups)
4. Q&A period. (Questions are also encouraged throughout the presentation)