Barry Winkless

Author. Speaker. Thinker. Doer.

About Barry

Barry Winkless is a seasoned, real world senior executive with a deep passion for strategic storytelling, creativity and the future of work. Over the years (more than 22 years now) he has worked with many of the worlds most respected organisations delivering real world change & innovation. A writer, thought leader and currently CSO and head of a unique future of work institute with Cpl - A European talent organisation - he believes in the power of imagination to change the world.

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Barry’s First Book

Coming Soon….

The 1000 Album Project

The 1000 Album Creativity project extracts creativity principles from the greatest popular (and not so popular) albums for use in business & life. This mammoth undertaking involved learning to play one song from each of my favourite 1000 albums and researching the methods, musicians and mindsets that made them possible

The 1000 Album
January 5, 2021

Be like Radiohead. Be Meta-Creative!

(Part of my 1000 Album Creativity mission where I extract creativity principles for use in business & life by learning to play one song from each of my favourite 1000…
The 1000 Album
October 25, 2020

Friction Fantastic

What we can learn from the diversity & discontent that resulted in the best albums ever made I have had the pleasure of recently reading the book 'Daisy Jones & The…
The 1000 Album
October 25, 2020

The 1000 Album Creativity Project

15 Principles for Business & Life A Big Task Almost Completed Ok. Disclaimer before I start this blog series. As of time of writing I technically have listened to 933…

The Future of Work

The ‘Future of Work’ blog focuses on the purposeful study & the holistic, integrated design of workplaces, workforces and work tasks across multiple time horizons in the context of business & society.

Future of Work
January 4, 2021

Barry featured in a recent Irish Examiner Special Report

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40199718.html A recent article (published January 2nd 2021) in the Irish Examiner which focuses on the changing nature of work. As part of my comments I highlight the strong need…
Future of Work
January 4, 2021

Barry’s Future of Work Interview with MLN

The Management & Leadership Network Podcast · The Barry Winkless Episode
Future of Work
December 5, 2020

No Blank Page Is Ever Truly Blank

(Extract from my recent Keynote in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland) I would like you to imagine for a moment. Imagine that you have a blank page,…

Contact Barry

Barry is available to speak about  The Future of Work, 1000 Album Creativity & Strategic Storytelling at your workplace (physically or virtually) or at your next event (physically or virtually). Via Cpl’s Future of Work Institute (which he leads) real world workshops and deep dives can also be booked and delivered. Please contact Barry on the form below or look at the calendar to book a slot for an event or for a chat