“Meredith Thatcher has truly been an inspiration to the formation and sustained efforts of the Trinidad & Tobago Chapter of IFMA. She has blessed us on two occasions with her insightful and thought provoking presentations:
At our innaugrial chapter meeting in June 2009, her topic on innovation provided the chapter with a platform for growth. The impetus skyrocketed our then membership of 26 persons, to 53 persons in one year. Presentations of her caliber has left our membership and well wishers wanting more on each occasion. We are eternally grateful for her affinity to share, and her frank professionalism. We look forward to continued opportunities to be exposed to her knowledge and expertise.
All the best to you Meredith”
—Mr. Tyrel Melville
President,
Trinidad & Tobago Chapter of IFMA
“An excellent approach to targeting, identifying and encouraging innovation within an organization and without. A great reminder to the individual as well of how to capture/general the environment necessary for innovation. Wonderful delivery also.”
—Deborah Naczynski, J-Squared Design
“Love the slides – clean and great graphics. Lots of neat information. I found it very interesting and thought provoking.”
—Sheldon Rice, Raymond James Ltd.
“Interesting ideas:
- Difference between invention and innovation
- I like references to good websites – good stuff
- Nice to have book/article references
Overall excellent – important information
Good timing and pace.”
—Erin Kelly, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
“Thank you Meredith, I am always ‘energized’ and ‘inspired’ by your presentations. I like how you bring concrete examples to what might appear an elusive concept!”
—André Audette, retired
“Informative, insightful and fun at the same time. Valuable “out of the box” thinking.”
—Teresa Whitmore, Royal Lepage Team Realty
“Powerful presentation – lots of great ideas.”
—Guy Thatcher, Author and motivational speaker
“I had the pleasure of meeting Meredith at a full day symposium on the future of Interior Design / Architecture held at Algonquin College on August 25th, 2010. On August 26th I attended her seminar on Innovation and was blown away. Meredith has a unique ability to talk with her audience, not at them. Her ideas on innovation were backed up with sound research and informed by years of experience. Her presentation style is conversational and she puts the participant at ease. I highly recommend attending a seminar by Meredith or giving her a call to see what valuable insights she might have for your business, workplace culture or corporate identity.” August 27, 2010,
—Jason Bellaire , Partner, J-Squared Design
“Your presentation was very interactive and dynamic and enjoyed by all in attendance. The “Ignite Your Innovation Workshop” is a very timely topic, especially during these tough economic times when everyone at the workplace is concerned with keeping their jobs. You gave us all a lot to reflect on relative to our innovation blue print and tools that we can use to help us become a stronger asset to our employers. Again thanks for such a professional educational workshop.”
—Lisbeth Wyatt, Directors of Operations, Vanderbilt University
“Thank you for such an inspiring presentation. I have already been sharing some of the information with my colleagues.”
—Timothy D, Newton, Port of Spain, Trinidad
“I recently attended NeoCon 2010 where you presented a refreshing seminar entitled “Ignite YOUR Innovation!” I very much enjoyed the presentation and appreciated that your seminar was the only one I attended that included an interactive audience participation element. I gained some insight for providing opportunities for innovation by encouraging collaboration outside of people’s comfort zone.”
—Maggie Allen, State Farm
“Another great presentation was www.future.2020 by Meredith Thatcher, CFM IFMA Fellow. Meredith always has informative and thought provoking sessions and this one was no exception. One of the lessons I learned from Meredith a while back was the term “So What” . When giving a presentation or listening to one, I am always thinking about answers and solutions and making sure that the lessons are relevant and contain a solid take-away. Meredith has never failed to deliver on that premise.”
