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The Uncommon
Collaboration Keynote

Experience the conversations that move teams forward.

Mark Kenny drove home our conference theme… Absolute grand slam! Mark, thank you for such a great presentation and look forward to having you back in the future!

DALE CLEMONS

Commonwealth of Kentucky

This isn’t a keynote about collaboration.It’s a chance to experience it.

These aren’t speeches.
They’re shared moments where people feel what it takes to work better together.

Through story, interaction, and simple but powerful exercises, your audience experiences:

  • What it feels like when people step into each other’s world
  • How conversations shift when we say what needs to be said and others feel safe doing the same
  • What changes when people stop reacting from the past and respond to the moment
  • What becomes possible when people start believing in each other

Not as ideas. As something they actually feel in the room.

People don’t leave trying to remember a framework. They leave showing up differently in their very next conversation.

 

DURATION

45-90 Minutes

DELIVERY

In-person or virtual

FOCUS

Collaboration, alignment, trust, execution under pressure

SIGNATURE KEYNOTE

Uncommon Collaboration

The Passes That Transform How Teams Work Together When It Matters Most

Why don’t we work together like we know we could and should?

Most organizations have capable people and clear goals. Yet invisible walls still form between people and teams. Alignment fades. Energy stalls. Progress slows.

When pressure is high and nothing is slowing down, even strong teams start pulling in different directions. Conversations happen, but not the ones that move things forward. Decisions don’t stick. Leaders carry more than they should.

It happens when people start protecting instead of practicing collaboration.

Uncommon Collaboration™ begins when we stop protecting and start passing what others truly need.

In this engaging and interactive keynote, Mark Kenny helps teams move forward together by changing how they show up for the conversations that matter most. Through story and guided interaction, audiences experience how quickly conversations shift and momentum builds. They leave with a shift in how they show up and a practical way to keep teams moving forward.

Program Objectives:

  1. Recognize the patterns that quietly create disconnection and slow teams down
  2. Experience how everyday responses either move conversations forward or stall them
  3. Apply the passes of Uncommon Collaboration™ to align, build trust, and create forward momentum

 

INSIDE THE EXPERIENCE

Watch Mark in Action

See what happens when a room starts to shift, and people begin showing up differently with each other.

Story Clip
When collaboration quietly breaks down.

What starts as a humorous rec-league story becomes an honest look at what happens when people begin to withhold what others need. As the story unfolds, it reveals how quickly things change when we stop “passing” to each other, even when everyone is trying to do their part.

Leadership Clip
When a conversation reshapes a leader.

In this candid moment, Mark shares how one uncomfortable conversation reshaped how he led. It’s a reminder of how a single moment of truth can reshape how we lead.

Engagement Clip
When the room starts to shift.

The room comes alive as Mark brings people into a simple but powerful interaction. What starts as a light moment quickly becomes a clear, visual experience of what happens when truth starts moving, and how it changes the energy of the room.

The feedback on your keynote was outstanding! It was a wonderfully different approach that really helped foster connection… and set the stage for engagement throughout the rest of the conference!

NATALIE TRENT

CUPA-HR

What It’s Like to Work Together

Simple, focused, and designed to make the keynote land.

Discovery

Mark works with you to understand your audience, your goals, and what your leaders are navigating right now, so the keynote feels relevant and aligned with your event.

Delivery

Mark delivers an engaging, interactive keynote that gets people involved, thinking, and responding in real time, not just listening. Through story, interaction, and practical insight, the experience shifts how people show up and work together. 

Reinforce

After the event, Mark provides optional ways to extend the impact, helping your team carry the experience forward and apply it in how they lead and work together.

Let’s Start the Conversation

If you’re planning an event and want a keynote that helps your audience have the conversations they need to move forward together, let’s talk.