Mike Litman
Three talk formats. Three audiences. Built around the Optimist's Operating System -- the framework that 63 senior leaders from Google, IBM, Block, Philip Morris and Kraken engaged with in April 2026.
From £3,000
The formats
Talk 01
The core OOS argument: optimism is not a personality trait, it is a learnable, practisable, deployable technology. The talk covers how high-performing organisations use it deliberately -- and what the teams that do not are missing. Ends with the ten beliefs and an invitation to run the audience through the diagnostic.
Talk 02
Focused on Belief 03 (Future Literacy) and Belief 07 (Signal over Noise). How to reason well about what AI and other structural forces will do to your market in the next five years -- and build a signal-filtering practice that keeps a leadership team oriented rather than overwhelmed. Practical, specific, evidence-grounded.
Talk 03
The founding team argument: the organisations that move fastest are not the best informed -- they are the most aligned on what they believe. Covers the OOS diagnostic, the Belief Audit, and the specific patterns Mike has seen in teams that hold together under pressure versus those that do not.
What to expect
Logistics
| Audience size | Preferred 30 to 300 |
| AV | Standard microphone, clicker, HDMI or wireless display connection |
| Live demos | Not required |
| Pre-event call | 30 minutes with the organiser to align the specific angle for the audience |
Track record
63 senior leaders from Google, IBM, Block, Philip Morris and Kraken attended The System webinar, April 2026. The conversation about belief and alignment ran for 40 minutes after the formal session ended.
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