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The Methodology

How It Works

Three phases. Nine steps. One data-driven experience that no other keynote speaker can replicate.

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What You Get

Three phases. Built for you. Delivered live.

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Before the Event

Research-Driven Preparation

David’s research company has talked to a million people about who they are and what makes them tick, and created a database of over a billion data points. He uses groundbreaking insights from all those conversations to paint a precise picture of What Matters Most to the people you need to engage and inspire. This is not guesswork or theory, but exactly what buttons you need to push to move the needle in the right direction.

02
On Stage

A Keynote Built Around Your Audience

No other keynote speaker creates keynotes based on a million conversations. David includes micro-workshops woven into the presentation, live data reveals, and real-time audience interaction. This is the furthest thing from a boring data-driven keynote… this is a participatory experience that keeps people on the edge of their seats, phones in their pockets, and hands in the air!

03
After the Room

Tools That Keep Working

Attendees leave with a custom values toolkit, a precision tactical roadmap, and a set of frameworks they can use long after the event. More importantly, they’ll leave having already practiced using what they’ve learned. The engagement tools David uses ensure that new ideas don’t disappear when the keynote ends: they become habits that people return to over and over again.

See every step in detail below

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PHASE 1 · IN ADVANCE

Research-Driven Preparation

This is where the competitive edge is built. No other speaker on your roster does this.

STEP 01

Audience Analysis

David draws on a proprietary database built from a million surveys across 180 countries to identify What Matters Most to the specific audience you need to reach — not demographic assumptions or theories.

STEP 02

Power Values Identification

Research drawn from a billion data points reveals exactly which human values – the Power Values – will motivate, engage, and inspire by giving people more of What Matters Most.

STEP 03

Custom Keynote Build

Every word, story, and strategy is built around what the research reveals about how to move the people you need to reach. No templates. No recycled talks. No theories based on what worked once before. Just facts and data about What Matters Most.

Then
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PHASE 2 · IN THE ROOM

A Keynote Built Around Your Audience

More than a keynote — a complete immersive experience, built around what the research reveals, with structured opportunities for the audience to practice what they're hearing.

STEP 01

Embedded Micro-Workshops

Structured practice moments woven throughout the keynote so attendees can apply insights in real time.

STEP 02

Dynamic Stage Presence

A world-class performance calibrated to the specific energy and needs of your audience.

STEP 03

Live Audience Interaction

Custom data from the research study revealed live in the room — creating moments of genuine discovery.

Then
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PHASE 3 · WALKING OUT THE DOOR

Tools That Keep Working

The room leaves with tools, not just inspiration — and the research to back up every claim.

STEP 01

Custom Human Values Toolkit

Data specific to their audience, micro-learning videos, and a behavioral roadmap.

STEP 02

Precision Tactical Roadmap

Not just inspiration — a clear, actionable plan built from the research findings.

STEP 03

Momentum Beyond the Room

Resources and frameworks that continue to deliver value long after the event ends.

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More effective than traditional engagement methods

+40%

Increase in engagement of the people you want to influence

+20%

Increase in trust and loyalty from strategies built around What Matters Most

1M+

Surveys across 180 countries and 152 languages

See David in Action

Watch the Methodology Come to Life

See how David delivers this research-driven experience on stage — built from data, calibrated for the specific audience you need to reach.

New Book · Coming Fall 2026
The Values Map book cover

David's new book answers the question everybody is asking.
"What are my values?"

The Values Map gives you a working map of your own values — and shows you how to use it. Published by Wiley. Arriving Fall 2026.