Creatively Speaking – Dave Zaboski – Turning Thoughts into Things All Over Creation
Creatively Speaking — Dave Zaboski

Disney · Google · NASA JPL · Gartner

Imagination is
your most powerful
technology.

Dave Zaboski is a former Disney animator and speaker who teaches individuals and organizations how to turn unbounded creativity into a daily practice that actually improves how they work, live, and collaborate for good. This is the Technology of Imagination

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Dave Zaboski
"Dave has this sage presence that shatters doubt and ignites the child within to believe — transforming audiences to joy."
— Will Travis, Former CEO, Sid Lee
Worked with
Disney Google NASA JPL Gartner ESRI Singularity University

Path 01 — For Individuals

You already know
what's next.
You just need
permission to go for it.

Something in you is restless. Maybe you're mid-career with an internal creative life that is asking to come out. Maybe you're a maker who needs to level up. Join Dave and build the next epic chapater of the story of your life.

1:1 Creative Coaching
Small Group Workshops
Drawing & Storytelling Classes · Los Angeles
Grimoire Storytelling Book — Available now
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Path 02 — For Organizations

Learn how to build
a culture of
Plussing
and watch your productivity soar.

Creativity without structure costs clarity. Narrative gaps slow execution. Dave brings a practiced, proven method for activating the imagination that drives better collaboration, faster innovation, and teams that tell the right stories for themselves and for the world.

Keynote: Technology of Imagination
Keynote: The Power and Magic of Story
Leadership Workshops & Offsites
Innovation Culture Consulting
See keynotes & speaker kit
Dave Zaboski

About Dave

Thirty years of
making imagination
real.

Classically trained painter, Disney Senior Animator, expedition artist, and speaker — Dave has spent his career at the edge of what's possible when imagination is treated as a discipline, not a gift.

He has painted for the Dalai Lama, presented alongside Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil at Singularity University, and was a Contributing Fellow on Gartner's 2023 AI report. He teaches the same principles at kindergartens and C-suites alike.

Senior Animator — Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin , Pocahontas , Hunchback of Notre Dame , Hercules , Emperor's New Groove, Fantasia 2000, Tarzan
Painted for the Dalai Lama
Faculty, Singularity University · Esalen Institute · Rancho La Puerta
Board Member, The Peace Studio
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What people say

"Re-igniting one's creative belief can seem worlds away — but Dave shatters doubt and ignites the child within to believe. A must-have speaker: warm, inspiring, and most importantly, igniting."

Will Travis Former CEO, Sid Lee

"His approach to helping our teams understand how to build 'belief' in an idea has been critical in advancing JPL StoryLab's work — moving ideas toward award."

Paul Propster Sr. Strategist & Chief Story Architect · NASA JPL

"Dave Zaboski is certain to inspire any group, regardless of discipline. He brings to life the immense value of storytelling to create our reality."

Eleanor M. Green, DVM Dean Emeritus · Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine

The method

Imagination is not
a soft skill.
It's a practice.

The tools, systems, and principles that powered Disney, Pixar, and master creators across time — made transferable.

Believe — learn to tell a story worth following
Iterate — unfold your creations in phases
Collaborate — learn to "plus" each other
Risk — build trust through play and practice
Complete — finish strong and tell a better story
01

Assess

Identify the narrative gaps — where story breaks down, collaboration stalls, or imagination goes untapped in your life or organization.

02

Activate

Tailored sessions, workshops, and keynotes built around your actual situation — not a generic template. The tools are specific; so is the work.

03

Integrate

Embed the practices so they hold. Imagination and narrative intelligence become part of how you — or your team — actually operates.

The story you're
meant to tell
is already in you.

One conversation is all it takes to find the thread. Whether you're an individual ready to move, or an organization ready to perform.