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Speech Topics

In this highly practical and visually engaging session, Dewitt Jones breaks down the core components of creativity and how they can be applied to problem-solving, innovation, and leadership. Drawing from his experience as a National Geographic photographer, he shows how simple shifts in focus and perspective can lead to better ideas, stronger collaboration, and more effective decision-making.

Participants gain a usable framework for recognizing possibilities, staying resourceful under pressure, and bringing creative thinking into daily work. This topic is ideal for organizations looking to fuel innovation, build resilient teams, and cultivate a culture of possibility.

Dare to Dance is a Hawaii-inspired keynote that blends Dewitt Jones’s core message of vision, purpose, and creativity with stories and imagery from his time photographing the Pacific Islands. Through these moments, Jones explores how embracing possibility, honoring place, and taking bold steps forward can help individuals and teams reconnect with their work and each other.

The speech culminates with a powerful story of a hula troupe from Molokai that brings the message to life in a memorable and unexpected way. Ideal for events held in Hawaii or programs looking to incorporate cultural connection and inspiration, Dare to Dance encourages audiences to lead with heart, act with courage, and fully engage with the moment they’re in.

This keynote is Dewitt Jones’s most powerful message on mindset, purpose, and possibility. Based on his years with National Geographic, Jones shares how choosing to focus on what is working—rather than what is broken—can dramatically shift performance, collaboration, and fulfillment. He invites audiences to reimagine the images they hold of themselves and their work, challenging them to replace limitation with opportunity.

With vivid photography and deeply human stories, Jones encourages individuals and teams to find clarity in their vision, energy in their purpose, and meaning in the everyday. Extraordinary Visions is ideal for audiences seeking a reset in perspective, especially during times of change, growth, or challenge.

Biography

Dewitt Jones is one of America’s top professional photographers. Twenty years with National Geographic photographing stories around the globe has earned him the reputation as a world-class photojournalist.

As a motion picture director, he had two documentary films nominated for Academy Awards before he was thirty (Climb – Best Live Action Short Film and John Muir’s High Sierra – Best Short Subject Documentary). Twenty years as a freelance photographer for National Geographic earned him a reputation as a world class photo-journalist. In the business community, Dewitt’s work is also well known. He rose to the forefront of creative marketing by photographing national advertising campaigns for organizations such as Dewar’s Scotch, Canon, and United Airlines.

Dewitt has published nine books including California! and John Muir’s High Sierra. His most recent book, The Nature of Leadership, was created in collaboration with Stephen R. Covey. Speaking to audiences across the country, Dewitt is recognized as a renowned lecturer. His
genuine style and ability to communicate with audiences make his presentations truly outstanding. Dewitt’s inspirational messages are further discussed in his best selling training programs.

Dewitt graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in drama and holds a Master’s Degree in filmmaking from the University of California at Los Angeles.

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