Engagement Expert, human values research pioneer

Human Resources Keynote
Speaker David Allison

Recruit, engage, and retain the right people with the revolutionary science of shared human values.

“Eye opening! This is the real reason my team comes to work and what makes them tick outside of work!”

Tyler McIntyre, Senior Project Manager, Turner Construction

Human Resources Keynote

With change comes opportunity! The modern workplace is a new frontier that can create incredible progress and exciting possibilities. But it can also lead to dissonance and confusion around engagement, team cohesion, organizational alignment, and overall culture.

Companies everywhere are struggling to attract top talent and deeply engage them. How can you turn employees into inspired ambassadors who are deeply invested in success?

That’s where David Allison comes in. He is a pioneer in human engagement research, focused on the enormous power of shared values to motivate people.

What The Industry Is Saying…

  • Faye Wilkinson, Loblaw Group of Companies

    “Fascinating, evidence based explanation of how to motivate people. Very concise – and engaging!”

  • Taylor Valee, People Corporation

    So relevant to today’s issues in the workforce, but with reflective insights you can use personally!”

  • Christy Hermans, BC Ferries

    Buy his books. Recommend him. He’s engaging and had important messages to convey!!!! Relevant and informative!

Human resources keynote speaker David Allison, the world’s leading authority on human values and 2x bestselling author, shows you how to turn employees into inspired ambassadors for success.

His keynotes use insights from a million surveys and hundreds of millions of data points to engage, inspire, and motivate people with the enormous power of shared human values.

“Imagine a room full of people, edge of their seats, phones nowhere in sight—like someone just hit the ‘refresh’ button on their brains. That’s a David Allison keynote. It’s beyond inspiring: like getting hit with a very friendly intellectual lightning bolt.”

Who is it for

  • HR professionals

  • People & culture leaders

  • Executives and managers

Audience takeaways

  • The specific values that will engage, motivate, and inspire people.

  • Creative, detailed strategies to immediately put those values to use.

  • David’s revolutionary Values Thinking Process that turns shared values into actionable tactics.

Human Resources Insights

Aligning Corporate and Human Values

Discover how to identify the personal values that connect people to organizational values.

Fuelling Performance with Values

Learn how to seamlessly align the values of your people into everyday practices to create a highly-engaged culture.

Unifying Teams with Shared Values

See how identifying precise shared values will bring people together across ideological or political divides.

“David Alison was an absolute delight to work with! He customized his program to align perfectly with our goals. He captivated the audience, sparked meaningful discussions and left everyone inspired.”

Megan Denhardt, Event Planner, ASAE

Work with David

Values are the answer.
Let’s put them to work.


Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Keynote Speaker David Allison will transform how you think about yourself, the people around you, and those you hope to impact with your work. Because we are all values-driven!

Work with David

Values are the answer.
Let’s put them to work.


Human Resources Keynote Speaker David Allison will transform how you think about yourself, the people around you, and those you hope to impact with your work. Because we are all values-driven.