CARL
HONORÉ
TED SPEAKER (TWICE) | BESTSELLING AUTHOR (36 LANGUAGES) | VOICE OF THE SLOW MOVEMENT | EXPERT ON LONGEVITY + AGEISM + MULTIGENERATIONAL WORKING | JOURNALIST | BROADCASTER
“In a world addicted to speed, slowness is a superpower.”
Carl Honoré is a London-based writer and broadcaster and the voice of the global Slow Movement. His bestselling books have been published in 36 languages. His two main-stage TED Talk have racked up million of views.
Carl's message is simple, counterintuitive and game-changing: to thrive in a fast world, you have to slow down. He also speaks on how to make the most of our longer lives in this new era of longevity.
Whether online or in-person, Carl's keynotes and workshops are dynamic, inspiring, informative and full of humour. His audiences range from business leaders, entrepreneurs and sales professionals to engineers, lawyers and medical practitioners. The Wall Street Journal hailed Carl as “an in-demand spokesman on slowness.” CBC Radio called him “the world's leading evangelist for the Slow Movement.” Huffington Post dubbed him the “unofficial godfather of a growing cultural shift toward slowing down.”
After working with street children in Brazil, Carl covered Europe and South America for the Economist, Observer, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, National Post (Canada), Time and other publications.
His first book, In Praise of Slow, chronicles the global trend toward putting on the brakes in everything from work to food to parenting. It as a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and the inaugural choice for the Huffington Post Book Club. It also featured in a British TV sitcom, Argentina’s version of Big Brother and a TV commercial for the Motorola tablet. The Financial Times said In Praise of Slow is “to the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism”.
Carl’s second book, Under Pressure explores how to raise and educate children in a fast world. It was hailed by Time as a “gospel of the Slow Parenting movement” and was shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust Award, the top prize for non-fiction in Canada.
Carl’s third book, The Slow Fix, explores how to tackle complex problems in every walk of life, from health and relationships to business and politics, without falling for superficial, short-term quick fixes.
His fourth book, Bolder: How To Age Better And Feel Better About Ageing, is a spirited manifesto against ageism. It was also a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week as well as a Reader’s Digest (UK) Book of the Month.
Carl recently published his first children’s book, It’s The Journey Not the Destination (Slow Adventures).
Carl featured in a series for BBC Radio 4 called The Slow Coach in which he helped frazzled, over-scheduled people slow down. His TED Course is How To Slow Down. He also presented a television show called Frantic Family Rescue on ABC TV in Australia. He recently wrote and presented a series on Status for BBC Radio 4.
In 2024, Carl was named as an Advocate for Aging by the American Society for Aging.
Carl lives in London. While researching his first book on slowness he was slapped with a speeding ticket.
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SLOW DOWN, POWER UP
Faster is often better. But not always. Sometimes slowing down is the best option. As The Economist put it: “Mastering the clock of business is about choosing when to be FAST and when to be SLOW.”
In any organisation, harnessing the power of SLOW will supercharge:
1. Productivity
2. Creativity
3. Leadership
4. Decision making
5. Problem solving
6. Communication
7. Collaboration
8. Strategic thinking
9. Health
10. Purpose
Drawing on stories, data and research from competitive industries across the world, Carl shows how companies, organisations and entrepreneurs can power up by slowing down.
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HARNESSING THE NEW LONGEVITY
To thrive in this new world of fewer babies and longer lifespans, leaders must:
1. Harness the talent, experience, creativity, energy and social
acumen of older workers
2. Build multigenerational teams that score high on
collaboration, innovation and every other metric
3. Create a culture where everyone can do their best work at
every age
4. Tap the vast spending power of older consumers
Drawing on the latest research, data and case studies, Carl shows how your organisation can channel the longevity revolution to win the race to the top.
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FINDING YOUR INNER TORTOISE
To thrive in a fast world, you have to slow down. Doing so will boost your health and bring more depth, pleasure and meaning to your life. It will also make you more creative and productive at work. As the actress Mae West once said: “Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.”
Using stories and research from around the world, Carl shows how to work, play and live better by unleashing your inner tortoise.
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HOW TO EMBRACE AGING AS AN ADVENTURE
We are living better for longer than ever before. Scientists, artists and entrepreneurs are hitting their stride later in life. Pop culture, from movies to modelling to the media, is carving out more room for people past the first flush of youth. We are entering a golden
age of aging.
Drawing on the latest science, stories and case studies from around the world, Carl inspires audiences (whatever age they are!) to embrace aging as an adventure.
Based on Carl’s second TED TALK
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GLOBAL LESSONS IN SILVER MARKETING
The over-50s are not only a growing chunk of the population, they are also sitting on a mountain of disposable income. Learning how to engage with the ‘silver’ market is thus essential for any brand.
Drawing on the latest research, case studies and marketing campaigns from across the world, Carl shares his secrets for courting older consumers.
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SLOW PARENTING: HELPING CHILDREN THRIVE IN A FAST WORLD
Children need the time and space to explore the world on their own terms, to play freely, to rest and reflect, to get bored even. Children need slowness. They also need us, as parents, to slow down.
Touching on themes ranging from technology and extracurricular activities to schooling and safety, Carl shows parents how to help their children thrive by living at the right pace.
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SLOW EDUCATION: TEACHING CHILDREN IN A FAST WORLD
Drawing on examples from around the world, Carl shows how slowing down can supercharge a school: By building resilience, social skills and emotional intelligence. By boosting analysis, learning and debate. By unleashing a creativity revolution.
Carl shares practical steps for slowing down school life and bringing everyone (staff, parents, pupils) along for the ride.
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LOCATION : LONDON, UK
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A guide to making the most of our longer lives. Learn how to age better and feel better about ageing.
A guide to raising children in an impatient, perfectionist world. Shows parents and teachers how to strike the right balance between doing too much and doing too little for kids.
The foundation text and handbook of the Slow Movement. Dissects our compulsion to hurry and chronicles a global trend toward putting on the brakes.
A powerful recipe for tackling complex problems in every walk of life, from health and relationships to business and politics. Learn to avoid short-term quick fixes in favour of lasting solutions.
A practical, step-by-step workbook to help you build a calmer, richer life. The perfect companion to In Praise of Slow.
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