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Professional Cat Herder
Teaching teams to thrive in uncertainty right MeOW.
Dr. Caroline Brookfield, DVM: Keynote Speaker on Uncertainty & Creative Resilience.
In a world full of AI and automation, your competitive advantage is Unapologetic Originality. Dr. Caroline delivers engaging, interactive keynotes that use the DANCE & 3Cs Frameworks to develop a creative mindset, build resilience, and help analytical teams navigate change without burnout.
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The answer to uncertainty is not certainty. It’s creativity.
As a veterinarian for almost 3 decades, you could call me a professional cat herder.
As a global locum veterinarian, I've become an expert in what every organization struggles with today: thriving through uncertainty. I lead new teams through high-pressure, emotional situations with patients who can’t speak, with frantic owners, and resource limitations. High ambiguity leads to stress, which demands emotional intelligence, adaptability, and creative problem-solving, whether it's using a paperclip to splint a bird's wing or interpreting a mysterious radiograph.
The surprising factor that influences our resilience in uncertainty is everyday creativity. As an IAM Ambiguity Assessment Facilitator and award-winning innovator, I have learned that a creative mindset boosts well being, engagement, performance and optimism during change. With creativity, we can empower analytical thinkers with confidence and optimism to navigate into the future, for a resilient and innovative culture.
Are you ready? I’d love to hear from you.
Learn More About Caroline
Keynotes and Training
Since I attended your conference, I’ve been asking myself…. Why not? - Dianne Rivera Mateus
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Keynote
The Reluctant Creative*
Beyond Burnout: Thrive and Survive Change with a Creative Mindset
The relentless pace of change in today's world is pushing even your top performers to the brink, leaving them feeling overwhelmed and unprepared for the future.
It's time for a new approach that empowers your teams to not just survive, but thrive, with an optimistic mindset. In a world obsessed with productivity hacks and AI shortcuts, we've overlooked a simple but effective tool for our well being; creativity.
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Keynote
Leadership through Change and Ambiguity
Navigate the Riptide: 3 Steps to Data Driven Decisions with Optimism despite Uncertainty
Leaders often instinctively try to reduce ambiguity, going deeper into never ending rabbit holes. The reality is that change is the only constant, and the true solution lies in changing our response to uncertainty. Explore the critical steps to navigate ambiguity, recognize the blind spots to creativity and innovation, to move forward in a future filled with clarity, confidence and optimism.
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Workshop
Interactive Creative Refresher
Professional Development: Build Creativity in 5 Easy DANCE Steps
This highly interactive, on-your-feet workshop takes you beyond the theory of the DANCE framework and into its practical application. You'll learn how to cultivate a creative mindset that empowers you to embrace ambiguity, navigate change with confidence, and generate innovative solutions to complex challenges. *no arts and crafts required.
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Workshop
The Creative Leader's Change Resilience Toolkit
Leadership Training: Data Driven Decisions in Ambiguity for Innovation
Transform tired, reactive leaders to creative visionaries by reframing ambiguity from threat to golden opportunity. Leaders will explore the the 3C framework for a growth mindset to navigate change with optimism, engage their teams, and drive innovation for organizational results.
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Extremely engaging and entertaining, creative in her presentation, comical, and full of energy: Caroline brings the audience to life. She is thought-provoking and entertaining and has a unique way to expand one’s horizon!
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Check out my book:
The Reluctant Creative
Everyday Creativity builds a problem solving mindset to find solutions; find more money in the budget, build a game-changing pivot table in Excel, or make a delicious meal. If you want things to be different, you have to think differently, with a creative mindset. No arts and crafts required.
“This practical and funny book can help anyone find their creative spark. Equally important, it will make you smile."
Connect with Caroline
Searching for an uplifting and inspiring way to build cohesive, innovative, and productive teams with more smiles? Book a call with Caroline to talk about how to inspire your team.
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Meetings that could never be an email.
It’s not a lack of talent holding your organization back. You need Creative Courage, to overcome the silent barriers to exceptional achievement; fear of failure and judgment, and status quo thinking.
Not sure where to start? With this download, start with your meetings. Design a meeting structured to engage every team member so that they want to stay, because they are making a difference, feeling heard, and solving challenges with creative solutions.
For other services on the IAM Ambiguity Assessment, Creative Problem Solving, and Leading through Ambiguity workshops and training, contact Caroline's team
About Me
Hi, I'm Caroline. I help people navigate and lead through change with the courage and confidence of a kid in a Batman suit, as a keynote speaker, author, leadership trainer, and experiential team building facilitator.
If you're watching your brilliant team struggle with uncertainty, feeling overwhelmed by constant change, or losing their mojo when facing complex challenges, you're in the right place. The antidote to uncertainty isn’t certainty. It’s also not (only) another change management program. The skill your teams need to face uncertainty with optimism is accessible to every human. It's creativity! No, not the arts and crafts kind, but a practical, learnable skill that transforms how teams navigate ambiguity and thrive through uncertainty.
My journey to discovering this didn't start in a boardroom. It started in an animal ER, often while dodging teeth (and the animals were tough too! Ba-dum-dum)...
From Dodging Teeth to Corporate Boardrooms: Veterinarian Keynote Speaker on Uncertainty
I am currently based in Calgary, Alberta. But for almost 3 decades, I worked as a veterinarian around the world in diverse roles; small animal, zoo and wildlife, conservation research, industry, research and more. In these high-stakes environments, I have had to build trust and lead new teams in minutes, not months—while making life-and-death decisions with incomplete information.
This experience, combined with roles as an entrepreneur, research scientist (leading a $1M project), and Fortune Global 500 experience, taught me a fundamental truth. The most adaptable teams are the most successful. My unique expertise is validated by recognition in a few areas:
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Honors)
- Nestle Purina’s PVD Innovator of the Year
- 2022 Women of Inspiration™ Award Nominee
- Author of The Reluctant Creative
- Creative Problem Solving Facilitator Level 2
- Certificate of Professional Management
- Accredited IAM Ambiguity Assessment Facilitator.
The Big Discovery: Creativity is a Survival Skill, Not an Art Class
Along the way, I wrote a book (The Reluctant Creative), published in medical journals, worked across the world; zoos in the US and Canada, remote areas of Thailand with wildlife, cattle in Australia, Emergency Rooms in Florida, general practices in Saipan, for a global Fortune 500 company, wildlife rehabilitation programs, volunteering in Cook Islands, led a $1M medical research project, and even took the stage for stand-up comedy.The same pattern is everywhere: the core principles that help a veterinary team navigate a crisis are the same ones that help a corporate team innovate and adapt in change. This crisis navigation framework is now formalized in my 3C Method™ for leaders
I learned that it’s not about being “artistic.” It’s about developing the courage to be curious, the resilience to embrace ambiguity, and the tools to solve problems in new ways. This is the common thread that drives successful outcomes, whether you’re in a complex surgical case or a jungle in Thailand.
How I Help Your Team Thrive Through Change
My keynotes and workshops are designed to be fun, interactive, and packed with practical, evidence-based strategies that create immediate impact. Kind of like a Keynote Mullet: Fun up front, data in the back. Creative teams lose half as many employees, and empower three times more employees to innovate. I don’t just talk about creativity; I give your team the tools to build it using my proven frameworks.
Imagine your analytical team confidently tackling your biggest challenges, to build psychological safety so they can see opportunities where others see obstacles. Then, with optimism and confidence, they drive creativity and innovation that sets you apart from competitors. Start transforming uncertainty and ambiguity into possibility.
My DANCE Habits™ framework provides a practical blueprint for individuals to cultivate creative confidence daily, while my 3C Method™ equips leaders to confidently guide their teams through ambiguity.
Together, we focus on:
- Everyday Innovation: Discover how to find novel solutions to your most chronic problems
- Resilient, Change-Ready Teams: Equip your leaders and staff with the confidence to navigate uncertainty with courage
- Engagement & Well-being: Foster a positive workplace culture where people feel safe to speak up, contribute their best ideas, and take smart risks
- Data-Driven Decision-Making: Learn why leaders instinctively avoid creative ideas and how your team can react with data, a key leadership skill, to champion game-changing solutions
Experience & Credentials You Can Count On
As a veterinarian speaker and ambiguity expert, I hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the Ontario Veterinary College and a Certificate of Professional Management from the University of Calgary. I am a certified Level 2 Creative Problem Solving facilitator and an accredited IAM Ambiguity Assessment facilitator with teaching experience at veterinary school (UCVM). I’m a bit of an enigma, but it makes sense if you listen to my veterinarian keynote speaker on uncertainty story.
However, my greatest lessons in adaptability have come from 16 months of solo world travel and parenting two teenagers. Based in Calgary, Alberta, I am a Canadian based keynote speaker, delivering leadership training and workshops across North America and around the world.
Ready to transform your team’s relationship with uncertainty? Let’s discuss how my proven frameworks can unlock your organization’s creative potential. Email me today or book a call to explore keynote and workshop options that will energize your next event with insights that inspire immediate action to build creative resilience and adaptability in uncertainty.
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Caroline was amazing from start to finish. Very responsive and easy to talk to, professional yet approachable, thorough, knowledgeable, funny, and interesting. The perfect mix of presenting information to the listeners and leading the audience in some fun breakout exercises.
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Her ability to adapt to the group's needs ensures every attendee leaves inspired. Beyond her professional excellence, she's a wonderful person to know.
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Dr. Brookfield was an absolute pleasure to work with. Her responsiveness and professionalism made the planning and coordination process seamless, allowing us to focus on other aspects of the event with confidence.
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With her interactive approach, she truly engaged the audience and created a memorable experience for all in attendance.
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One of the most inspiring experiences I’ve ever had. The session was so engaging that I wished for more time to explore her ideas.
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Light Delivery, Deep Message.
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Wonderful speaker that really creates a conversation with the audience.
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Very interactive. Challenges your mind set to push past your limitations you think he have.
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Energizing and introspective.
