Transform the what if… to the what is!

Disney veteran Bob Allen shares insights into innovation, storytelling, and branding to create the next version of your world.

Zennovating Topics

Rollie Rae Allen gives birth to a chunky baby boy right as the noon lunch whistle at the Lemon Exchange in Corona California blows. Haven’t willingly missed a meal since.

Bob’s show biz career really takes off with his role as a dancing Christmas Tree in Disneyland’s Fantasy On Parade. Pro Tip–always follow your Reindeer!

After a Kerouackian solo cross-country journey to Boulder in Gandalf-a 1969 VW Camper–a new University of Colorado Buffalo is born.

The university issues a Plea Bargain…err, I mean a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a 22 year-old music and media freak is set loose in The Happiest Place On Earth.

It was hands on and hands dirty getting a few pieces of EPCOT ready for guests. The formula for Pixie dust is revealed-mostly sweat, tears and coffee. Sleep is not an option!

The Disney-MGM Studios backlot opens for production with a multi episode run of Superboy!

IDEAS, a company founded on the premise that a bunch of passionate storytellers who loved to work hard and loved each other launched, 2 months before the tragedy of 911 shut down the world. We survived thanks to an engagement with the US Navy.

Zennovation and the Zennovation Network take wing. The next chapter is being written…

Meet Bob

Image of Bob Allen giving a talk

After 26 years and 16 different jobs working for The Walt Disney company, and another 20 leading my own creative experience design firm called IDEAS, I was ready for my next adventure. I call it Zennovation.

I’ve done a lot of speaking for corporate, association, and education groups; and the stories I like to tell best are about how all human beings constantly innovate, how we all tell our stories to create culture, and how 21st century brands work.

The connection between the wisdom of Zen inspired mindfulness and a lifetime of creative play is exciting and I hope we can share a few tales.

Rollie Rae Allen gives birth to a chunky baby boy right as the noon lunch whistle at the Lemon Exchange in Corona California blows. Haven’t willingly missed a meal since.

Bob’s show biz career really takes off with his role as a dancing Christmas Tree in Disneyland’s Fantasy On Parade. Pro Tip–always follow your Reindeer!

After a Kerouackian solo cross-country journey to Boulder in Gandalf-a 1969 VW Camper–a new University of Colorado Buffalo is born.

The university issues a Plea Bargain…err, I mean a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a 22 year-old music and media freak is set loose in The Happiest Place On Earth.

It was hands on and hands dirty getting a few pieces of EPCOT ready for guests. The formula for Pixie dust is revealed-mostly sweat, tears and coffee. Sleep is not an option!

The Disney-MGM Studios backlot opens for production with a multi episode run of Superboy!

IDEAS, a company founded on the premise that a bunch of passionate storytellers who loved to work hard and loved each other launched, 2 months before the tragedy of 911 shut down the world. We survived thanks to an engagement with the US Navy.

Zennovation and the Zennovation Network take wing. The next chapter is being written…

Meet Bob

Image of Bob Allen giving a talk

After 26 years and 16 different jobs working for The Walt Disney company, and another 20 leading my own creative experience design firm called IDEAS, I was ready for my next adventure. I call it Zennovation.

I’ve done a lot of speaking for corporate, association, and education groups; and the stories I like to tell best are about how all human beings constantly innovate, how we all tell our stories to create culture, and how 21st century brands work.

The connection between the wisdom of Zen inspired mindfulness and a lifetime of creative play is exciting and I hope we can share a few tales.

Transform the what if to the what is...

Disney veteran Bob Allen shares insights into innovation, storytelling, and branding to create the next version of your world.

Zennovating Topics

Meet Bob

Image of Bob Allen giving a talkAfter 26 years and 16 different jobs working for The Walt Disney company, and another 20 leading my own creative experience design firm called IDEAS, I was ready for my next adventure. I call it Zennovation.

I’ve done a lot of speaking for corporate, association, and education groups; and the stories I like to tell best are about how all human beings constantly innovate, how we all tell our stories to create culture, and how 21st century brands work.

The connection between the wisdom of Zen inspired mindfulness and a lifetime of creative play is exciting and I hope we can share a few tales.

Rollie Rae Allen gives birth to a chunky baby boy right as the noon lunch whistle at the Lemon Exchange in Corona California blows. Haven’t willingly missed a meal since.

Bob’s show biz career really takes off with his role as a dancing Christmas Tree in Disneyland’s Fantasy On Parade. Pro Tip–always follow your Reindeer!

After a Kerouackian solo cross-country journey to Boulder in Gandalf-a 1969 VW Camper–a new University of Colorado Buffalo is born.

The university issues a Plea Bargain…err, I mean a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a 22 year-old music and media freak is set loose in The Happiest Place On Earth.

It was hands on and hands dirty getting a few pieces of EPCOT ready for guests. The formula for Pixie dust is revealed-mostly sweat, tears and coffee. Sleep is not an option!

The Disney-MGM Studios backlot opens for production with a multi episode run of Superboy!

IDEAS, a company founded on the premise that a bunch of passionate storytellers who loved to work hard and loved each other launched, 2 months before the tragedy of 911 shut down the world. We survived thanks to an engagement with the US Navy.

Zennovation and the Zennovation Network take wing. The next chapter is being written…

Red Wooden Surface

Bob Allen shed a bright light on the incredible power of applying storytelling in our own lives and in our organizational environments. Becoming clear on the of our stories can truly transform the ways in which we live and thrive in our personal and organizational lives.

Wanda Chavez

Ringling School of Art and Design
Red Wooden Surface

15 Years of Performance