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Russell Cullingworth
Transform professional development through imagination-based learning with Russell Cullingworth, speaker specialising in audio learning methodologies. Russell works with organisations to enhance creativity and critical thinking, recognised among Canada's Top 5 EdTech Companies for his neuroscience-backed StoryStyle™ approach.
Russell Cullingworth is a pioneering expert in imagination-based learning who transforms professional development through innovative audio methodologies that harness neuroscientific principles.
As founder and CEO of ProDio Audio Learning Inc., Russell has revolutionised corporate education with his proprietary StoryStyle™ approach. He holds an MBA in Strategy from Simon Fraser University, authored "Learn to Imagine," and his company has reached over 80,000 professional learners worldwide, earning recognition among "Canada's Top 5 EdTech Companies Redefining Education in 2025."
Russell helps organisations develop crucial workplace skills by creating screen-free, mobile-friendly learning experiences that enhance creativity, critical thinking, and information retention. His methods address modern learning challenges by combining nine forms of audio media into immersive experiences that connect emotionally with learners while delivering measurable business outcomes.
Audiences leave Russell's presentations with practical frameworks for implementing imagination-based learning, understanding of the neuroscience behind effective adult education, and tools to measure improvements in creativity and critical thinking skills through his assessment methodology.
Book Russell to discover how StoryStyle™ Audio Learning can unlock your organisation's creative potential and transform professional development.
Topics, sessions and talks
Russell Cullingworth explores how imagination reshapes adult learning and professional development, backed by neuroscience that links imaginative engagement to improved retention, emotional connection and innovation. With his trademark energy and creative flair, Russell demonstrates how corporate training often neglects the mind’s most powerful tool. Audiences are drawn into the compelling science and stories behind imagination as a strategic asset, gaining insights into how it can transform workplace learning at scale.
Creativity and critical thinking are increasingly essential in the modern workplace, yet few training programmes meaningfully nurture these skills. Russell breaks down how his immersive StoryStyle™ approach uses nine audio media types to activate learning in a way that’s mobile, memorable and mind-expanding. Expect practical inspiration, imaginative exercises and eye-opening neuroscience, as he reveals how to embed creative capacity and problem-solving into any organisation’s development strategy.
Too many learning systems prioritise screens and slides over story and sound. Russell Cullingworth presents the evidence-based design behind StoryStyle™, his proprietary learning model that transforms passive listening into deeply engaging, imagination-driven education. Using narrative structure, audio diversity and cognitive research, he explains how this approach dramatically enhances attention, emotional impact and skill retention. Attendees come away understanding why story-first learning changes everything—and how to implement it effectively.
Russell Cullingworth revolutionises professional development through his pioneering StoryStyle™ audio learning methodology, helping organisations develop crucial workplace skills while enhancing creativity and critical thinking in over 80,000 learners worldwide. Book Russell today to discover how his neuroscience-based approaches can unlock your team's creative potential and deliver measurable business outcomes.
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