What Comes Next? An Outlook into 2008 and Beyond

As we end the year and start a new one, it's a good time to be thinking about some of the trends and issues which will impact us in the future. Take a look at my newly…

Change · Innovation

Why Santa Rocks at Innovation!

Grab the SantaRocks! PDF now It's likely a good time to put into perspective the critical lessons we can learn from someone who is a true master of leadership, insight…

Innovation

When thermostats get connected .....

MSN Sympatico, in partnership with Cisco, has launched a new business portal in which I'm featured. I'll be offering up my thoughts, in the form of articles and video…

Megatrends · Videos

How can you be innovative?

You become innovative by identifying obvious and not-so-obvious trends that will impact your business or organization -- and then undertake change and actions to deal…

How to be Innovative · Innovation

Health care trends and innovation

I was the opening keynote speaker yesterday in Dallas for a get-together of the Strategic Marketplace Initiative. This is a group that represents a variety of health…

Healthcare & Pharma · Innovation

Future trend - The Future of Governance

I was in Colorado Springs yesterday, as the opening keynote of the Leadership Institute for Directors for FCCServices -- they're the business services arm of the US…

Agriculture & Food · Keynotes & Events

My Dad

It's Veteran's Day in the US, and Remembrance Day in Canada. Every year as November 11 approaches and we remember wars past, I put up a TV clip featuring my dad. Al…

From the Archives

Update: The Google Car

The nice thing about being a futurist is that you're right -- much of the time! Back in 2002 or 2003, I started talking about the concept of the GoogleCar while on…

Megatrends

10 Rules for Working at Home

In the area where I live, the school system has an annual "take your kid to work day" for Grade 9's. Today was the day for my eldest son -- and since I've been working…

Media & Press

High velocity trends in the pharmaceutical industry

I'm here in Las Vegas today, about to provide the opening keynote for Pharmalink 2007. This is an annual meeting of senior executives -- mostly C-Level, Sr. VP's -- from…

Healthcare & Pharma · Innovation

Innovating at high-velocity

A recent client asked for some background on some of the events I've been doing through the last year. I put together an Acrobat file that features some of the brochures…

Faster - The Acceleration Economy · Keynotes & Events