"The Package is the Brand"
Back in February, I was the opening keynote speaker for the Innovation Takes Root conference, organized by NatureWorks. I've often spoken around the theme that 'the…
Branding & Marketing · Manufacturing & Industrial
"Some people see a trend and see a threat - Innovators see the same trend, and see opportunity"
A quick clip focused on 'the velocity of change .... based on one of the best phrases that I think frames the mindset of those who are relentlessly focused on the…
Change · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
Keynote: Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association - The Acceleration of the Science of Food
New taste sensations used to take 5 years to go from a high-end restaurant to the mainstream - but can now just take a matter of months, driven by the impact of social…
Consumer & Food · Event Highlights
On Basic Turning 50, Logizomechanophbia, and Apple in 1997.
We celebrated the arrival of the BASIC computing language yesterday. I lived through that era, and have been involved with computer technology one way or another since…
Future & Trends · Media & Press
Keynote: Camstar Systems, Orlando - Agility in Manufacturing
A software company, now owned by Siemens, that specializes in software for managing quality, execution, logistics and organization of complex manufacturing processes…
Agility · Event Highlights
Video: "The Virtualization of Healthcare"
Here's a quick video clip from a health care keynote in Houston; I'm speaking about bio-connectivity and the trend towards the virtualization of healthcare.
Healthcare & Pharma · Trends
"Win a Seminar With the Monster Motivator!"
Way back in 2003, Monster.com ran a promotion which offered the winner -- a corporate organization -- the chance to bring me in for a customized talk on future trends. I…
Human Capital · Keynotes & Events
Trend: Measuring and Testing the Acquisition of Knowledge
Microsoft runs one of the largest training and certification communities in the world, related to its Microsoft Developer program. And they certainly "get knowledge"…
Associations · Education
"Business Mantra for the Future ... Think Fast. Act Faster!"
Back in February, I was the opening keynote speaker for 2014 Ameriquest National Symposium, speaking about trends related to transportation, infrastructure, fleet…
Energy & Utilities · Faster - The Acceleration Economy
Keynote Case Study: Subway Canada — The Era of Fast Consumer Change
Subway Canada brought me to Montreal for its annual franchise meeting to explore what happens when the customer changes faster than the organization. The keynote was…
Case Studies · Retail & Consumer
Baby Boomers - Surviving the Information Age!
A video clip from a recent keynote in New Orleans. It was a look back at the past and a glimpse into the future, in a keynote theme built upon my long-ago book…
Future & Trends · Videos
Trends: Restaurants - "...we'll be processing payments from our car dashboards..."
A few weeks ago, I was the opening keynote speaker in Las Vegas for the 2014 Multi-Unit Restaurant Technology Conference (MURTEC). In the room were folks responsible for…
Consumer & Food · Faster - The Acceleration Economy