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Retail · 2010
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"You can't be a futurist and a pessimist!"
Yesterday I spoke to several thousand people as the closing keynote speaker for the 2010 Fresh Summit for the Produce Marketing Association in Orlando. I focused on several…
Produce Marketing Association, Orlando - The Future of Food: Fresh, Fast, Frequent!
This is the trade organization that represents all that good stuff you are supposed to eat - veggies! They invited me in for a 2nd day keynote for their annual conference, to take…
Keynote Case Study: Defense Commissary Agency — Military Retail Was Being Forced to Compete With the Future
The Defense Commissary Agency operates military grocery and retail stores around the world. Its mission goes well beyond retail — commissary operations support military families…
Consumers Electronic Association CEO Summit, Ojai, CA : Brand Innovation At the Speed of Twitter!
Life is weird when *you* are asked to keynote one of the worlds' largest technology organizations - they sponsor the annual CES show in Las Vegas - and are in front of CEO's of…
What are retailers worried about? Consumer interaction and location!
I just came from giving a keynote for the annual conference of a major customer loyalty organization, with the talk focused on some of key trends impacting the world of retail…
Trend: Switching from cutting back, to focusing on growth
In a whirlwind of activity over the last ten days, I've been the keynote speaker for conferences that probably represents the vast majority of global Fortune 1000 organizations…
#Innovation : Riding fast paced trends in the consumer / retail sector
At many of my keynotes, I focus on some of the most successful creativity and innovation attributes that I see within organizations. Here's a list of guidance from a recent…
Cardboard people, plasma people: Generational change and innovation!
How do you master innovation? Through the powerful story in this video clip, I point out the challenges that organizations face with the different generations in the workplace --…
Silicon Valley innovation velocity set to dominate every industry
My January / February CA Magazine article is out; entitled "Stranger than Science Fiction," it examines a major theme that has been part of many of my keynotes throughout 2009…
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