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Disruption & Acceleration · 2017
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Trend Keynote: There's More to Disruption Than You Think There Is!
Disruption is real, it's big, and it's happening faster than you think. My job as a futurist has me doing an increasing number of CEO level events for Fortune 500 companies around…
Video: "A Little Bit Disruptive!"
Here's a clip from a recent keynote. It's part of a talk where I cover 20 Disruptive Trends, and put into perspective why the future belongs to those who are fast! In this short…
Keynote: Nikon, Tokyo, Japan - 100th Anniversary Celebration Gala Dinner
This was certainly a treat – they invited me in to headline a dinner with my observations on the future! I opened with a story on when NASA invited me in (twice!) for a talk on…
Video: Upcoming Keynote on Disruption - Chicago and Dallas
Baker McKenzie is one of the largest law firms in the US, and they've engaged me to come in and keynote their annual client conference in Dallas and Chicago this November. As with…
Daily Inspiration: “Business models? They were built to be broken!”
“Business models? They were built to be broken!” - Futurist Jim Carroll ‘Yesterday, I wrote a foreword for the a new book by a good friend, Jessica Levin, and also offered some…
Keynote: Fin-tech and disruption, Finastra annual user group meeting, Orlando, Florida
This company is a software vendor to the community bank and credit union industry – and naturally, that’s what I zoned in on. With a little bit of the Jetsons to boot! (While all…
Video: Disruption, complexity and a keynote on change!
Beneath the surface of normalcy lies a hidden layer of complexity. No where is that more true than what is happening within the world of golf. Next month, I'll be the opening…
Upcoming Keynote: Future of Retail (in the era of Amazonian Disruption!)
This fall, I'm headling a major retail event in Las Vegas - Xcelerate 2017! Details are here. There's a lot of change underway - and certainly, the Amazon/Whole Foods situation is…
Video On Disruption: 20 Reasons Why It's Bigger Than You Think!
Here's the thing. Disruption isn't just Uber and AirBnB and others. It's more. It's fast science, robotics, 3d printing, exponential technology, new materials, big dreamers, the…
Daily Inspiration: "If you are going to show up at the starting line for the future, make sure that you don't show up late!"
One of my key responsibilities as a futurist is to help my clients -- some of the largest associations and companies in the world -- align themselves to the fast paced trends of…
Keynote: Thing Big, Start Small, Scale Fast: Innovating in the Era of Disruption
I spent the morning yesterday with the Board of Directors of a multi-billion dollar credit union, taking a good hard look at the trends sweeping the financial services space. They…
The Story Behind the Picture: Is Your Brand from The Olden Days?
"A brand today can go from hero to zero in a matter of months...." In that context, you'd better get ahead of the fast future, before it gets ahead of you! Consider Sony. Once…
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