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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…
Disney Predicted Self-Driving Cars, Intelligent Highways, the Hyperloop (And Maybe, the Jetsons) - in 1958!
What is the role of a futurist? We share with you ideas and insight that might help you to figure out what comes next! That's what I do, and these days, I'm often using the story…
Article: Futurist Says "Fast & Furious" Changes Coming to Manufacturing
The folks at New Equipment Digest interviewed me a few weeks back for an article on manufacturing, ahead of a major keynote I had earlier this month. It's but one talk I do in…
BBC Interviews me on #IoT : "The Brain Inside Our Homes" : It's Early Days Yet in This Most Complex of Machines!
The BBC gave me a call to chat about what is really going on with the Internet of Things (populalrly known as IoT) ... and ended up running a great summary of our conversation…
What Nevada Learned from The Jetsons and the Flintstones: The Future of Economic Development
On stage, I have a little bit of fun pointing out that the cartoon below seems to summarize the state of the political situation in the US today. I used it a few weeks ago when I…
Article: The Future of Manufacturing is in Acceleration!
Companies that don't yet exist, will build products that are not yet conceived, based on ideas not yet invented, with manufacturing methodologies that have not yet been conceived…
Keynote: "Aligning to Velocity: Key Trends and Strategies for the Era of Acceleration"
This October, I'll keynote the MacKay CEO Forum 2017 Edge Summit in Vancouver, with about 500 CEO's in the room. I'll take a look at what happens when accelerating technology…
Article: "In the New World of 21st Century Manufacturing: Are You George Jetson or Fred Flintstone?"
The folks at the Precision Metalforming Association were putting together their 75th anniversary issue of Metalforming magazine, and wanted to share with their readers that it's…
Utilities, Disruption and 'Connected Energy': My Upcoming Keynote for SAP
We're in the era of 'connected energy,' and everything is set to change in pretty dramatic fashion. That will be the essence of my message when I speak to several hundred energy…
Trends: The Future of Just About Everything is All About Batteries!
Want to understand the future? It's all about the batteries! My attention was reminded of this fact last week with an article that appeared on Bloomberg, "Tech Guru Bill Joy…
Golfing, 3D Printing, and the Future of Manufacturing: A Story of a Fellow Printing His Own Golf Wedges
Over the years, I've done many talks within the manufacturing industry, putting into perspective the real trends and opportunities for innovation that will allow for the…
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