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#innovation · 2017
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Daily Inspiration: Follow Me!
Get inspired, every day! I start my weekday morning with my coffee, my laptop, and a stage photo. I'm hitting the ground typing, thinking of the thought that should drive your day…
Keynote Topic: "Disrupting Amazon : Accelerating Strategies for Success in the Era of Industry Transformation"
I just wrote this one up for the brochure copy for an upcoming 2018 event. The issue of Amazon isn't just about retail -- it is about any industry with a middleman. Insurance…
My Newest Book: Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast!
For just over a year, I've started every workday morning with a cup of coffee, my laptop, and a photo from one of the stages on which I've appeared. I'm thrilled to say that…
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…
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…
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…
Video: Keynote Promo for NAMA's Coffee Tea and Water
This November, I'll keynote the National Automatic Merchandising Association Coffee Tea & Water Show. I did a little promo video teaser about the event during my visit to Walt…
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…
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…
Growing the Game - A Shoutout to a Canadian Champion!
Anyone who tracks me know that I am passionate (if not slightly pathetic) golfer, and I've wrapped it into my business. I often golf before a keynote, and have actually been an…
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