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2016: My Favourite Quote of the Year!
Here's my favourite quote from 2016. It comes from Tesla Motors, and hence, Elon Musk, in a SEC filing on August 5th, having to do with the Tesla Model 3. A car that does not yet…
10 Highlights from 2017! My Favourite Stages, My 50,000 people + 4 V.I.People!
Some people really don't understand what a unique career a futurist like me has. Every once in a while, I pinch myself, and feel so lucky to have a remarkable opportunity to…
Your new vocabulary for 2017? "Destructive, impulsive unpredictability," "yottabit pipelines" and "connected energy" ... and more!
As the wild year of 2016 draws to a close, and 2017 arrives, what can you expect in the coming year? Rather than a list of predictions for 2017, let's simply focus on some of the…
Keynote - Innovating in The Era of Accelerated Uncertainty: How to Adapt to the New World of Volatility
And we're off! A key client just confirmed that for the start of 2017, they need one of my key messages .... right now, in an era of massive uncertainty, they want to kick off the…
10 Small Thoughts on Big Innovation
One of my favorite innovation phrases that I always use on stage or in a CEO off-site is "think big, start small, scale fast!" So I woke up this morning and came into the home…
Article: What’s the future of the office workplace?
Office Products International Magazine contacted me for an article about the future of the workplace, for their 25 anniversary issue. Obviously this is an industry that has a keen…
2017 Is Coming: It's Time for a Strategy Tuneup!
We have seen more change in the last 5 years than we have seen in the last 100 – and yet there is much more yet to come. 2017 will prove to be a watershed year as trends continue…
Customized Keynotes: The Fall of 2016 (so far)
One thing I always stress to potential clients is that they are getting much more than just a keynote or presentation for a leadership group -- they are getting highly customized…
America Needs a Hug: And My New Keynote Topic Provides Exactly That!
It's been a brutal and challenging time what with politics and an election, and much of the country seems to be wishing that it is over. It soon will be! One unforeseen impact of…
Innovation, the Future, and Returning America to Optimism
We live in interesting times, to say the least. It's a time in which some people see the future, and see despair. I see the future and see nothing but opportunity. And that's the…
Failing at the Future: Why Are Some Organizations Clogged with Organizational Sclerosis?
Let's talk about organizations that are clearly failures with the future -- those who are stuck in a rut, and unable to figure out what to do next. With a twenty-five-year focus…
Video: "Manufacturing Innovation - A Reality Check"
A clip from a talk I did at the massive IMTS manufacturing show. How manufacturing is really reinventing itself.
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