KEYNOTE DESCRIPTION:

The rapid, technology-driven pace of change has been amplified to extraordinary levels, propelling several Megatrends, including the swift expansion of Generative AI tools for businesses, which are already transforming every industry and business model we know. These Megatrends will persist in accelerating, yielding unprecedented opportunities and potential disruptions, more so than at any other point in history. Leveraging Daniel Burrus’ award-winning Hard Trend methodology and his proven record of accurately forecasting technology trends over the past 40 years, disruptions can be anticipated well in advance, affording you the chance to become a positive disruptor. This empowers you to drive transformative change and proactively shape the future instead of merely responding to it.

KEY TAKEAWAYS (Customized for Each Audience)

In this enlightening and inspiring presentation by one of the world’s top global futurists, disruptive innovation experts, and serial entrepreneurs, Daniel Burrus – a New York Times bestselling author of seven books – artfully interweaves compelling examples and the perfect dose of humor as he uncovers the most significant Megatrends shaping the future. He also explores potential disruptions and the transformational opportunities they offer. Furthermore, Burrus will present real-world examples of how both small and large organizations have used his Hard Trend methodology to anticipate disruptive Megatrends before they occur, enabling them to accelerate growth by becoming positive disruptors. The Megatrends, strategies, and examples shared will equip attendees with the capability to create low-risk, high-reward innovations that enhance value, expedite growth, and revolutionize results.

Using Burrus’ mastery of storytelling to illustrate examples, deliverables include:

  • Discover how to leverage cutting-edge AI tools for cost reduction, enhanced efficiency, and rapid growth acceleration.
  • Learn to pinpoint inevitable Hard Trends and accurately foresee disruptions before they occur, transforming disruption into a strategic choice.
  • Master the technique of utilizing Hard Trends to detect potential problems in advance and pre-solve them.
  • Acquire the ability to identify emerging opportunities through Hard Trends, expediting growth.
  • Understand how to recognize Soft Trends based on assumptions that might happen, and the associated opportunities to manipulate them to your benefit.
  • Explore ways to employ the certainty derived from Hard Trends for accelerating both Everyday and Exponential Innovation, while significantly reducing risk.
  • Uncover the strategy of Problem Skipping to boost your organization’s growth and individual success among team members.

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BIO/ACCOLADES:

Daniel Burrus is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his latest book The Anticipatory Organization: Turn Change and Disruption Into Opportunity and Advantage. He is considered to be one of the world’s leading technology forecasters and disruptive innovation experts and is a strategic advisor to Fortune 500 executives helping them to profit from technological, social and business forces that are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities.

Over the past 35 years, he has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting the future of technological change and its direct impact on the business world. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest of demand as a speaker.