Attention. Anticipation. Action.
Go beyond reacting and surviving. Learn to stay ahead of rapid change, avoid the worst of its challenges, and act early on the opportunities it creates.
Book nowThe Framework
A structured approach to leading organizations when the rules are being rewritten.
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Seeing the signals others miss before they become obvious. Developing the organizational awareness to detect meaningful shifts amid the noise of daily operations.
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Developing a considered view of what is likely coming and why. Moving beyond reacting to events toward structuring plausible future scenarios that inform current strategy.
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Moving from insight to decision with clarity and confidence. Executing strategic shifts with conviction even when complete information is unavailable.
The Keynotes
Being resilient is no longer enough. Resilience means reacting and surviving; being future ready means looking ahead and building the future you want. In this signature keynote, Simon shares the Future Ready Framework™ (Attention, Anticipation, Action), a straightforward way to spot what matters, think through what it means for your organization, and act early on the opportunities rapid change creates. He puts complex technology and trends into plain language and real examples, shows leaders how to unlearn assumptions that no longer hold, and leaves your audience with Five Future Ready Actions they can put to work right away.
AI is already in your organization, and your teams are using it with or without a formal strategy. The pressure to act keeps rising, the options keep shifting, and no leader wants to get it wrong. In this keynote, Simon brings the Future Ready Framework™ to the decisions AI is forcing. Leaders learn how to tell what deserves their attention, what it means for their industry, and where acting early opens opportunities others will miss, even as AI keeps evolving. Your audience leaves aligned, confident, and with actions to stay future ready.
What does rapid change mean for your industry? In this customized keynote, Simon applies his Future Ready Framework™ to your specific sector with the perspective of an Informed Outsider. Because he works across a wide range of industries, he helps your audience escape the industry echo chamber, see what they're not seeing, and make connections they may not be thinking about. Recent, relevant examples from their own sector show the Framework in action, and audiences leave ready to spot what matters, anticipate the challenges, and act on new opportunities in their own work.
A keynote can change how your team sees the future. This workshop is where they put the message into practice. Participants apply the Future Ready Framework™ to real challenges and opportunities from their own work, learning to think like futurists about the situations they actually face. The team leaves with insights and foresight tools they can keep using in their work and with their own teams to stay ahead of rapid change.
Ways To Work With Simon
Open or close your event with a powerful and engaging presentation. Your group will be talking about this for a long time.
Apply the lessons from the keynote to real-world problems that your region or organization is facing.
Bring Simon in beyond the keynote, on a project basis or a monthly retainer. A fractional futurist for your leadership team.
Simon speaks to executives and leadership teams across industries, including finance, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, engineering, and construction.
These are the situations leadership teams describe when they reach out. If any of them sound familiar, it may be time to talk.
AI is on every agenda but nobody has a clear plan for what it actually means for your people and your operations.
Your managers are overwhelmed, your teams are burned out, and the pace of change isn't slowing down.
Your leadership team is caught between optimizing what works and betting on what's next, and they're doing neither well.
Your executives built their success on experience and instincts that may not all translate to what's coming next, and telling the difference is harder than it sounds.
You need a speaker who won't just inspire the room but will move them from insights to action.
What Clients Are Saying
UC Berkeley · Haas
"Thank you so much for presenting as a keynote speaker at the Executive MBA Council meeting in Seattle. Your session garnered rave reviews. Everyone to whom I spoke commented on the depth of your analysis and the thought you put in to relate to our industry's drivers. I walked away with a great deal to think about personally, and I've shared your insights with my team, along with the challenge for us to be more future-focused and future resilient."
Jamie Breen
Assistant Dean, MBA Programs for Working Professionals, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
Rusk O'Brien Gido + Partners
"Simon delivered an informative and engaging keynote session on 'Change is Coming: Understanding Relevant Emerging Technologies and Trends' at our 2017 Growth Conference in Naples, Florida for our architecture and engineering attendees. He discussed major themes that will impact our society and did a great job of relating specific technological advancements in the building, design and construction space, which was well received. Highly recommend for other conferences and events."
Steve Gido
Principal, Rusk O'Brien Gido + Partners
Fidelity Bank
"Simon's presentation was insightful and eye-opening. He gave our Board of Directors and our Management Team a lot to think about throughout our strategic planning process. I highly recommend him."
Edward F. Manzi, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, Fidelity Bank
ISM
"I have heard a ton of positive feedback on the speakers and EVERYBODY was talking about 'the futurist!'"
Dan Feder
ISM Board Member
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