Leading With Change + Innovation
“If you really want to know about business, you should refer to Scott Steinberg.” -Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group
Dear Business Leaders: YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG. The trick isn’t to avoid fear, it’s to embrace the discomfort, learn from it, and do the damn thing anyway… At least, it is if you’re a fan of growth, success, and staying relevant in an ever-changing world, or so new [...]
As you may be aware, part of being a futurist means routinely getting to play with what's new and next in terms of consumer products, technology, travel-friendly gadgets and more. But recently, we were deeply honored when PARADE magazine asked us to redefine the future of fun, and [...]
Pop quiz: What’s the single most important trend in mobile devices sweeping the globe today? The hottest new thing in entertainment since Apple and its fleet of high-tech sensations first took pop culture by storm? What does the home of the future look like, and how soon do [...]
As futurist speakers and trends experts, we're frequently asked to weigh in on major socioeconomic trends impacting the globe on a grand scale - a.k.a. "megatrends" as it were. Throughout a series of several posts, we thought we'd highlight a number of these new megatrends which promise to [...]
Like most education speakers will tell you, yt’s an inescapable fact of high-tech parenthood: Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ now enjoy near-ubiquity amongst kids, teens and tweens. But is access to these forms of social media necessarily a negative? It all depends on how [...]
As education speakers and teaching trends experts have pointed out: Although some states and school districts have taken steps to ban private relationships between teachers and students on social networks, there are still many ways in which social networks can help in a classroom setting, when used appropriately. [...]
Generations speakers make no bones about it - the prevalence of multiple age groups (Gen Y/Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen Z, etc.) in the workplace is a hot topic right now, with each age-sector strong individually. But when they work together, their combined efforts often produce prodigious results. For [...]
Parenting experts and speakers make no bones about it: While it’s a smart idea to keep tabs on where students and kids are going online, the reality of today’s mobile generation is that educators and parents need technological help. While we recommend informed conversation and open dialogue above all [...]
Ask any parenting speaker, social media expert, or social networking consultant and they'll tell you: Keeping kids safe on social networks and social media services like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram is a top priority for today's family. But best practices and step-by-step instructions for doing so are hard [...]
As Gen Y speakers and Millennials experts can tell you, it’s a brand new workplace landscape out there, one that features three distinct and powerful generations: Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and Millennials. As Millennials become a bigger segment of the working population, it’s important to keep in mind [...]
