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Dr. Canton's Full Keynote List!
The Extreme Future: The Top Trends that Will Shape the 21st Century  Based on Dr. Canton's new book, the Extreme Future, this dynamic and informative multi-media keynote provides a sweeping overview of the top trends that will shape the future of business and society.Velocity - The Top Trends Happening Now Are you operating with Velocity? Get out in front of change. Learn what's coming next. Complex changes and trends are redefining business, markets and society. The Future of Cloud Computing and Big Data Smarter, faster, leaner business is coming led by IT. A transformation in IT is coming fast. The next generation of business services will be shaped by Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics. The Mobile Future An explosion of app's, devices, platforms and media are transforming business, markets and society. Mobility is transforming business. But what are the long term and short term implications for your business? Future-Readiness: How to Think About Strategy Business strategy is a framework to see the convergence of trends that create opportunity. Discover how to think and plan more strategically about your organization's future. Technofutures: The Top Innovation Trends That Will Shape the 21st Century Based on his best-selling book, Technofutures, Dr. Canton identifies the top innovations that will drive future change in business and society. Navigating the Extreme Economy The current economic crisis offers companies and leaders a unique opporutnity to rethink their business. This keynote identifies the key trends, risks and strategies that will enable you to effectively deal with the Extreme Economy. Dr. Canton's New Streaming Keynote Videos! |
Business Agility.Cost-effectiveness. Accelerated innovation. Service quality. If you want to know what’s next, here it is (pdf).
Are you the change you want to see? From IBM Retail Conference, Dr. Canton speaks on Managing Extreme Change. Read (pdf)
Demand for energy is outpacing supply, and without new sources of energy and increased efficiency, by 2030 we will be facing major shortages. It’s not only the future of energy, it’s the now. Read (pdf)
Dr. Canton describes the technological changes coming our way and their social impact. Read (pdf)
Dr. Canton talks with The Water Cooler about future top trends in the business marketplace. Read (pdf)
Space is a strategic domain where numerous vital interests lie for the US and other nations as well as the private sector. These interests will affect commerce, security, power, defense and influence in the 21st century. Read (pdf)
Talent wars, an aging population, diversity, sustainability and agility are just a few markers of the New Workforce.
 Dr. Canton Interviewed by CNN Imagine no Alzheimer's, cancer or diabetes, and living to 140 years old. Videos Here! Mapping the Future, is a unique planning and real-time strategic process offered by the Institute for Global Futures. |
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 Global Futures Forecast 2012Dr. Canton releases his annual top trends forecast that will shape the coming year and beyond.  Meet the iPad 13Dr. Canton talks to the Huffington Post about Apple’s iPad and other tablets a decade or more from now. Future-Readiness: How to Think About Strategy Business strategy is a framework to see the convergence of trends that create opportunity. Money Weekly Interview Dr Canton speaks with Money Weekly (PDF, non-English).  TekForecast: The State of World Technology Report 2012 This report provides an overview of the top technologies, innovations and trends that will drive business, individuals and organizations this year. Extreme Future of Megacities Dr. Canton on the extreme future of megacities. New Future of Business Dr. Canton discusses learning, innovating and preparing to meet the challenges in your organization for the New Future. Towards the NeuroFuture Towards Our Neuro-Future:Challenges, Risks and Opportunities.  Future of Mobile Keynote Dr. Canton delivers the closing keynote address at digitalNow 2011.  Internet's future on display at Singularity U. The Internet of the future is an intelligent network capable of proactively acting on our needs, following us wherever we go, helping provide us with focused health care, and possibly ushering in a new energy paradigm. The Coming Digital Tsunami The Future of Online Business, Revenues and Markets in the Connected Planet  Digital Trends Interview Digital Trends interviews Dr. Canton. The Future of Social Media Top Trends  SURROGATES Tech just 10 Years Away? Dr. Canton tells Wired, "In the near future, robots are going to start to look like humans. I think within 10 years we are going to have the world of the Surrogates."  Dr. Canton appears in Mini-Documentary on New SciFi film Surrogates  Economist.com profiles Dr. Canton's forecasting and The Top Ten Trends of the Extreme Future
 Dr. Canton interviewed by CIO Insight on the CIO as Change Agent 2020: Eco-Strategy Dr. Canton helps chart the course for any organization's eco-business strategy as an advisory board member of and presenter at the Corporate Eco Forum.  Trend Trakker How do you identify key trends? Trend Trakker is a real-time, data mining, online search service that identifies key trends in over 100,000 news, information, media and research sources from over 100 countries. This will be a subscription service offered by IGF. View Right Choice and Energy Voyager as examples. Read the Trend Trakker Enterprise Edition Brochure |
