James Woudhuysen
Thinking about the Future
James Woudhuysen, 55, is a physics graduate and Professor of Forecasting and Innovation at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Article on chemical weapons for The Economist, 1978; co-author, Robots, 1984; The future of cities, report for Glasgow Development Agency, 1988; multi-client study on e-commerce, 1988; proposed Internet TV, 1993. Manager, worldwide market intelligence, Philips Consumer... MORE
Fees & Travel
| Half Day | $6,000 |
| Keynote | $10,000 |
| Full Day | $10,000 |
James Woudhuysen travels from United Kingdom and requires Business class
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'James spent the whole of the conference getting to know the subject material and hearing what the delegates had to say before delivering a topical and very entertaining presentation. It was content rich and not afraid to challenge popular wisdom. We would certainly use James? talents again.'
Ian Wright,
Northern Housing Consortium
Forecasting
How to predict the future in relation to consumers, business and government MORE
IT
How to understand the future of IT from a demand-side, social perspective – not just the supply-side perspective of technologies (though that's included) MORE
The workplace
The big changes are not in design or IT, but in HR MORE
Innovation
James looks at all aspects of innovation – globalisation, technology, design, psychology, social priorities, regulation MORE
Brands
Demystifiying a subject particularly beset by myths MORE
Public sector
Just what is it about government work that leads to syndromes with which we're all so familiar MORE
Design
After 30 years writing and consulting about design, here's the goods – without the froth MORE
Play
Computer games, sport, gambling, performing arts, theme parks, adventure holidays: James gets underneath the boom in play, and also asks why such a lot of it is going on at work nowadays MORE
Construction and cities
Construction remains backward, while cities all around the world are exploding in size and population. What to do? MORE
Housing
All over the West, and in parts of China and India, there's been a housing boom. Yet if fears also run high, it's too early to panic MORE
Energy
Anthropogenic climate change is a fact. But debate about how to deal with it must always remain open – and rational, too MORE
