Daniel Burrus was fabulous! He received rave reviews from our participants for his relevancy, insight, expertise, and style. He's the only keynote speaker we have invited back numerous times. I am convinced the extraordinary success of his continued contribution is due in no small part to the enormous amount of time he puts into each presentation, customizing it to fit the unique, challenging needs of our audience each year.
Daniel Burrus
One of the World's Leading Technology Forecasters and Business Strategists
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Daniel Burrus
Biography
Daniel Burrus is considered one of the World's Leading Futurists on Global Trends and Innovation. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest demand as a speaker He has delivered over 3,000 keynote speeches worldwide, and is a strategic advisor to executives from Fortune 500 companies, helping them to develop game-changing strategies based on his proven methodologies for capitalizing on technology innovations and their future impact. His client list includes companies such as Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Microsoft, VISA, Deloitte, Google, Procter & Gamble, KPMG, Honda, FedEx and the U.S. Department of Defense. Burrus is also a featured writer with millions of monthly readers on the topics of innovation, change and the future for CNBC, Huffington Post, and Wired Magazine to name a few. He has been the featured subject of several PBS television specials and has appeared on programs such as CNN, Fox Business, and Bloomberg, and is quoted in a variety of publications, including Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Fortune, and Forbes. Burrus is an innovative entrepreneur who has founded six businesses, four of which were national leaders in the United States in the first year. He is the CEO of Burrus Research, a research and consulting firm that monitors global advancements in technology driven trends to help clients profit from technological, social and business forces that are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. He is the creator of the Hard Trend Methodology and the Anticipatory Organization Business Model now being used by leading organizations worldwide. His accurate predictions date back to the early 1980s where he became the first and only futurist to accurately identify the 20 exponential technologies that would become the driving force of business and economic growth for decades to come. Since then, he has continued to establish a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of predicting the future of technology-driven change and its direct impact on the business world.
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Anticipatory Leader
Harnessing Hard Trends for Rapid Innovation and Exponential Growth
In the fast-paced world of business, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. That's why the explosive growth of Generative AI tools has become a game-changer, offering unparalleled opportunities for both growth and disruption. Digital transformation is happening at an exponential rate, making it more important than ever to anticipate change and act accordingly. Anticipatory Leaders are paving the way by using Hard Trends based on future facts to identify and address disruptions before they even happen. By pre-solving predictable problems and anticipating customer needs, Anticipatory Leaders can gain a competitive advantage that helps them stay ahead of the curve. Don't get left behind – become an Anticipatory Leader and unlock the full potential of your business.
KEY TAKEAWAYS (Customized for Each Audience)
Get ready for an enlightening and energizing presentation by Daniel Burrus – a world-renowned global futurist, disruptive innovation expert, and successful serial entrepreneur. As a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, Burrus expertly weaves together real-life examples with a touch of humor to reveal the most important trends shaping our future and the exciting opportunities they present. Through industry-specific examples, attendees will learn how to identify Hard Trends based on future facts that are certain to occur, and how to leverage these insights to develop low-risk, high-reward strategies for elevating value, accelerating growth, and achieving transformative results. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable insights to propel your business to the next level.
Using Burrus’ mastery of storytelling to illustrate examples, deliverables include:
- Unlock the power of new AI tools to increase speed, lower costs, and drive growth.
- Anticipate and prepare for disruptions before they happen by identifying and acting on Hard Trends.
- Pre-solve predictable problems to move forward faster by leveraging Hard Trends to gain a competitive edge.
- Accelerate growth by identifying emerging opportunities through the use of Hard Trends.
- Stay ahead of the curve by identifying Soft Trends and influencing them to your advantage.
- Leverage the certainty provided by Hard Trends to drive both Everyday, and Exponential Innovation with reduced risk.
- Accelerate your organization's growth and your employees' success through Problem Skipping techniques.
Harnessing AI For Your Organization
How Artificial Intelligence Can Drive Innovation and Growth
The use of Artificial Intelligence is not new, but it has recently gone from an evolutionary state to a revolutionary state with the explosion of new Generative AI tools. As this world becomes increasingly digital, incorporating Generative AI into your business strategy is critical to lowering costs as well as driving innovation and fueling growth. In this keynote presentation, Daniel Burrus will share AI tools and strategies that can be used to lower costs, increase speed, and drive new levels of innovation and growth. In addition, he will share what not to do with Generative AI tools in order to protect your digital, and real-world assets.
As a strategic advisor to both the military and leading companies on AI, Daniel will examine the current state of AI technology and its potential to free up human resources to focus on higher-value activities to accelerate innovation and growth. He will share a wide variety of examples of how businesses are using AI, and how audience members can benefit both today and tomorrow.
KEY TAKEWAYS: (Customized for Each Audience)
In this eye-opening and highly motivating presentation by one of the world’s leading global futurists, disruptive innovation experts, and serial entrepreneurs, New York Times bestselling author of seven books, Daniel Burrus will provide specific strategies and tools for incorporating AI into your business.
In addition, Burrus will use industry examples to teach attendees how to identify the Hard Trends based on future facts that will happen and how to use those certainties, and the game-changing opportunities they provide, to turn disruption and change into opportunity and advantage.
Using Burrus’ mastery of storytelling to illustrate examples, deliverables include:
- How to harness new AI tools to lower costs, increase speed and accelerate growth.
- The potential benefits AI can bring to your business and what to consider when optimizing your operations.
- Valuable insights AI can provide in analyzing customer behavior and market trends.
- How to use AI to gain insights into your business, customers, and industry.
- Strategies for incorporating AI into your business operations, such as automating repetitive tasks and using AI-powered analytics for decision-making to name a few.
- How to use the certainty that comes from Hard Trends to accelerate both Everyday Innovation and Exponential Innovation with much lower risk.
- The ethical implications of AI and considerations in ensuring you are using this technology effectively and responsibly.
Positive Disruption
Accelerating Innovation, Growth, And Relevance Through Transformative Change
The global proliferation of Generative AI tools for business opens up unprecedented opportunities, challenges, and transformations. The rapid pace of digital transformation has driven disruptive change to extraordinary levels, creating immense potential to accelerate your organization's success. Moving forward, it is crucial to position yourself as a proactive force, leading the disruption rather than succumbing to it. While disruption often carries negative connotations, perceiving it as an opportunity can be transformative. By leveraging Burrus' acclaimed Hard Trend methodology and his unrivaled history of accurate technology forecasts spanning four decades, you gain a distinct advantage. With the ability to identify disruptions well in advance, you can actively shape the future, becoming a positive force of change instead of merely reacting to unforeseen circumstances.
KEY TAKEAWAYS (Customized for Each Audience)
In this eye-opening and highly motivating presentation by one of the world’s leading global futurists, disruptive innovation experts, and serial entrepreneurs, New York Times bestselling author of seven books Daniel Burrus blends rich examples with just the right amount of humor as he shares the most important trends shaping the future and the opportunities they provide. In addition, Burrus will share proven trends and strategies for becoming a positive disruptor, creating the must-have products, services, and experiences that will increase relevancy and accelerate growth.
Using Burrus’ mastery of storytelling to illustrate examples, deliverables include:
- Unlock the potential of new AI tools to optimize cost-efficiency, expedite processes, and drive rapid growth.
- Master the art of foreseeing disruptions by identifying and leveraging Hard Trends, empowering you to proactively shape the future as a positive disruptor.
- Utilize Hard Trends to preemptively identify and solve problems, minimizing their impact and ensuring smooth operations.
- Capitalize on disruptive opportunities through the identification of Hard Trends, fueling accelerated growth and competitive advantage.
- Navigate the realm of Soft Trends by updating outdated assumptions and exploiting related opportunities to your benefit.
- Harness the certainty offered by Hard Trends to foster innovation with significantly reduced risk, propelling your organization forward.
- Embrace Problem Skipping to catapult your organization's growth and drive personal success for your employees.
Future-Proofing Your Business
Strategies for Thriving in an AI-Driven World
With the introduction of ChatGPT by OpenAI, and all of the other major players jumping on the AI bandwagon, hundreds of new AI empowered tools are now available that have the power to transform the way we live, work, and play. It's becoming increasingly important for businesses to adapt and embrace these new tool sets with an anticipatory mindset to stay both relevant and competitive. In this speech, Daniel Burrus will explore the opportunities and challenges that AI presents for businesses and discuss practical strategies for future-proofing your organization in an AI-driven world.
As a strategic advisor to both the military and leading companies on AI, Daniel will examine the current state of AI technology and its potential impact on various industries, from healthcare and finance to retail and manufacturing. He will discuss the key drivers of AI adoption, such as improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing customer experiences.
KEY TAKEWAYS: (Customized for Each Audience)
In this eye-opening and highly motivating presentation by one of the world’s leading global futurists, disruptive innovation experts, and serial entrepreneurs, New York Times bestselling author of seven books Daniel Burrus will provide specific strategies and tools for incorporating AI into your business.
In addition, Burrus will use industry examples to teach attendees how to identify the Hard Trends based on future facts that will happen and how to use those certainties, and the game-changing opportunities they provide, to turn disruption and change into opportunity and advantage.
Using Burrus’ mastery of storytelling to illustrate examples, deliverables include:
- How to harness new AI tools to lower costs, increase speed and accelerate growth.
- Strategies for incorporating AI into your business operations, such as automating repetitive tasks and using AI-powered analytics for decision-making to name a few.
- Understanding the importance of investing in employee training and development to ensure your workforce is equipped to work alongside AI technologies.
- Emphasis on the importance of maintaining a customer-centric approach and how AI can help businesses to better understand customer needs and preferences.
- How to use the certainty that comes from Hard Trends to accelerate both Everyday Innovation and Exponential Innovation with much lower risk.
- A deeper understanding of the potential impact of AI on your business and practical strategies to leverage this technology to future-proof your organization.
Daniel Burrus
Featured Books
The Anticipatory Organization: Turn Disruption and Change into Opportunity and Advantage
by Daniel Burrus
Technology-driven change is accelerating at an exponential rate, but moving fast in the wrong direction will only get you into trouble faster! Reacting to problems and digital disruptions, no matter how agile you and your organization are, is no longer good enough.
The Anticipatory Organization teaches you how to separate the Hard Trends that will happen, from the Soft Trends that might happen, allowing you to jump ahead with low risk and the confidence certainty can provide. Accelerate innovation and actively shape the future—before someone else does it for you!
Digital transformation has divided us all into two camps: the disruptor and the disrupted. The Anticipatory Organization gives you the tools you need to see disruption before it happens, allowing you to turn change into advantage. In The Anticipatory Organization, Burrus shows us that the future is far more certain than we realize, and finding certainty in an uncertain world provides a big advantage for those who know how and where to look for it.
Inspired by the dramatic results that organizations are experiencing from his award-winning learning system, The Anticipatory Organization offers a comprehensive way to identify game-changing opportunities. Using the principles of this proven model, you will learn how to elevate planning, accelerate innovation, and transform results by pinpointing and acting upon enormous opportunities waiting to be discovered.
Readers will learn how to:
• Separate the Hard Trends that will happen from the Soft Trends that might happen
• Anticipate disruptions, problems, and game-changing opportunities
• Identify and pre-solve predictable problems
• Accelerate innovation (both everyday innovation and exponential innovation)
• Pinpoint and act upon enormous untapped opportunities
• Skip problems and barriers to succeed faster
Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible
by Daniel Burrus
Flash Foresight offers seven radical principles you need to transform your business today. From internationally renowned technology forecaster Daniel Burrus—a leading consultant to Google, Proctor & Gamble, IBM, and many other Fortune 500 firms—with John David Mann, co-author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Go-Giver, comes this systematic, easy-to-implement method for identifying new business opportunities and solving difficult problems in the twenty-first century marketplace.
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Featured Articles & Resources
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