In today’s world, we’re either managing for the future…or the future is managing us! In this session, global trends futurist Robert Tucker provides a powerful framework for thriving and prospering amidst the uncertainty of the 2020s -- a world of constant change.

Audience takeaways:

• Providing a practical framework for leaders in all industries who want to stay ahead of the curve and avoid being blindsided by today’s rapid technological, social, and disruptive changes.
• Powerful strategies revealed here will show you how to anticipate emerging trends, and use them as building-blocks to greater growth.
• Prepare for a session that will leave you inspired, optimistic, and ready to take action to seize opportunities in this exciting time.

This dynamic, example-filled keynote will give you an overview of the important finding reported in Tucker’s ground-breaking book, Driving Growth Through Innovation.

Audience takeaways:

• This presentation is based on ten years of in-depth research, Tucker takes you and your audience on a guided tour inside 23 Innovation Vanguard companies.
• Discovering secrets for building innovation into a powerful source of growth, profits, and competitive advantage.
• Learning unconventional methods to turn innovation into a systematic, embedded process, and be stimulated to take action in your firm.

Organizations are increasingly in need of high potential managers and individual contributors with the abilities and mindset to get new projects done. While professionals with functional and technical skills are valued, those with Innovation Skills are emerging as the most sought-after talent in today’s hyper-competitive age.

Audience takeaways:

• How people with the abilities and skills need to think ahead of the curve, delight and challenge customers and colleagues, slash costs, and achieve unconventional results.

In this practical, highly interactive session, Tucker provides powerful tools and strategies to help your employees hone their Innovation Skills (I-Skills) and learn to demonstrate initiative, add value, and get new things done more effectively and efficiently.

Want to spice up those important, but often boring, panel discussions? Now you can. The Intelligent Talk Show, panelists become “guests” on a “live” show and are more animated, lively and better prepared to get their message across. Guests are more willing to tackle the tough issues that create industry buzz, and the “talk show” often shows up in meeting evaluations as the highlight of the entire conference.

Audience takeaways:

• Recently, some of your fellow meeting planners have embraced an exciting new format, organized and hosted by Robert Tucker, that says good-by to snoresville, hello packed house.
• Panelists become “guests” on a “live show,” and are more animated, more willing to tackle the tough issues that create industry buzz – and keep attendees coming back for more.