City of Charlotte – economic development keynote and training

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The City of Charlotte, North Carolina had an unusual economic development problem: after a decade of strong growth, where should they go from here? They engaged me to provide and keynote and day-long training session based on my book Future, Inc: How Businesses Can Anticipate and Profit from What’s NEXT  to city managers. Together we identified the key trend drivers that …

South Dakota Enterprise Institute – keynote and training

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South Dakota has 830,000 spread over an enormous expanse. Known to the general population for Mount Rushmore and little else, you could be forgiven for not associating the state with “economic innovation.” Which is why their Enterprise Institute is such a world-class example for rural governments seeking to keep on the forefront of economic development. With the stated goal of …

La Française des Jeux – executive training

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La Française des Jeux is the National Lottery of France, one of the most cashflow-positive organizations in the world with approximately ten million euros per employee. They have a tremendous history, having been created in the sixteenth century by the king François I. Yet it still had great questions about its future, especially with the constant onslaught of Internet technologies. …