Insights September 11th, 2017

On Monday September 11th 2017 Nikolas Badminton Futurist Speaker gave a compelling keynote to the 350+ attendees at the Canadian Employment Relocation Council (CERC) to discuss the future of work.
The presentation included Canadian economic considerations, innovation practices, the Exponential Technologies- Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IofT), Renewable Energy, Blockchain, Personalized Medicine, Nanotechnology, and Quantum Computing – privacy and security, diversity, and wisdom.
Key points:

  • Canada needs to embrace a culture of innovation when planning for moving talent into the country
  • There should be a focus in becoming a world leader in the Exponential 8 technologies – Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Blockchain, Renewable Energy, Personalized medicine, Nanotechnology, Quantum Computing
  • Diversity is key!
  • Listen, be compassionate, have belief in those you hire and empower them to do more, and always operate your company with respect and love.
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Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton is the Chief Futurist of the Futurist Think Tank. He is world-renowned futurist speaker, a Fellow of The RSA (FRSA), a media personality, and has worked with over 400 of the world’s most impactful companies to establish strategic foresight capabilities, identify trends shaping our world, help anticipate unforeseen risks, and design equitable futures for all. In his new book – ‘Facing Our Futures’ – he challenges short-term thinking and provides executives and organizations with the foundations for futures design and the tools to ignite curiosity, create a framework for futures exploration, and shift their mindset from what is to WHAT IF…

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