Insights February 17th, 2021
Nikolas Badminton joined Andrea Sampson from Talk Boutique to discuss Predictions for 2021: What can we expect after 2020 blindsided us? An enlightening, and challenging conversation.
In all honesty, 2020 wasn’t a dumpster fire – it was world war 3 wrought through a virus, greed, bad politicking and the continuing global collapse we’ve been experiencing since the industrial revolutions started some 280 years ago. Nikolas talks about the oft-ignored fragility we operate in – old world models and outdated ways of working – and those things that will become more important to consider this year, including:
In addition, Nikolas explores the predictions for 2021 and the changing dynamics of the future of work, education, government, global changes with the water-food-energy nexus emerging as the new geopolitical theatre. Watch the conversation and reach out if you’d like to discuss anything with Nikolas.
About Nikolas Badminton, FRSA
Nikolas Badminton is a world-renowned futurist speaker, consultant, researcher, and media producer. He helps trillion-dollar companies, progressive governments and the media shift their mindset from “what is” to “WHAT IF…” The result is empowered employees, new innovative products and incredible growth that leads to more revenues and a more resilient future.
Nikolas advised Robert Downey Jr.’s team for the ‘Age of A.I.’ documentary series, starred in ‘SMART DRUGS – a Futurist’s journey into biohacking’, and features on CTV, Global News, Sirius XM regularly. His mind-expanding research and opinion can be found on BBC, VICE, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Techcrunch, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Forbes, Sputnik and Venturebeat.
Nikolas provides the opening chapter – ‘Start with Dystopia’ in a new book – ‘The Future Starts Now: Expert Insights into the Future of Business, Technology and Society’ for Bloomsbury. He is currently researching and writing a new book that equips executives and world leaders with insights and foresight tools to imagine disruption, strengthen strategic planning, and see unforeseen risks.Nikolas is a Fellow of The Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce – The RSA. The organization has been at the forefront of significant social impact for over 260 years with notable past fellows including Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Hawking, Nelson Mandela, and Tim Berners-Lee.
