The goal of this keynote and or flash futures climate scenario exercise/workshop is to understand implications of climate change across an organization's ecosystem (including customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers/partners, regulators, geographies, etc.) How will climate change impact your operations, values and reputation? With extreme weather is becoming more volatile and frequent globally how will your organization beyond crisis planning/response and determine how to build sustainable and resilient operations? What happens when carbon is monetized and how will that affect ROI? What is the future power of your decisions today? This talk and workshop were created for board, c-suite and leadership audiences with intent to create curiosity and alignment, and can also address TCFD requirements.

“Nobody knows the future with certainty. We can, however, identify ongoing patterns of change.” - Alvin Toffler The keynote objective is to spark ideas for future growth and risk mitigation by understanding uncertainty, identifying signals to watch, and exploring possibilities. Signals explored included: human behavior shifts, intersecting cyber and physical security, climate change, and work in the future. This talk was the Keynote for both the Pharma Forum and Professional Conference Management Association (PCMA) annual Leadership and Partner Conference and included an accompanying Flash Future Scenario Workshop. https://twitter.com/TofflerInsights/status/1507358038944067590
Key take aways:
1) Key drivers of future change and uncertainty
2) There is a method to understanding future uncertainty and preparing the leadership team for decisions
3) Leaders have the ability to direct create future through decisions today to address risks and innovation opportunities

Today’s dynamic risk environment demands we ingrain resilient behaviors into our culture and how we work.
Resiliency was rarely a consideration of traditional risk management and business continuity. Given the complex threat environment, increased probability of viral events, and speed of market changes, organizations must be proactive in maintaining their own viability – creating a new type of enterprise resilience. This talk was originally created as an executive presentation for leaders in the federal government and private industry.

Futures teaches leaders that the best defense against unpredictable disruption is to think about it, to imagine different scenarios, and try to avoid being taken by surprise. ​This talk explores forces of change included conflict and warfare, globalization, infrastructure adaptation, and shifting cultures, values and behaviors.
This talk was originally created for Baruch College Executive MBA seminar.

Understanding how the future shifts in digital society and consumer behavior impacts engineering design and problem solving today. Talk explores environmental, geo-political, societal, psychological, technological, and informational shifts. Originally created for the Mid Atlantic Conference of Institute of Industrial Engineers and included a Flash Futures scenario exercise with the student audience.