Nikolas Badminton

What if we can ignite imaginations, build anticipation, and deepen empathy to create bold visions of our futures?
Nikolas will deliver an energetic and inspiring keynote that helps you explore and see opportunities in the future of your industry, and the exponential technologies shaping our world.
Nikolas will show you how to think like a futurist and shift your mindset from what is to what if. You’ll see global megatrends are changing power dynamics, and explore the trends that will transform your industry – digital transformation, data growth, Artificial Intelligence and automation, spatial computing, water-energy-food resiliency, sustainable agriculture and food supply, construction, transportation and logistics, healthcare, banking and fintech, smart cities, privacy and cybersecurity, and more.
Takeaways include:

- Adopt a futurist mindset: Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and a develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries

- See the futures ahead of us: Explore signals, trends and scenarios that show how industries will change in the next 5, 10, and 20+ years. Anticipate opportunities, challenges and risks

- See thought leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies, are applying A.I. and futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking

Every organization wants to be seen as innovative, solving real world problems and leading their industry. The majority fall at the first hurdle—taking a chance and empowering their people to explore possibilities. Leading executives are now finding that the process of innovation can be revolutionized by leading with futures work to speculation on the futures ahead of us and their place in those incredible worlds.

Nikolas will show you how to:
- Build resilience and innovation into your organization—how to build innovation mindsets and capabilities across your organization, and in the heart of every employee.

- De-risk innovation through futures work—by looking at the signals, trends and scenarios that show us the dynamics of solutions we imagine will change the world. It also allows us to feel how we are in those places using design fiction and world building. 

- Think like a futurist—how to question your own history and perspectives, be wildly creative & collaborate, look for pockets of the future in the present, and build hope as an energy to change the world.

Nikolas will take you through his world-leading process of futures work and show you how that supercharges innovation and strategy to deliver increased revenues and explosive growth.

What if we can look beyond the hype to see the practical and impactful opportunities to supercharge our workforces using A.I.?

Artificial Intelligence promises employee augmentation, automation, increased productivity and unlocked opportunities for growth. In harnessing its ability, we hope to positively affect the world and create incredible futures to build businesses that delight customers and solve some of the greatest challenges of our times. If only it was so easy.

Nikolas will show you A.I. ‘s role in shaping our futures, how our world and industries are being revolutionized, and what the practical abilities and skill sets are needed. He’ll also show how to integrate A.I. capabilities across your organization and in the essential work undertaken.

Client takeaways:

- Adopt an A.I. futurist mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how A.I. will transform companies and industries.

- Learn A.I. signals, trends & scenarios – See how A.I. is evolving how industries work. See how your workforce will supercharge their capabilities using A.I., spatial computing and other technologies;

- See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are applying A.I. and futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.