CEO
What is your role?
I'm the founder and CEO of futurethink. My goal is to help organizations better anticipate and capitalize on the future. To help in this quest, my savvy team of seasoned innovators, trained futurists and I spent the past 20 years developing the largest database of innovation research and tools in the world.
I like to immerse myself in the world of foresight and innovation. In addition to running futurethink and lecturing, I serve as a strategic advisor for the Institute for Triple Helix Innovation think tank, which is funded by Senator Inouye of Hawaii and is the only innovation initiative of its kind within the U.S. government. I also sit on the advisory boards of the Institute of Direct Marketing in London, The Women’s Congress, the membership board of the Association of Professional Futurists, and a member of the World Future Society. I’ve been privileged to serve as a finalist judge at the annual Idea Crossing Innovation Challenge and FIT’s innovation challenge (co-created with futurethink), have taught marketing and creativity at American University, and serve as a faculty member of the American Management Association.
What’s your story?
My belief is that everyone has the power to create change and be innovative, they just need to know how.
I began my career at Leo Burnett in Chicago, where I developed an appetite for marrying strategically-driven ideas with forward-thinking themes. I went on to start my own strategic planning firm, Strategic InSites, and then a marketing and branding firm, Harvest Partners, before focusing solely on the innovation space with my latest venture - futurethink.
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Lead Trainer and Facilitator
What’s your story? What brought you to futurethink?
I came to futurethink through a friend. I was pondering what to do with my future.
What are your areas of expertise?
My areas of expertise include adult and active learning, engaging facilitation, and transfer of learning.
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Lead Futurist and Facilitator
At futurethink I'm responsible for…
Keeping an eye on the future. In addition to building general future-focused knowledge for futurethink, I also co-write our Futurist Reports and develop and lead the firm’s Foresight training courses as well as facilitate our "Future Of" Scenario Planning workshops.
I am a Board member of the Association of Professional Futurists and a co-author, with Rohit Talwar, on Designing Your Future (2008) a Fast Futures / ASAE publication. I'm also the Founding Editor of The Energy Roadmap.com - a futures-focused blog exploring the cross sections where energy meets industry, transportation, design and society.
What’s your story? What brought you to futurethink?
I came to futurethink after holding positions within boutique futures consultancy firms which helped to set direction for major corporations, and a strategic think tank that worked with business-civic leaders on long term regional issues.
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Lead Writer
What is your role?
Putting the brilliance of the futurethink team into words.
What’s your story? What brought you to futurethink?
I spent twelve years as a marketing executive for Fortune 500 firms. During that time, I had the lucky opportunity to meet Lisa and engage futurethink to provide innovation guidance for my company. When I left the corporate world to launch my own consulting practice in early 2005, I jumped at the chance to partner with futurethink to help organizations achieve business breakthroughs through practical innovation.
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