Futurist.com: Futurist Speaker Glen Hiemstra

Futurist.com Launches New-Look Website

Today marked the successful launch of the new look for Futurist.com, my home as a futurist speaker and consultant. This new Wordpress-based theme provides a cleaner and up-to-date interface, and robust options in continuing to improve the user experience.
I am particularly pleased that we’ve been able to better organize the blog and the older [...]

Future of Sports – quoted in New York Times

Among several New Year articles for which I was interviewed, and which I’ll summarize tomorrow in addition to laying out my outlook for 2010, this New York Times article by Harvey Araton stands out. Mr. Araton is a features columnist who asked what may happen with pro sports in the next decade. See [...]

Blue Mars is coming – improved shared 3D experience on the Web

Someday has arrived.
Someday the net will enable robust, shared 3D experiences.
Someday robust, shared 3D experiences will be secure and stable.
Someday robust, shared 3D experiences that are secure and stable will be relatively simple to produce using mostly off-the-shelf and familiar tools.
Someday robust, shared 3D experiences that are secure and stable, created with off-the-shelf, familiar tools [...]

Future of Travel and Tourism

Last week I spoke to the Travel and Tourism Research Association on alternative futures for travel and tourism. It was the 40th Annual Conference of the association, held in Honolulu, and my appearance was coordinated by Goldstar Speakers. The key slides from my brief program are available for download via Slideshare.
I asked where [...]

Large Scale Innovation

Recently I’ve begun to get acquainted with Dr. John Kao, and a project he has begun to encourage “large scale innovation” in the world.
Dr. Kao is a former Harvard Business School professor, best known for his books Jamming: The art and discipline of business creativity, and Innovation Nation. His new project, the Institute for [...]

The Futurist.com Team

A selection of interviews with the Futurist.com team on the Millennial Generation, 21st century creativity, future trends and science fiction.
Glen Hiemstra interviews Amy Frazier on 21st Century Creativity:

More on Amy Frazier’s programs on creativity.
Glen Hiemstra interviews Kanna Hudson on The Millennial Generation:

More on Kanna Hudson’s programs on the Millennial Generation.
Amy Frazier interviews Kanna Hudson on [...]

20 Inventions for the Next 10 Years

An article for which I was interviewed, “twenty inventions for the next 10 years,” originally appearing in Business Week as part of the Innovations of the Future piece by Damian Joseph, has been picked up by both Yahoo Finance, and interestingly, translated and picked up in Vietnam, in Saigon Online. Check them out in [...]

Futurist Speaker: Keynote Speeches by Glen Hiemstra

Once you hear Glen Hiemstra speak, the future will never look the same.
Start here if you would like information on keynote speeches. Keynotes are customized for your audience. Click here for a list of popular keynote topics.
Glen Hiemstra Keynote Sample Video

Photo: Glen Addresses an Economic Forecast Conference

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Futurist Consulting

Consulting services at Futurist.com are designed to help you dig deeper into the process of creating your image of the preferred future.
• Think Tanks
• Preferred Future and Scenario Planning
Think Tanks

Futurist.com works with companies or associations to develop a single Think Tank event, or a series of them. We identify important areas of [...]

Kanna Hudson’s Biography

Kanna presents programs on The Millennial Generation. A former professional academic counselor, Kanna worked with Millennial college students in conversation about their dreams, values, and futures. As an instructor at the University of Washington, she designed and instructed courses for Millennial college students on making the most of college and preparing for adult life. She [...]