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Nikolas Badminton Keynote Speaker

Futurist Speaker
Author, Facing Our Futures
Executive Advisor

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Nikolas Badminton's Biography

Nikolas Badminton mentors top executives and the highest levels of government to explore desirable futures, anticipate opportunities, and strengthen strategic planning.

Badminton has spent 30+ years working with leadership at over 450 leading organizations to ignite imagination, build anticipation and supercharge strategic planning – including NASA, Disney, United Nations, Google, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, WM, JP Morgan CHASE, VISA, TD Bank, American Express, McDonalds, Mondelez International, Procter & Gamble, US Department of State, BISCI, ISACA, Rolls Royce, UK Home Office, and many more.

Nikolas’ essential research has been featured by the BBC, VICE, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Business Insider, Forbes, Sunday Telegraph and many others. He was a key advisor to the ‘Age of AI’ series with Robert Downey Jr, and appears in the Franklin Institute’s series ‘2050’.

Facing Our Futures: Looking to 2030 and Beyond

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.

Client takeaways:

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.

The A.I. Leader: Create Incredible Productivity, Profit & 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 a 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.

Supercharge Innovation: Creating a Brave New World

What if we create a company-wide culture of innovation that uncovers new opportunities, and drives incredible growth?

Organizations desire to be innovative in the evolution of their products and services, and in solving of real world problems. Innovation often seen as a new tech or process opportunity however it’s a shift in how we obsess over problems and look at the incredible futures ahead of us.

Nikolas will show you steps to take in building a culture of innovation, and the inspirational stories of those doing it. He will also show you how to fuel new ideas in your organization and apply futures thinking to de-risk the innovation process and create incredible roadmaps for change. He will show you how that supercharges thinking that drive increased revenues and explosive growth.

Client takeaways:

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

Learn innovation methods: New industry dynamics will be explored together that indicate how your workforce will augment their capabilities using A.I., spatial computing and other technologies.

See thought leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

Energy Transitions: Explore Renewable Energy Futures

What if we can gain foresight to master renewable energy opportunities?

Global and domestic markets are seeing economic shifts, growth and changing market dynamics through transformation of how we generate, distribute and consume energy. Our renewable energy economy is being accelerated by policy, competition, new innovation and research ecosystems powered by data, AI, and automated systems that present new opportunities for efficiency and growth.

Nikolas will show you how progressive leaders embrace futures exploration and take action to plan for what comes next in energy independence, electrification of infrastructure and transportation, and global sustainability.

Client takeaways:

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

Learn about future energy ecosystems: We will see how solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and storage solutions combine to create new energy industry dynamics.

See thought leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

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Comments & Testimonials

Nik really knows how to immediately engage and inspire an audience. His insight, foresight and expertise is invitational in nature, and inspires them in a way that energizes the growth mindset and punctuates a “WHAT IF” mentality. We loved his work.

Walt Disney

Nik is not just an incredible presenter. He grabs the audience's attention and doesn’t let go. So many of our partners told us they had never examined the future of their business in such a thought provoking way.

Intel

Nik brought a provocative point of view on how AI and the new large compute areas shift the way we approach future product framing. We highly recommend Nik!

Verizon