The Future
Starts Here

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PreProgram Questionnaire

Topic Checklist

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Topic Checklist

Each of Dave's talks is crafted to educate as well as entertain. Please help him design a great one by indicating on a scale of 1 (skip it!) to 10 (yes, tell me more!) what you want Dave to share with your audience. It will also help if you send background information and recommended readings so he can select issues and trends relevant to the life and work of those in the audience.

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How to think like a futurist

This segment explains a little bit of background for both Dave and the field of futurism. It sets the stage and helps explain why a futurist has something important to say.

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History and progress

History proves that not all change is progress and sometimes the future is overrated. When faced with the overwhelming speed of change, people also need the calm of continuity and reminders of what is timeless.

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Technology

From contact lenses with built-in digital displays to the automation of your job, this segment will change the way you think about those little silicon chips that now vastly outnumber people. Does technology rule?

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Economics

No, not number stuff, but the themes and patterns in today's economy of instant gratification, unlimited choices, too little time, global communication and too much information.

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Work and the workplace

So where are we going to work, what are we going to work on and what are the motivations for working in the future?

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Health Care

From automating doctors and nurses to pharmacogenomics (say it with me) there isn't a person alive (or cryogenically suspended) who isn't interested in this one– and worried about it.

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Demographics

Teenagers are, like, going to be your future employees and future consumers and, like, don't you want to know what they're thinking and where they're coming from? There are other demographic groups besides teenagers and Dave can talk about them too.

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Education

From distance learning to downloading your medical diagnosis off the Net, the trends affecting education are making it the largest single industry in the US. Do you want to learn more?

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Design and Innovation

How we design products, services, systems, organizations and experiences determine their economic and cultural value. It's at the center of your success or failure. Designers and MBAs will compete for the same jobs.

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Modern times

This segment looks at how we use and misuse all the different cultural and technological advances. From tele-isolation and hyperliving to digital dating and genome mapping, it's the future shock they used to warn us about.

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Presentation Style

Are you looking to have your audience entertained or educated? Every talk needs both, so what's the happy mix for you? Indicate in the space provided what will work best for your audience.

Suggestions for other future trends & issues

Are there other topics that you'd like Dave to include? Make a note of them here to discuss during his client interview.

Notes

If you prefer, you can download a PDF version of the Topic Checklist.

"On behalf of all JHA employees, I would like to thank you for your commitment and dedication to making the 2000 DYNAMICS of DISability a professional and informative seminar."
— Marcy Updike, Market Research Manager, John Hewitt and Associates

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