The Role of Futurists: Helping Organizations Plan a Path Forward
September 15, 2020
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham
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The buzz: “Futurology is concerned with ‘three P's and a W’, i.e. ‘possible, probable, and preferable’ futures, plus ‘wildcards’, which are low-probability, high-impact events, should they occur In The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin distinguished futurology – the business of prophets, clairvoyants, and futurists – from novelists, whose ‘business is lying.’” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurist From 2000 to January 2020, the business world was changing rapidly. Then Covid-19 hit and the rate intensified. Uncertainty soared and continues. Some companies were prepared for disruption. Others may never recover. Forward-thinking companies engaged futurists to predict and assess trends. What do futurists really do for business organizations? Once the pandemic hit, how well did they predict its impact? Can they help companies protect themselves for the future? We’ll ask futurists Mike Bechtel at Deloitte, and Timo Elliott and Tom Raftery at SAP to explain their role and share insights.
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Bonnie D. Graham
Bonnie D. Graham produced and hosted her first live talk radio show in 1998 on AM1240–WGBB, Long Island, NY’s oldest terrestrial radio station. A few years later, she moved from terrestrial to Internet radio with her author interview show, “Up Close and Personal.” In 2011, working at the enterprise software leader SAP, she developed the concept for a weekly live global business thought leadership roundtable series on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel – and launched “Coffee Break with Game-Changers” on October 5, 2011. Over the next nine years, Bonnie D. created, produced and hosted 46 additional SAP series on the Business Channel, attracting millions of listeners around the world. Since becoming an independent broadcaster in 2019, she has developed and hosted live radio and podcast series on the Business Channel for eight additional organizations, as well as her own weekly series, “Read My Lips: Cool Conversations with Creatives with akaRadioRed,” on the Empowerment Channel. In 2023, her live-streaming “Technology Revolution: The Future of Now” series was ranked No. 6 on FeedSpot’s Top 70 Technology Podcasts to Listen to in 2023. What powers Bonnie D.’s passion for radio? She “loves speaking with smart people!”
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