The future is not a destination, new ones emerge every single day. But what does it really mean to actively engage with and lead in the face of that uncertainty? In this keynote, Angela will unpack the very near and far future realities organizations are having to contend with, the forces and key trends shaping these futures, and will share the process of Futurecasting to lead in the face of radical and continuous change.

Organizations are confronting societal and environmental urgencies and contending with how to respond. Consumers are decisively choosing to support companies who lead and act with purpose. This keynote will cover how to innovate with purpose: building not only what’s new and what’s next but also thinking systemically about the consequences, the values, and the larger futures that our innovations will contribute to.

Optimism is a necessary component to ensure the future of any organization. We can’t build, what we couldn’t even imagine or have the foresight to see as viable alternatives in the first place. Yet in today’s world, people have an easier time imagining existential threats and collapse than the meaningful, desirable alternatives that would keep us from that fate: where we can look at each other and say if we want this, we can build this. In this keynote, Angela will share why and how building a culture of optimism is critical to an organization’s success. She will frame what optimism actually means in the first place and why it should not be defined as what’s frictionless and familiar, but instead how friction and wrestling with the unknown is a catalyzing force to shape a more innovative, collaborative and future-facing culture.