Services
Speaker
James is an experienced speaker having delivered keynotes for government, private sector, community, and student audiences. Here is a small selection of the topics James can deliver for you:
Topic 1: How to see the future
A primer in futures-thinking designed to introduce basic foresight concepts and tools and help grapple with uncertainty and widen perception about what’s possible by looking more carefully at what’s happening today. So much potential for positive change is hiding in plain sight.
Who is this talk for?
Those interested in increasing their sense of agency in an uncertain world, be professionally or personally, in the workplace or at home, through learning to see the real and present possibilities that are present today.
Topic 2: Taking AI personally
An exploration of the rapidly evolving field of personal AI assistants, tutors and companions and its implications for the way we work and learn, and how it could both threaten and amplify our social world be it at work, home or in the wider community.
Who is this talk for?
Those interested in the intersection of cutting-edge AI technologies and work, education, family, and mental health.
Topic 3: The future of being human
In the age of AI, many are asking ‘what will be left for humans to do?’. This provocative and hopeful talk is designed as an antidote to this question and the great uncertainties of this historic moment, diving deep into history and science to overturn our assumptions about intelligence and what it means to be human.
Who is this talk for?
Those interested in AI and its implications for the future of work, education, and for those seeking clarity on what it means to be fully human.
Bespoke keynotes
James can also work with you to develop bespoke talks for your specific event and organisational or audience needs and interests.
Strategic foresight
Scanning & trend analysis
A seasoned signal-spotter, James specialises in identifying and analysing emerging trends and changes in your environment. He uses cutting-edge methodologies to identify patterns of change early, analyse their implications, and help organisations anticipate future challenges and opportunities, and adapt to an evolving landscape.
Scenarios
James has 15 years experience in developing scenarios that help leaders and innovators generate ideas for action and catalyse decision making under conditions of uncertainty. Scenarios are windows into potential futures that can inspire ideas, innovation, or inform strategic decision making. James collaborates with clients to create bespoke, rigorously researched and richly detailed narrative scenarios or immersive workshops designed to deeply engage decision makers and enable rigorous and creative strategy development or ideation.