David Houle

In his most requested keynote speech, futurist Houle identifies and explains the new age we have entered. Providing a quick look back at the span of human history, Houle places special emphasis on the transformative changes over the past 20 years. He then identifies the dynamics shaping our world now and those that will shape it for the next 10-20 years, known as "The Shift Age." Houle leaves audiences with suggestions for how to prepare for and adapt to this new era. This is a "big picture" speech that is relevant to any group or organization.

Houle has called 2010-2020 the "Transformation Decade." This stimulating presentation looks at the trends that are and will be affecting our world until the year 2020. Examining technology, the workplace, healthcare, energy, leadership and management, this forward-focused keynote highlights the incredible developments and innovations that will alter our lives and provides a timeline for the economic and political reorganization that lies ahead.

A thought-provoking and mind-expanding keynote presentation, "Trends 2010-2010" will put into context all the disruptions and transformations we are experiencing.

"Future Wow" is a brand-new presentation that offers a high-level look into the future from futurist and keynote speaker David Houle. In this talk, he answers questions like: Why is this time so disruptive? Why is this such a time of transformation? What lies ahead for humanity in the next 15-20 years? Why might we be moving toward the dawn of new age of transformation? After this presentation, audiences will walk away uttering a collective "wow!"

Houle puts global warming in perspective as to how it should be viewed and the opportunity it represents. Having collaborated and interacted with some of the greatest energy scientists in the world today, Houle presents a vision of what the global and domestic future of energy can be and what it might look like. Predictions are augmented with timelines and discussions of the transformation of energy that is ahead. This presentation is high-level and informative, a visionary view of one of the most profound issues facing humanity.

In this informative keynote speech, Houle defines what "leading with vision" means. Providing personal and public examples of leading with vision, Houle shows how those leaders changed the world, changed a business or changed a market. He explains why it is important to be slightly ahead of the curve as opposed to any other place in the curve, be it a curve of innovation, historical inevitability or just a new product category. This speech emphasizes how vision and leadership can create unparalleled motivation.

Futurist and keynote speaker David Houle presents the generational future of America 2010-2050. The Millennials and Digital Natives, the two future-facing generations, together will be two million larger in number than the Baby Boomers. For this reason alone they must be studied as they will generationally define America for the next 40 years, as the Boomers defined the last 40 years.

Houle defines the characteristics of the Millennials, the values they hold, the value they bring to the workplace, and the issues they have raised there. He suggests ways that Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers can adapt to and best utilize the unique skills and dynamics of the the Millennial Generation. He takes a look ahead at how this generation will reshape the work place, the economy and the culture.

Houle then presents the Digital Natives. They are the first generation to be born into the digital landscape. That means that all of us older than 20 are immigrants to this new landscape. This generation, our children, will be one of the most transformative generations in our country's history as they are truly different. They will closely follow the Millennials in creating the future of America for the next 40 years. To look at these two generations is to look at our country's future.