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Daniel Burrus

Futurist and Business Strategist

Daniel Burrus is considered one of the world's leading futurists on global trends and innovation. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest demand as a speaker. He is a strategic advisor to executives from Fortune 500 companies, helping them to develop game-changing strategies based on his proven methodologies for capitalizing on technology innovations and their future impact. His client list includes companies such as Microsoft, GE, American Express, Google, Toshiba, Procter & Gamble, Honda, and IBM. He is the author of six books, including The New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller Flash Foresight: How To See The Invisible and Do The Impossible, as well as the international best-seller Technotrends.

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Virtualization: A Way To Do Much More With Much Less and With Greater Agility
How virtualization and cloud computing is transforming the business world. 
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The High Risk of a ‘Wait and See’ Approach
Chances are your company is one of the many taking a “wait and see” approach to one or more business issues right now. The approach plays out like this: “Should […]
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How to Use Time Travel to Succeed Now and in the Future
Did you know that time travel was possible? It really is. For example, you can visit remote parts of the Amazon River and meet people who are living just as […]
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Ultra-Intelligent Electronic Agents Will Shape the Future – Is Your Company Ready?
Ever since our first digital search we’ve all spent increasing amounts of time on the web looking for the information we need. Since most of us are in a hurry, […]
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How to Find Certainty in an Uncertain World
Daniel Burrus says there are clear ways to predict the future in an uncertain world. You need to unplug yourself from the present and look at examples of linear change […]
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Today’s Technology is Getting Smarter Producing Amazing New Opportunities
Most people agree that our technology is getting smarter, but most don’t realize just how smart.
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Using the Power of Certainty to Drive Sales Success
When it comes to selling, nothing is more important than the power of certainty. After all, when potential customers or clients are uncertain, they hesitate. They don’t want to move […]
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Using The Power of Certainty to Drive Growth in an Uncertain World
In times of unprecedented change and uncertainty, we need to ask ourselves what are we certain about?
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Want to Save the Manufacturing Sector? It’s Time to Embrace the Principles of Next Generation Manufacturing
Like most industries, the manufacturing sector is transforming rapidly. Because of recent technological advances and globalization, U.S. manufacturing is facing intense international competition, increasing market volatility and complexity, a declining […]
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Use Hard Trends to Create Your Company’s New Cash Cow
Most companies begin with a flash of foresight that leads to an innovation. They come out with a new product or service that satisfies an unmet need, or better yet, […]
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Leverage Technology to Increase Your Organization’s Human Factor
We live in an amazing era of technology-driven transformation that’s redefining how we sell, market, communicate, collaborate, innovate, train, and educate—all in an amazingly short period of time. With that […]
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20 Game-Changing Technology Trends That Will Create Both Disruption and Opportunity on a Global Level
Technology is always evolving. That’s why smart organizations stay ahead of the trends by anticipating them, adapting them to their unique environment before the competition does, and ultimately enabling the organization to profit from them. 
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V for Virtualization
Virtualization is the hottest new technotrend, with everything from commerce and supply chain management to storage and processing power migrating into the cloud and into virtual realities.
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