WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.™
Business Futurist focused on The Investable Future
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Jonathan helps you win
THE INVESTABLE FUTURE
by answering 3 vital questions.
WHY YOUR FUTURE IS CHANGING
How AI, economics, social and geopolitical change impact what’s possible over the next five years.
WHY
WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
The science-based frameworks that will create the best outcomes for your business, your family and your life.
WHAT
HOW TO START
The small actions you can take today, over the next year and the next three to win when your world changes.
HOW
Longterm Visioning in the Food Industry
This video is based on a workshop Jonathan’s team facilitated for the Culinary Institute of America’s Future of Food conference.
US Pavilion, Expo Milano
Led content development and design of 27,000 SQF of exhibits about the US role in the future of the food system.
The Business Futurist™
I’ve been called many things:
AI Inventor
Keynote Speaker
Fortune 50 Executive
Best Selling Author
Research Chef
At my core, I’m a practical futurist. My grandfather was a dustbowl farmer and I grew up on the factory floor of my family’s manufacturing firm.
I have worked across the food industry, as CEO of CCD Innovation, one of the leading food innovation firms. The company has invented hundreds of in market FCPG and QSR products for companies ranging from McDonalds to Pepsico. Working with the US State Department to map the US Food System, with innovative farms, like The Chef’s Garden, an originator of the food as Farmacy movement. I’ve worked with the Culinary Institute of America and the MIT Media Lab on mapping the future of the food system and on menu development with Michelin Star Chefs. I led exhibits and content development for the 2015 US Pavilion at the 2015 World’s Fair (Expo Milano), which was focused on explaining the US food system and it’s role in feeding the planet through 2040.
From AI to geopolitics to demographics, I open your audience to the broad social, economic and technological trends we face today and leave them empowered with actionable tools.
As the global futurist at HP, I directed long-term strategy. I’m also an advisor to the CEO at Frost & Sullivan, one of the largest global private manufacturing technology intelligence agencies. While serving as the Senior Fellow at the HBR China New Growth Institute, I’ve gained a deep awareness of East Asian markets. These roles led me to author the international bestseller, Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change (McGraw-Hill).
As a food industry futurist, facilitator and keynote speaker, I’ll not only outline how your audience can navigate change; I’ll take them on a journey into the intricate science of solutions engineering, managing change, and creating dynamic growth strategies that leverage disruption.
With each speaking engagement, I dive deep into the unique challenges facing your audience and present a path to growth.
Simply put, I’ll enable you to find certainty in uncertain times, leaving you with the tools you need to reshape your future without allowing it to reshape your mission.
Jonathan, Vision in Action
New products invented by companies
New line revenue generated for clients ranging from Pepsico to Samsung
Businesses transformed in 15 years
