Looking Over the Horizon to Anticipate Future Business Development Opportunities

Part of Innovate New Albany's new 'TIGER Talks' series; TIGER Topics include Technology, Innovation, Growth, Entrepreneurship, & Responsibility. This presentation: Hockey great Wayne Gretzky claimed that the secret of his success was that he skated to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been. David Staley will discuss three broad trends to give us an idea of where the puck is going to be: 1. Platform Capitalism, or What Business are Amazon and Google in Anyway? 2. Consumerism 2.0: from Things to Experiences 3. The Baby Boomers Aren't Done Yet By understanding the direction of these trends we can better leverage them for proactive business development. David J. Staley is President of Columbus Futurists and is an Associate Professor of History and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Design at The Ohio State University. He has co-hosted TEDxColumbus, and writes the monthly futures column 'Next' for Columbus Underground. His most recent book is Brain, Mind and Internet: A Deep History and Future. He frequently consults with organizations on strategic foresight and strategy design. See more and register at: http://www.innovatenewalbany.org/events/266/looking-over-the-horizon-to-anticipate-future-business-development-opportunities/#sthash.RU3iJ30K.dpuf