Lectures, slides and videos by Patrick Dixon

How to change your world! Manage teams, transform public sector workers:...

2011-07-21T11:54:00.000-07:00

How to make things happen. Personal story from cancer doctor to starting an international AIDS charity, to bringing change inside large organisations. Successes and failures and how we learn from them. Patrick Dixon -- conference keynote speaker -- presentation for Welsh Parliament to public sector workers -- police officers, fire service, local councils, municipal authorities, teachers, social workers, health visitors, care assistants, community officers, health and safety advisors, government contractors and service providers. Changing culture, challenging structures and attitudes. Story of ACET -- AIDS Care Education and Training and how Patrick Dixon started the AIDS organization as a care programme from home. How the NHS (health service) and social services in UK failed people living with HIV, affected by AIDS. Practical leadership lessons in change management for public sector workers. Team leadership and motivation to change working practices.

Connect with your audience! Great Corporate Events - Leadership Keynote ...

2011-07-20T02:30:00.000-07:00

Advice for keynote speakers, organising corporate events. Planning event programmes, choosing great keynote speakers. Using electronic polling and e-messaging in conferences. Customer + team passion, change management - leadership styles to change teams, structures, processes, organisations, businesses. Take hold of your future: emotions. Lessons from the past in trends analysis, growth strategies, leadership training, motivational speaker. Patrick Dixon biography, bio, cv - ranked one of world's 20 most influential business thinkers alive today (Thinkers 50 2005) Great events change people: 4,500 event organisers(MPI. Keynote conference speaker (MPI).Future corporate events: motivational leadership programmes, executive education, team development, innovation seminars, strategy workshops, consumer groups, marketing forums, competitor analysis think tanks, team building exercises and motivational client events.

World-Class Events! Experience, Lighting, Stage, Powerpoint, Retail, Mar...

2011-07-20T00:59:00.000-07:00

Experience matters: lighting and staging of live shows, event production team tips. How to produce a world-class corporate event. Advice for event organisers, conference organisers. Busking, smell, taste, being there, multimedia, £D marketing, immersion experiences. Future of face-to-face marketing, selling, customer relationship development. Future of travel and tourism, holidays and cruise. Future of entertainment, fashion, media and film or cinema. Future of the music industry, EMI, Sony and live musical performances. Live theatre and theatre audiences. Great leadership - connect with audience passion. How to give world-class powerpoint presentations How to wow your audience as CEO or Chairman at an annual corporate event. How to win customers, social media networks, and communicate vision at corporate events. How to structure your presentation, using embedded videos, images, multimedia content. Common powerpoint mistakes. Death by Powerpoint. How to lose audience attention. How to make a speech and how to give a world-class lecture.

Wow! Experience is everything in presenting to customers, consumers, tea...

2011-07-19T11:50:00.000-07:00

Experience matters: live shows, busking, smell, taste, being there, multimedia, £D marketing, immersion experiences. Future of face-to-face marketing, selling, customer relationship development. Future of travel and tourism, holidays and cruise. Future of entertainment, fashion, media and film or cinema. Future of the music industry, EMI, Sony and live musical performances. Thumb test. Live theatre and theatre audiences. Great leadership - connect with audience passion. How to give world-class powerpoint presentations How to wow your audience as CEO or Chairman at an annual corporate event. How to win customers, social media networks, and communicate vision at corporate events. How to structure your presentation, using embedded videos, images, multimedia content. Common powerpoint mistakes. Death by Powerpoint. How to lose audience attention. How to make a speech and how to give a world-class lecture. How to prepare a talk. How to communicate with an audience.

Future of Emerging Markets - Business Trends - Futurist conference keyno...

2011-05-11T10:00:00.000-07:00

Future trends and business success in emerging markets, especially India and China. Futurist. Rise of new multinationals, future of telecom, future of banking and financial services, future of insurance, future of aluminium, carbon black and other commodities, future of textiles, manufacturing. Future of retail industry in India and India retail chains. New global giants. Rapid consolidation, mergers and acquisitions. Future of motivation, war for talent, outsourcing, offshoring and winning the war for talent. Work-life balance, making a difference, corporate and social responsibility, (CSR), community involvement. Climate change and carbon neutral business, reducing carbon footprint and carbon use. Energy audit. Cause-related marketing. Six Sigma and business excellence. Benchmarking and innovation. Conference keynote speech for Aditya Birla Chairman Awards by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist and author. Issues relating to business success in China, India, Russia, Singapore, Hong kong, Malaysia, Brazil, BRICS economies, Indonesia, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Baltic States, Middle East. Thailand, Global economic impact of emerging markets GPD growth. Leadership, motivation and change management, technology, mobile phones, web and internet business use, consumer trends, lifestyles, fashions and brands. Future of marketing, wholesale, distribution and logistics.

Sustainagility and the environment

2010-05-07T04:09:00.001-07:00

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube videoSustainagility is about how smart innovation and agile business will help protect the world, in practical ways and at affordable cost. Title of new book by Patrick Dixon and Johan Gorecki. The $40 trillion green technology boom: winners and losers in the race to develop new greener products and services. Sustainagility covers the future of energy, manufacturing, cities, transport, food, forests, water. Sustainagility describes major consumer and lifestyle shifts which will dominate the next 30 years.

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Future of conferences, workshops and seminars - keynote for 4,500 people (MPI)

2008-08-12T19:04:00.000-07:00

Outline of opening keynote to 4,500 people at MPI conference in Las Vegas by Dr Patrick Dixon.

Slides of MPI keynote and video

Future of corporate events, conferences, workshops and seminars. How the conference world will change. Impact of new technologies, increasing globalization, economic instability and growing concerns about carbon footprints / climate change.

Corporate event management is about to experience a revolution which presents exciting opportunities but also many significant dangers. Event organizers will be at the cutting edge of corporate transformation – and the faster things change, the more central your role will become. So when we look back in 2020, who turned out to be the bright stars of the future, who re-invented the industry, and why?

One of the greatest risks in any organization is institutional blindness – when we lose perspective about things which are obvious to those outside our team, corporation or industry. Risk of institutional blindness amongst professional event organizers, at a time of rapid global transformation. Correcting institutional blindness, giving a wider picture, is a vital part of every corporate gathering.

Meeting professionals and learning departments – opportunities for closer collaboration or even fusion into one-stop shops for ultimate learning experiences. How greatest opportunities in future will often come by far closer creative partnerships. Opportunties for outsourcing – but dangers also in outsourcing corporate thinking and strategy development – because so influenced by forum / event management / intellectual capital.

Why most conference formats are still stuck in a late-twentieth century time-warp. What has really changed in the last 15 years apart from Powerpoint replacing 35mm slides - and a few more videos? Corporate events can be the most powerful and time-effective drivers of business success - but can also be the greatest wasters of time and energy. So what does a third millennial corporate conferencing industry look like, in a world increasingly driven by time-pressures, online communities and networks, where attentions span is measured in seconds and multi-tasking in meetings is normal.

Why corporations are going to be far more sensitive about the “total opportunity cost” of meetings than in the past. Growing need to prove tangible value, measurable benefits to individual executives and the whole organization. Need for sharper definition of meeting purpose, clearer aims and objectives, and why organizations will be under pressure to achieve multiple objectives during the same time-frame eg client events scheduled alongside internal meetings.

Why audience experience is even more critical in an increasingly virtual world where delegates really want to breath the same air, feel, touch, engage and be changed. We should be thinking about “theatre”, while most conferences have more in common with classroom, lecture or (badly made) TV program. (More on this later).

Life’s too short to waste on things that don’t matter, that we are not passionate about. Why the future of conferencing is about emotion: engaging with issues that are of immense significance to participants, things they really care about.

Ideas can be read about, researched, Googled and the rest – but we are about changing people’s minds and how they feel – which is entirely different. Gather people together for a life-changing experience, not to force-feed their minds with data sheets and graphs.

Does it really matter to me? Simple test for every speaker and every part of every presentation. Am I really passionate about this? If not, dump the slide and move on. Don’t expect the audience to care either and why waste their time, they can get it all online.

Why tribalism is vital to business success and every event builds a tribe: every brand is a tribe, every team creates a new tribe, every customer group is a tribe and every corporation is a tribe of tribes. The reason most mergers destroy shareholder value is that the Excell spreadsheet numbers stacked up fine but the tribes did not. The stronger your tribe, the stronger your business will be – customer loyalty, staff loyalty, war for talent. Conferences are one of the most effective strategies for building tribal identity, and tribal gatherings will be vitally important in future. Five ways to turn your events into more effective tribe builders.

Using virtual teams and websites to prepare participants for an event, shape future events with participant input, and deliver stronger results.

Key question: who is making the decisions about who attends your meetings? If people were given a totally free choice, would they chose to attend at all, and if so, for how long? Are they attending entirely as a free choice or to be seen, to get on, to play their cards right?

Work-life balance impact on conference planning. How career objectives are changing and why work-life balance is now number one or two career priority. How conference organizers have often failed to keep pace with growing angst over time away from home. What it all means for program design, location, length, timing of start and weekend travel.

Third millennial clients events – new shapes and strategies for new situations. Expect growing demand for premium client events, positioning corporation as thought-leader rather than merely as a smart organization with great products or services. Ever greater search for out-of-conference client experiences – risks and opportunities. Culture – but whose culture? One person’s heavenly experience is another person’s discomfort – or even embarrassment. Challenges with after dinner speakers, comedians (big risks), and conflict with other needs – enough time to talk at dinner to other guests. Opportunities for community experiences – eg table magic, busking musicians, roving entertainers…. May be great venue but 25 minutes each way in a coach?? Beautiful setting but pity the weather was so cold for outdoors reception – backup plan?

Difference between excellent event and truly world class is the elusive 0.5%. Expect huge efforts to discover a new formula – which will be difficult since part of the secret is constant innovation, creativity, the elusive element of surprise, the ability to outshine an audience’s expectations.

Why the details really matter: eg name badges too small or too low to be read from two metres away, hotel check-in with room details already printed and keys in envelopes, enough serving points for rapid coffee breaks to actually happen, free internet high speed wireless networking for all participants in all areas including hotel rooms (life’s too short), dinner tables that are not too large and round (ever tried talking to someone other than on immediate left or right – long thin tables win every time), name boards in front of participants on tables that are large enough to be read from a long distance away, very brief pre-reading – who really bothers when faced with going to bed at 3am on last night at home for a week?

From Lecture to theatre: why performance will be everything. Lectures are about imparting data but computers do that faster at home. Theatre is about engaging in a community experience, about changing how people feel as well as how they think. Lectures can be watched at home, TV programmes on a mobile on a train, but theatre requires total presence and demands audience commitment. People don’t drift into a performance late, nor rush out to take a call, nor do e-mails at the same time.

So what does it mean to create theatre out of a lecture? Lessons from theatre are many – but almost totally ignored by event organizers and presenters.

Seating is critical. Just think how much people will pay to be 5 rows nearer the action. Round tables are great for group work but almost useless for theatre. Raised seating can work wonders, theatre in the round or why not use a real theatre rather than try to create one in an old aircraft hanger or exhibition hall. Lighting is everything. Poor lighting means a disastrous show. Brilliant lighting engages and holds attention. Lighting creates atmosphere, tension, expectation, mood and focuses where the audience looks. Most hotel ballrooms are entirely unsuited to third millennial events – lighting is just one of their drawbacks. Movement creates an irresistible force – it is almost impossible to keep looking at a performer who is motionless, if another performer is moving rapidly across the stage. Staging – just look at the trouble rock concert organizers go to with stage extensions, and creative postioning, to allow performers to move right into an audience. Intimacy is created when a performer turns to address the audience directly – seen most powerfully in solo stage performances of plays.

All of these things can be developed at relatively low cost in medium and large sized venues. Turning lectures into theatre enhances the power of every idea, increases speed of understanding, assists memory, is interesting and entertaining. It requires joint planning by event creators, event designers, the performer (presenter) and the entire technical team.

The most important thing of all: informal networking. Then there is the most important part of conferencing which is not what goes on in sessions, but in informal meetings during every unstructured moment. How do we push this kind of activity up a level? Importance of virtual or physical message boards. Opportunities to integrate with what people already use eg SMS and mobile phones. Match-making with table or seat pre-allocations – when and where to do this.

Culture, language and jet lag. Radical approaches needed to biggest unsolved challenge for global teams: daylight. Issues in video conferencing, and short conference meetings. Need for creative timing of sessions – for example starting afternoon and ending at night if fits better with most body clocks. Form of torture is sleep deprivation in a prison cell. Variation on this is sleep deprivation in an important meeting. What language are you using, English? International English or American or British or Australian English (it really matters). What speed? Who is really going to take the translation (pride issues). How many languages are we using for the slides on screen?

Virtual conferences – how to make them happen better. Despite premium for breathing same air, expect more events to have virtual audiences grouped around a physical event. How to make video work for you. The most important rule is audience engagement and

The greatest tool is….. eye contact. 20 second demo in meetings – get everyone to turn to neighbor and talk about what they usually eat for breakfast – with no eye contact – look only at hair line…. Or eyebrows. It is a disturbing and strange experience. Welcome to video conferencing – screen in one place, camera above, no true eye contact in most cases. Same in video links with corporate events – watch audience light up when the speaker for a few moments turns direct to camera and talks to a remote site directly, returning to do the same regularly. (demonstrate this in my presentation – few seconds to do)

Second rule: pay attention to audience and speaker dynamics. If a speaker would usually pace the stage, don’t videolink them in sitting at a table in front of a microphone. Even better, display behind them an identical set to the one we would see on a huge screen if they were standing in front of us in the flesh right now. (demonstrate this in my presentation – few seconds to do).

Economic and environmental worries - impact on conferencing: Impact of economic instability – more short-termism in conference cycle management. Oil prices, dollar – euro and other issues likely to impact global conference planning. Why environmental decisions about your next events will be driven by emotion rather than science (which only gives us a range of guesses about life in 50 years time). Working out carbon-impact of your next event and why it really matters. How to future-proof your events from environmental critics. How some corporations will significantly alter pattern of corporate travel with new restrictions which will impact events. Carbon trading and offsetting – how it works, why it will be increasingly controversial (because of some rogue schemes) and why despite this it will become a key part of conference planning.

Emerging markets – the next big think in conferencing – obsessions by many corporate, opportunities for interesting and exotic new conference locations. Discovery programmes – total immersion in new experiences, kinds of organization, culture as tools for new learning and insight.

And finally – winning the war for talent – attracting next generation of high-flying, radical, creative thinkers with passion for excellence and world-class ability to make great things happen. The secret is purpose and the hunger to find it at work (surveys). It is not enough to pay more. Offering a better work-life balance is also not enough (though without it the best talent will often walk away). When people see that you are making a difference, that the world changes because of what you do, that lives are touched, careers energized, life-ambitions fulfilled, that organizations are transformed for the better and that people are empowered to take hold of their own future… then you will find you have the pick of the talent.

Take hold of your future events- or the events will take hold of you.

This is an extraordinary time to be alive – and through our events we are privileged to be guides to those who attend, as they seek answers for their own futures.

Future of Packaging Industry - and paper products - ...

2008-06-22T04:54:00.000-07:00

Future of plastics and competition with paper and cardboard in food and drink industry. Logistics, distribution, courier companies and supply chain management, packaging in manufacturing, wholseale and retail. Intelligent packaging and courier services.Video by futurist conference keynote speaker Patrick Dixon. Manufacturing demand for packaging. Alternative packaging and biodegradeable packaging. Pakcages: Resuseable cartons and recycling. Paper industry, packaging, cardboard, recycling, forests, forestry, newspapers, magazines, books, future, sustainable, sustainability, energy, paperless, intelligent, rfid, plastics

Concrete = 7% global CO2 emissions - global warming impact

2008-06-21T04:11:00.001-07:00

Cement production responsible for 7% global co2 emissions, 1 ton of concrete uses 1 ton of carbon, impact of real estate construction industry on global warming. Development of property, energy saving, life expectancy of buildings. Longevity extensions. Making buildings last longer before demolition. Lifetime energy consumption. Building regulations and government action to reduce global warming. Building offices, factories, high rise tower blocks, commercial real estate, schools, colleges, hosptals and homes, apartments and flats. Alternatives to concrete. E-crete polymer concrete. Expect widespread use in future of geoplymers such as E-crete, a product using power station waste, developed by Jannie Van Deventer, a chemical engineer at the University of Melbourne, and founder of Zeobond. If we replaced half the world's concrete production with e-crete it would save a billion tons of carbon dioxide in the next decade alone. E-crete is just one of thousands of examples of new innovation we can expect over the next five to ten years.... representing tens of thousands of new business opportunities, and billions of dollars of new revenues. Video by keynote conference speaker Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist and author of 12 books on global trends including Futurewise and Building a Better Business.
Concrete, e-crete, energy saving, construction industry, global warming, carbon emissions, energy consumption, lifetime energy, demolition, polymer, ash, power station waste, real estate development, precast, reinforced

11. Great Presentations - secrets - great lighting

2008-04-25T12:01:00.000-07:00

Secrets of successful corporate presentations. Great lighting and careful staging really matters for larger events. Keep powerpoint slides simple. How to use powerpoint. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.
Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide. Communicating with audiences.

10 Allow Questions - secrets of great presentations

2008-04-24T08:09:00.000-07:00

How to give great presentations -- part 10. Allow questions. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.
Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide

9. Fit into whole programme: secrets of great presentations

2008-04-23T08:08:00.000-07:00

How to give great presentations -- part 9. Keep your key messages in context of whole event. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.
Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide

8. Powerpoint Secrets of Great Presentations

2008-04-22T12:00:00.000-07:00

Secrets of successful corporate presentations. Keep powerpoint slides simple. How to use powerpoint. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.
Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide. Communicating with audiences.

7. Use lots of energy! Secrets of great presentations

2008-04-22T08:06:00.000-07:00

How to give great presentations -- part 7. Use lots of energy. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.
Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide

6 Move around -- secrets of great presentations

2008-04-21T08:04:00.000-07:00

How to give great presentations -- part 6. Movement is a really powerful way to keep audience focussed. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.
Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide

5 Repeat what works well -- secrets of great presentations

2008-04-20T08:02:00.000-07:00

How to give great presentations -- part 5. Repeat what works well. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.
Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide

4 Watch your audience -- secrets of great presentations

2008-04-19T08:01:00.000-07:00

How to give great presentations -- part 4. Watch your audience. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.
Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide

2 Know Your Audience -- secrets of great presentations

2008-04-18T07:59:00.000-07:00

How to give great presentations -- part 2. Know Your Audience. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.
Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide

3 Listen to event organiser: secrets of great presentations

2008-04-17T07:58:00.000-07:00

How to give great presentations -- part 1. Passion is everything. Secret of great keynote conference speeches. How to give great lectures. Powerful presentation tools and tips. How to use Powerpoint. How to reach an audience. Connect with audience emotion. Understand needs of audience. Watch audience responses. Keep close to event organisers. Prepare very carefully. Adapt key messages. Take care over humour, jokes and culture. Guide, conference preparation tips and tools. How to win an audience over. Keep messages simple and relevant. Guide to great presentations by Patrick Dixon, Futurist and keynote conference speaker -- has spoken to audiences in 50 nations, up to 4 countries a week, 30-2000 people each time, and ranked as one of the most influential business thinkers alive today.Presentations, lectures, conference, powerpoint, keynote, speech, event, workshop, seminar, prepare, success, tools, guide

Radical activism -- impact on education

2008-04-16T10:09:00.000-07:00

New radical single issue movements and impact on education. Passion and single issues such as global warming, abortion, human rights. Power of petitions, campaigning organisations. Politics. Governments. Why single issues are important in education. Video on future of education, high schools, colleges, universities, curriculum, trends, syllabus, exams, assessments, business schools, MBAs, degree courses - by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist conference keynote speaker for NAIS.

Globalisation -- educating students for a global future

2008-04-15T10:08:00.000-07:00

Most colleges and high schools teach a narrow view of world. Globalisation of economy, job market, outsourcing, impact of mobility of workforce. Preparing students for virtual offices, teams and corporations. Pressures on personal lives and work life balance from international travel. Teaching third millennial skills for virtual communication and virtual team leadership, motivation and winning the war for talent. Increasing productivity. Video on future of education, high schools, colleges, universities, curriculum, trends, syllabus, exams, assessments, business schools, MBAs, degree courses - by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist conference keynote speaker for NAIS.

Social and demographic / lifestyle trends -- impact on ...

2008-04-14T09:16:00.000-07:00

Need for students to understand demographic challenges, global challenges. Issues of injustice (perceived) and potential for future conflicts. Example of oil industry in Nigeria. Militant activists, moral passion, attacks, sabotage, kidnapping, security issues. Small numbers of activists will have huge power in tomorrow's world. Video on future of education, high schools, colleges, universities, curriculum, trends, syllabus, exams, assessments, business schools, MBAs, degree courses - by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist conference keynote speaker for NAIS.

Death of handwriting in education -- exams should test ...

2008-04-13T08:38:00.000-07:00

Handwriting in examinations is a stupid way to assess student knowledge in world which will continue to require keyboard skills. New style education needs to focus on how to find immediate answers to complex problems from a starting point of ignorance, using new technology. How education promotes useless skills and neglects primary requirements eg instant summary of state of knowledge, fine to draw heavily on existing material. But in education such a summary could be rejected as plagiarism. Video on future of education, high schools, colleges, universities, curriculum, trends, syllabus, exams, assessments, business schools, MBAs, degree courses - by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist conference keynote speaker for NAIS.

Why market research fails in education

2008-04-12T08:33:00.000-07:00

Market research of parents or pupils cannot tell you the future of education. Video on future of education, high schools, colleges, universities, curriculum, trends, syllabus, exams, assessments, business schools, MBAs, degree courses - by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist conference keynote speaker for NAIS.

Future of Education

2008-04-11T08:30:00.000-07:00

Future of schools, colleges, universities, education. Pupils need broader perspective. Preparation of children and teenagers for life. Syllabus and curriculum. Grades and exams. How examinations are poor test of workplace skills. Challenges of parents and teachers. Purpose of education. World changing faster than you can plan a syllabus. Teaching methods and trends. Teaching materials. Preparing students for uncertain world. Video on future of education, high schools, colleges, universities, curriculum, syllabus, exams, assessments, business schools, MBAs, degree courses - by Dr Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker for NAIS.

Six Faces of the Future

2008-04-10T05:03:00.000-07:00

People do crazy things under pressure - consumers + managers

2008-04-09T05:01:00.000-07:00

People do crazy things under pressure. Executives, consumers, shareholders, clients, workers all act irrationally, with emotion. Understand consumer choices. Win team loyalty and war for talent. Irrational and illogical customer decisions. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Trust is the most important thing you sell

2008-04-08T04:58:00.000-07:00

Trust, corporate image, brand, reputational risk, managing public relations. For banks and insurers trust is all you have to sell. Why consumer confidence and client relationship really matters. Why trust and business reputation takes 25 years to build yet can be lost with negative media in a day. Marketing, advertising messages. Negative media coverage. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Why ships will dominate global trade

2008-04-07T04:39:00.000-07:00

Ships and shipping, ports and globalisation. International trade and logistics. Just in time. Manufacturing supply chain management and distribution. Lorry, road, rail. Air freight and container ships. Container terminals and stock control management. Industry, emerging markets and developed world. Global trends. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Get passion in your business - motivation at work

2008-04-06T04:22:00.000-07:00

Motivation at work. Leadership. Leadership purpose, aims, strategy and objectives. Profits and profitability. Motivation to succeed and secrets of business success. Productivity and efficiency key. Workplace morale. Team dynamics and leadership styles. Business mission and vision. Business values and office culture. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Bottom of Pyramid - how business making money helps the poor

2008-04-05T04:21:00.000-07:00

How Hindustan Lever and other multinationals are selling low cost products to lower income consumers at the bottom of the wealth pyramid. Impact on banking, phone companies, consumer goods, manufacturers and retailers. Microloans, microfinance and micro insurance. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Leadership and motivation at work - conference speaker

2008-04-04T04:10:00.000-07:00

How to lead people so they feel passionate about your corporate goals. Change management and business objectives. Connect with passion. Why people follow leaders. Leadership styles and effective leadership. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Construction industry trends -- conference speaker

2008-04-03T04:07:00.000-07:00

Lifetime use of carbon in buildings. Polymer concrete reduction in carbon use. Real estate development. Energy saving and construction of commercial offices, property development, factories and residential buildings. Commodity inflation. New materials, e-concrete and concrete polymers. Building techniques, architects, surveyors, planning approval and government regulartions. Life expectancy of commercial buildings. Building techniques and intelligent buildings. Retro-fitting of commercial buildings. Built-in redundancy in construction industry. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

Funny video about baby using call centre

2008-04-02T04:03:00.000-07:00

Funny business video by Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon. Call centres make many people very angry - robot answering systems can destroy customer relationships. Most people want a human being to answer.

How do I keep up to date as a futurist?

2008-04-01T03:55:00.000-07:00

Keep informed on global trends. Understanding risk and opportunity. Key futuring methods and scenario methodologies. Building a future vision. Strategic planning and forsight. Take a fresh view on the world, watch people, learn all the time, be hungry to understand what does not at first make sense. You will be judged by your own track record of correctly anticipating important new trends. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

What is a futurist - by Patrick Dixon, conference speaker

2008-03-27T23:43:00.000-07:00

Video: All of us are genetically programmed to think about tomorrow, plan, develop strategies for survival of ourselves and our families. Futurist role to advise on corporate strategy, risk management and identifying new market opportunity. Risk of institutional blindness, need for external view on trends and future issues. Identifying trends, analyst research, scenario building, competitor analysis, listening to consumers, working with those at cutting edge of innovation.

Cure for diabetes?

2008-03-26T23:43:00.001-07:00

Video on: Could we find a cure for juvenile diabetes (different from type 2 adult diabetes). Health problems from raised blood sugar, insulin deficiency, nerve damage, blindness, heart disease, stroke, impotence and many other issues. Possible therapy using adult stem cells which produce natural human insulin in response to rise in blood sugar. Research with liver cells transforming into insulin secreting cells. Possible side effects. Growing type 2 diabetes among children and adults. Health care costs. conference keynote speaker and futurist.

Motivation, leadership business change management business

2008-03-12T14:50:00.001-07:00

Enjoy more than 100 of my videos. Over 60,000 views already on my video about how to make things happen. Connect with passion. Managing uncertainty with rapid change. Leadership styles. Why people get out of bed in the morning. How to motivate teams at work to do great things. Business management. Secret of leadership and ultimate leadership speech. Business ethics and values in corporations. Secrets of business success and increased productivity. Cutting costs. Increasing output. Adding shareholder value. Sustainable business success. Work life balance and lessons from non profits / volunteering. Why building a better world is such a powerful motivation. Lecture by Dr Patrick Dixon for MTN, author of Building a Better Business, Futurewise and conference speaker.Motivation at work. Leadership. Leadership purpose, aims, strategy and objectives. Profits and profitability. Motivation to succeed and secrets of business success. Productivity and efficiency key. Workplace morale. Team dynamics and leadership styles. Business mission and vision. Business values and office culture.

Why business has to make life better - values matter

2008-03-04T12:25:00.000-08:00

Values really matter. People want to make a difference and feel proud of who they work for. Aditya Birla example of corporate responsibility and community involvement. Increasing motivation, winning war for talent, staff and customer retention and stronger brand and corporate image. Work of AIDS charity ACET as expression of corporate responsibility. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

Motivation at Work - how to increase workplace motivation

2008-03-03T12:24:00.001-08:00

Motivation at work. People don't get passionate about shareholder value or business profits or excel spreadsheets. They get passionate and motivated about challenge, great teams, vision, important goals, having fun, about family and friends, about the community and world they live in. Connect with passion and you will motivate teams to change organisation, business and world. Work-life balance, family, children. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon. Business productivity and motivating teams. Team leadership, targets, bottom line profit, increasing shareholder value. CEO speeches, annual general meetings. Publicly listed corporations. Attracting talent, retaining talent, winning the war for talent. Human resources and making a difference. Why workplace motivation depends on corporate vision, workplace passion and clear purpose. Connectedness and engagement at work. Business priorities, strategy and objectives must connect with individual passion - key to business success.

Lectures, videos and slides – loads more free resources from recent conference presentations

2007-06-19T10:25:00.000-07:00

All my material is given away free (except for recent books which publishers understandably are sensitive about appearing online). You will find 40 more video clips on http://www.youtube.com/pjvdixon and also on Google Video (both now owned by Google so expect integrated listings sometime soon.

See http://www.globalchange.com/videolist.htm .

You will also find loads of new presentations (slides) on http://www.globalchange.com/ppt .

Other new resources can be found from the main page http://www.globalchange.com

Many are shocked that it is all available free but that’s the way the online world works. The days of subscription sites and restricted access premium pay areas are over – so last century. The spirit of the age is a community spirit where everyone helps each other and where the world combines to make amazing things happen. www.wikipedia.com is a wonderful example of this so-called Web 2.0 dimension.

Of course, if you have very limited intellectual capital then you will be worried at giving what you have away . Some speakers won’t even allow their slide sets out of their sight, while others make a total ban on videos being recorded of their lectures unless the distribution rights are strictly controlled. For me it is the other way round. I encourage recording wherever I can – but only on one condition which is that the entire presentation is then given away to the world.

The future is about being live, not recorded. That’s the future for musicians, and also lecturers, teachers, and others who stand up in front of audiences. Just look at the boom of festivals in cities around the world – an antidote to the video age. In an increasingly virtual world people want to breathe the same air, to experience the same thing, to be present at the same event. And of course one of the most important parts of any conference is not hearing a set piece pre-created package, but hearing a speaker weave material together in a unique way, responding to the mood and interest of the audience, engaging with their own questions and challenges.

Something extraordinary happens when you are PRESENT. The human brain engages in a totally different way and new mental connections are made that would never happen from just watching a programme on TV. Of course some speakers engage, and others don’t. And that is where the elusive magic happens. Great presentations are about persuasion, not mere information. They draw the person in, and take them on a journey to a new kind of thinking, a fresh perspective on the world. Yes a great book or video can do the same – but it is always an uphill battle compared to being in a live audience, where it happens together to everyone. Elusive, hard to define but the impact can be awesome.

New list of all videos on Global Change site - by Dr Patrick Dixon

2007-06-17T12:28:00.000-07:00

Here is today's up to date list of videos on Google and YouTube - but not including ones on our own Global Change site. Since some of these videos have been downloaded and are therefore in public circulation we have do not know how many have viewed these videos on total. The original RealVideo collection of around 50 videos on the Global Change site has been seen we think by around 250,000 people over the last few years.

Future of phones, computers, consumer choices and lifestyle changes in emerging markets - staged multimedia event for 450 of MTN's global leadership team - South Africa 2007.

Future customer trends, consumers, marketing, products and services - event for 350 clients of Siemens, mostly Chief Technology Offices, or Chief Information Officers, from multinationals.

How the future of America will be dominated by older consumers, lifestyle choices and growth of financial and political power of senior citizens - presentation for national leadership team of AARP (American association for people over the age of 50) - 2005..

Future technology trends and what people really want - personally and in business - seminar for 25 leaders at Dimension Data in Johannesburg with video-linked audiences in three other site - 2007.

The Future of Education - lecture for 100 Head Teachers of US high schools (NAIS). What kind of education do tomorrow's citizens need? How does the way we teach people need to change? What kind of world do we need to prepare students for? - 2006.

Future trends and their impact on investment banking, fund management and related financial services - Credit Suisse seminar - 2006.

Future of Consumers, Technology and Communications - one hour presentation for 600 clients of Toshiba in Sydney. Major shift, new fashions and fads, convergence and divergence and the need to make a difference - 2006.

Future of the European Petrochemical Industry - logistics and supply chain - half hour keynote presentation for the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA). This is an example of a highly customised presentation for a specific audience - 2007.

How to Make Great Things Happen - presentation for 250 government workers organised by the Welsh Parliament (Assembly). Participants from health, education, police, fire services, social services, transport. Keys to effective leadership, change management and improved productivity - 2007.

Take Hold of Your Future - technology and other major trends affecting the future of large cororporations. Event for 2,000 clients of Fujitsu Siemens - 2005.

Futurewise - Six Faces of Global Change and the Future of Banking - keynote lecture to 400 financial intermediaries of UBS, with focus on fund management, financial services and wealth management - 2006.

Future of medicine, biotechnology, health care, the pharmaceutical industry - and related trends - biotech investors conference in Switzerland - 2003.

Future of Logistics, Distribution, Global Transportation and other Trends - client event for IBS - 2005.

Future of digital technology and other global trends - client event for 2000 CIOs and CTOs of Fujitsu Siemens on major trends and their impact on multinational business - not only in technology - 2006

Dr Patrick Dixon chairing conferences and running panel interviews

Google Zeitgeist CEO Summit - 5 minute intro of session on future of entertainment, media, advertising, online communities such as YouTube and perhaps the ultimate consumer experience - space travel with Virgin Galactic

Google Zeitgeist CEO Summit - Chairing session on future of broadcasting and the BBC - guest Mark Thompson, Director General BBC

Google Zeitgeist CEO Summit - Chairing discussion with co-founder of YouTube Chad Hurley - on meteoric rise of YouTube

Google Zeitgeist CEO Summit - Space Tourism and Virgin Galactic - Chairing session with remarkeable video of early flight, discussion and then closing with whole panel of 5 on range of issues relating to entertainment and virtual life

Book Patrick Dixon for an event

Short video clips on major issues

GOOGLE VIDEOS

The truth about global warming

Mobile phone radiation - truth about health scares, cancer and other issues

Future of government, politics and single issue activism - radical

Why most new phones will be sold to people on low incomes in poorest nations

Power of tribalism - in conflicts, communities, corporations

How low cost prevention programmes can stop AIDS in Africa

Impact of low cost computers and phones in Africa and Asia

The scandal of unreliable and bug-ridden technology

Urbanisation, demographics and mobile phones in emerging nations

Convergence and divergence in technology products innovation

How mobile phones are having an impact in places like DR Congo

How to lose 30% of your business in 30 seconds

Impact of SMS and mobile phones on life in Africa

Market research - why consumers can't be trusted to give right answers about future

Market research and consumer emotion - listen to your customers but don't believe what they say

Managing uncertainty - wild cards: low probability, high impact events

Why market research does not work - and future of marketing

Human cloning - who is carrying out human cloning research, how it is being done and why. Why investors are moving away from human cloning and human embryo experiments to invest in adult stem cell technology.

Managing rapid change - secret of change management and leadership

Take hold of your future or the future will take hold of you

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

10 billion computers the size of a grain of sand

Connecting with emotion of customers online

1 billion new consumers - future

Human cloning - part one - who is doing human cloning

Human cloning - part two - why investors don't like cloning

Future of genetic engineering

Future of Ukraine - economy and country

Future of Malaysia Economy

Future of Kazakhstan - economy

Future will be driven by emotion - take hold of your future!

Make It Work! Scandal: technology sold which doesn't work

Motivation, leadership, change management, passion

Mobile phone sales in emerging economies - bottom of pyramid

Why consumers won't wait - impatience online

Can we stop getting old - reverse ageing? New research.

Impact of ageing population in Europe and Russia

Secret of Change Management - by Patrick Dixon

Purpose of fund management - by Patrick Dixon

Fund Management Risks - Potential Crisis - Patrick Dixon

Wild cards - low probability, high impact events

Tribalism - greatest force in world today

Low cost mobile phones in emerging nation / Africa

Why market research gives wrong results - blogging

Mobile phone radiation - health risks - facts

Convergence and Divergence - future technology and consumers

Mobile phone impact on poorest nations

The world is changing faster than you can make decisions

Stopping spread of AIDS in Africa

Truth about global warming and practical answers

Future of Malaysia

Future of genetic engineering - by Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon

2007-06-14T14:18:00.001-07:00

What is genetic engineering? Gene therapy, latest research in health and medical care. Genetic prophecy, genetic transformation. Xenotransplants and genetically modified food. HIV, Sars and Bird Flu - risks of genetic mutation. Video comment by Dr Patrick Dixon author of The Genetic Revolution

Patrick Dixon in Porto Alegre Brazil - documentary footage

2007-06-12T03:20:00.001-07:00

Short slice of raw footage from documentary in Brazil featuring Dr Patrick dixon

Futurewise - lecture for Portugese speaking audience in Porto Alegre Brazil

2007-06-08T02:56:00.000-07:00

http://www.globalchange.com/ppt/brazil - full presentation

.. Rápido
¨ Urbano
¨ Tribal
¨ Universal
¨ Radical
¨ Ético
• Quem quer esperar?
• A internet nos fez impacientes
– lift
– Rico em dinheiro/ pobre em tempo
• Lidando com a incerteza
• A emoção afeta o futuro
• Não acredite em pesquisa de mercado
• 1 bilhão de crianças na Asia e África logo serão consumidores
• China – 23 milhões de pessoas à cidades 500 milhões à 800 milhões até 2020
• Migração para as cidades quase não existe mais no Brasil
• 80% do crescimento econômico brasileiro em empresas pequenas e médias
Empresa familiar, que emprega menos de 20 pessoas – tribal business
• A Europa está morrendo
• 65% de todos com idade maior que 65 anos, estão vivendo hoje75% de toda a riqueza dos E.U.A. e da Inglaterra pertence a pessoas com mais de 65 anos
• 1 milhão de pessoas com mais de 90 anos de idade na Itália até 2026
• Podemos parar o envelhecimento ?Quanto tempo gostaríamos de viver?
• Reparos no coração já são uma realidade
• Viver até os 150 anos de idade?
• Ratos estão vivendo o equivalente a 150 anos humanos usando terapias não tóxicas de baixo custo
• Tribos do Football
• Conflitos Tribais
l Islâmico v Cristão
l Palestina
l Kosovo / Bosnia
l Irlanda do norte
l Chechênia
l Ruanda / Burundi
l Brancos v Negros
• A diferença entre ricos e pobres faz aumentar a instabilidade global
• …..de janela do mesmo hotel
• …..de janela do mesmo hotel
• Contrastes podem criar Conflitos
• Liderança tribal à rápida mudança
l As pessoas precisam de tribos
l Sentido de identidade
l Família
l Novas tribos consumidoras
• A questão mais importante
• …Quem Acredita em Publicidade Online?
• Você acredita no Google?
– Propaganda paga?
– Listas do Google?
• Um membro do TripAdvisor, Pittsburgh, 02 de maio de 2005Este é o hotel mais bonito em que já fiquei! Simplesmente perfeito. O serviço também estava perfeito. Nós... membro do TripAdvisor, Chicago, IL, 27 de abril de 2005Essa lua-de-mel foi incrível! Eu sou um membro classe diamante, então usamos pontos para nossa estadia, mas eu...
• Comunidades tomam conta da rede
• Lançado em fevereiro de 2007
• Sem propagandas
• 200 milhões de vídeos vistos por dia
• 12 meses depois foi comprado por US$1.6 bilhões
• Chamada de vídeo: “Qual é a melhor praia para esta noite?”
• Use seres humanos para formar tribos – não robôs!Linhas diretas – e-mail - SMS
• Impacto da Globalização
• India2.3 births per 100Family spends! Lower caste unrest
• Confronto Global de Valores
l Uma cultura ?
l Mesmos valores ?
l Marcas globais ?
• Americana, a imagem sem saúde é um problema
• Os dispositivos ficam menores
• Os dispositivos ficam maiores - novamente
• Link de vídeo 24 horas por dia com custo zero
• A vida é curta demais para se viajar para todas as reuniões
• 53% das vendas de xampú em pacotes de apenas 6ml
• Direcionado para 400 milhões de mulheres de baixa renda
• A explosão do micro financiamento
• 1 milhão de pessoas na Índia usa micro empréstimos
• Primeiro empréstimo = EU1
• Esperada explosão do micro seguro
• Pensando de forma diferente
• Novas formas de políticas
• Todo o tema se torna um regulamento
l Liberdade de imprensa
l Tratamento aos terroristas
l Alimentos geneticamente modificados
l Corrupção
l Lavagem de dinheiro
l Trabalho infantil
l Gerência das florestas tropicais
• AIDS fora de controle
• 1% de todos os adultos vivos
• 50% dos adultos em alguns lugares da África têm
• India, China, Camboja, Vietnam, Russia, Ucrânia…
• Faz lembrar a lepra
• ACET prevenção em Uganda desde 1990David Kabiswa
• Os níveis de HIV caíram de 22% para 7% em UgandaA AIDS PODE SER PARADA
• Marketing ligado à causas
• 81% tende a comprar produtos ligados à “causas” com as quais se importam
• Sustainability
• Global Warming - facts
• Quem se preocupa com a estratégia?Isso realmente importa?
• Crise no propósito
• Os jovens brasileiros querem seguir os passos de seus pais?

• Companhias falam sobre
• Crescimento
• Lucros
• Valor dos
acionistas
( + Consumidores…)
• Pessoas falam sobre…
• Necessidades próprias
• Família + amigos
• Comunidade
• Mundo mais amplo
• O slogan final
• Para individuos – suas próprias necessidades
• Para a família – pessoas perto de você
• Para a comunidade – vizinhança ou nação
• Para o Mundo todo – o bem de todos
• globalchange.com/ppt
• slides and videos

Truth about global warming - Dr Patrick Dixon

2007-05-27T08:56:00.001-07:00

See more on global warming and many other issues: http://www.globalchange.com plus more videos

Future of Malaysia

2007-05-26T04:21:00.001-07:00

I did this as a test from my laptop in Singapore airport business lounge - live upload to YouTube - published less than a second after ending the recording - using camera built into the PC.

FW: UK Parliament Committee of Enquiry presentation - thanks / feedback

2006-07-04T09:44:00.000-07:00

Dear Patrick
I know that Steve Webb will be writing to you formally - but I just wanted to drop you an email to thank you for your contribution to the Committee of Enquiry. It was excellent - sharp, interesting and helpful to the process the Committee is engaged in. Thank you for getting back from Nigeria in time! I hope that you are well and I look forward to meeting again in due course.
Best wishes Paul Wolley

Evaluations for recent 2 day seminar on future trends / building a better business - for Barclays Bank / Absa Bank

2006-06-26T03:44:00.000-07:00

Here are evaluations received this week from a two day Barclays Bank / Absa Bank programme for senior executives in Johannesburg last month. You will find the presentations on http://www.globalchange.com/ppt4/barclays/index.htm

And also http://www.globalchange.com/ppt4/barclaysbbb/index.htm

The team was fully engaged throughout the session. He demonstrated a lot of maturity, interest and was amazingly knowledgeable. He has taken me on a journey destined to assist me succeed in life as a global player. He shared with great passion – ways that will assist us “Bankers of the Millennium”. A big thank you for sharing Patrick with us.
When I saw the topic “Future Trends” I thought “here we go again, another futurologist”. I was pleasantly surprised. The ideas and issues that Dr Dixon covered were things that really matter and the humble way be presents made it even more powerful.
A great session. Helped put future in context for our own business. Challenges ahead explored together. Good pace, great context, highly interactive.
Very good topics, nicely presented. Participation was very good and questions helped a lot in re-thinking.
Great food for thought.
Exciting insight and opportunity to venture into the future both personally and in terms of the business.
Good delivery. Team exercises kept us attentive.
Patrick took us through the six faces of the future (i.e. fast - urban – universal and tribal – radical - ethical). He provoked all participants to think outside the business strategy as there are a lot of opportunities if you look at the world in different ways. The six faces were linked to scenarios for group discussions that helped us understand events that would have an impact on our businesses.
The book (futurewise) gave a great insight into future trends.
Dr Dixon allowed lots of group work which helps in the learning process (learn by doing).
Learnt about the importance of emotion and innovation in our business and as leaders how we stay afloat in this ever changing world.
Brought home the issues very clearly and personally. WIFM helps everyone to understand the stakes for each person and the organization if not making an effort to understand the future and use scenarios to prepare.
A great 2 days of insights. The alignment between current success and legacy 80/20 were the most powerful.
Very interesting stuff on the future “stuff”. Insight was very useful. The scenario planning and strategizing was very useful.
Patrick, you have the gift of sharing your experiences, knowledge about issues that matter to both businesses and individuals like me. Little did I know that your contribution would have such a big impact in my life. You have done just that.
I learned a couple of very valuable concepts today that will help me a lot as a manager going forward.
Helped me think about my own values. Committed to changing the way I do things to be more effective and connect more with my personal goals.
Excellent. Again the way participation of the team was encouraged, very good.
Enjoyed the opportunity to apply concepts of success to personal life.
Learnings of 80:20 – assist in increasing efficiency and effectiveness back in the office.
Well delivered. I enjoyed the work life balance session.
Patrick challenged us on our understanding of what each participant termed as personal successes and what our current successes were. We had group discussions on war for talent and managing ourselves which provided a reality check of the resources we employ and to understand my inner being.
Great visual aids used. Topic on leadership was for talent. Marketing very, very well delivered, gave me huge tools to see myself well placed in the future world.
The 80:20 rule and how I can improve in the 20 to get 80% impact. This was good in helping me increase my productivity and that of my team members.
More of the WIFM. Understanding how I feel helps me to understand how my people feel.
Very useful insight. This was really soul searching stuff.

You will find the presentations on http://www.globalchange.com/ppt4/barclays/index.htm

And also http://www.globalchange.com/ppt4/barclaysbbb/index.htm

Feedback on the Munich Re event

2006-06-25T02:31:00.000-07:00

Feedback received today from a client belonging to a large insurance company in SE Asia who attended the Munich Re event.

Dear Patrick,

It was a delight and a highlight to make your acquaintance, and to listen to your paper, one of the best among the 8, if not the best, according to many of the participants. I found the discussions with you, albeit short just over the coffee break, both enlivening and enlightening.

Roger Roger (client)

To see slides of the event:

http://www.globalchange.com/ppt4/munich-re-client-event-global-trends-insurance/index.htm

“The impact of technology, demographics and social trends on consumer behaviour, attitudes and insurance choices. Growth of insurance in economies like India. Wild cards and managing low probability, high impact risks. Rethinking life expectancy and why the actuarial tables are wrong.”

Outline of two presentations for Rexam

2006-06-22T07:54:00.000-07:00

Here are outlines of two presentations I am giving soon for Rexam.

Futurewise – Six Faces of Global Change

Multimedia presentation on major issues which will deeply impact every family and every business. The future of health, food and drink, ageing, relationships, technology, consumer behaviour, fashions, lifestyle choices, global government, world trade, emerging markets and megacities. Personal and corporate survival in a rapidly changing world. Take hold of the future or the future will take hold of you.

Building a Better Business - The Future of Innovation, Management, Marketing and Motivation

Innovating for the future – how great companies create tomorrow’s history rather than just respond to trends. Why people innovate and how to encourage it. Innovative marketing in a digital, multi-channel world. Connecting with all the passions people have for a better life: the $20,000 challenge and the secret of all effective management.

For more see http://www.globalchange.com/ppt4/index.htm

Creating Sustainable Enterprise

2006-06-21T13:06:00.000-07:00

Here are the slides from the event on Creating Sustainable Enterprise I did today in the Lake District, UK, for Impact conference. Global trends impact on business. Big issues such as global warming and how organisations are responding. Cause-related marketing. How corporate values bring competitive advantage. Corporate and Social Responsibility, winning the war for talent, HR and leadership issues, workplace motivation.

http://www.globalchange.com/ppt4/sustain

An insurance client looking for global trends presentation on global - local theme

2006-06-20T13:49:00.000-07:00

The theme global - local is fundamental to just about every presentation I make. Quite literally the centre piece.

You will recall that I structure future thinking around the word FUTURE -

F ast

U rban

T ribal

U niversal

R adical

E thical

The Universal face is about the globalised world. The Tribal face is about local communities and issues.

As you know I work a lot with the insurance industry and clients in this sector include Aviva, Prudential, Allianz, Winterthur plus of course Munich Re and Swiss Re.

A place to start if they want to get a feel of some recent presentations would be the following link which will also give access to some of the insurance industry presentations I have done recently.

http://www.globalchange.com/ppt4

Also some background on how I like to work with organisations:

http://www.globalchange.com/speaking

Future of Education - new video of NAIS presentation

2006-06-18T23:51:00.000-07:00

I have just uploaded a new 56k Real Video version of the presentation for NAIS on the future of education. This is an addition to version for broadbank.

Video of Lecture for National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS in the US) on the future of education, training global citizens for tomorrow

Brilliant conference venue in North London

2006-06-11T08:20:00.000-07:00

The Grove just off the M25 near Harrow is a fascinating country house style hotel, with state of the art facilities for conferences. I have spoken at events there a couple of times, including the Google Zeitgeist event a couple of weeks ago which was staged perfectly by Brand Fuel.

Venue selection is vital to all successful events, and there is usually no substitute for a personal visit.

Further comment on the Unisys client event

2006-06-10T01:50:00.000-07:00

From: Goodfellow, Chris Sent: 07 June 2006 19:51
To: Dr Patrick Dixon
Cc: Smith, David A. (Global Future Forum)
Subject: Yesterday evening

Patrick

On behalf of Unisys, I wanted to thank you for your excellent talk last night.

There has been a consistent theme to the comments from both our clients and the Unisys staff - “thought provoking” and “enjoyable”. I could not wish for anything more.

And from a business perspective it was also a great success – as exemplified by the comment from our business manager for Building Societies:

a most enjoyable event and a great environment to have some 1-2-1 discussion. I have received e-mail ‘thank you’ from ……….all of whom have asked for some further details on a number of propositions for taking into their organisations

Meanwhile, I think we are all working out how to get into the business of producing the age reversal pills!

Thank you.

Kind regards

Chris

Chris Goodfellow Marketing Manager Global Public Sector – Unisys UK

Nice comment following client event for Unisys this week

2006-06-09T01:47:00.000-07:00

Eric,

Just a quick note to say thanks for the invite to last nights dinner and presentation and to express my gratitude to you and the team for your splendid hospitality.

I thought Patrick's session was absolutely first rate - his energy, style and passion made this a most stimulating and thought provoking event for me

- which I will no doubt recount for some time to come.

Thanks again,

speak soon,

David

David M Clarke

DCI

Chief of Staff

WHO: Bird Flu Cases Must Be Noted Sooner

2006-05-06T12:00:00.000-07:00

WHO: Bird Flu Cases Must Be Noted Sooner

US government continues to have jitters about bird flu.

Our-Bipolar Future: Opposing trends and impact on management, marketing and motivation

2006-05-03T23:39:00.000-07:00

Our Bi-Polar Future: How opposing forces will shape tomorrow’s world: wealthy – poor, older – young, industrialised – emerging, non-religious – very religious, tribal culture – universal culture, democracy – dictatorship, east and west, north and south, shareholder - consumer. Impact on marketing, management and motivation. How some of these different polarisations could combine, leading to new market opportunities but also to potential conflict within countries and between them.

For De Baak – London conference

Lectures and videos by Patrick Dixon

2006-04-30T01:15:00.000-07:00

I travel across the world talking to large corporations about global trends. Speaking in up to five countries a week. I usually post every presentation online and also where possible make a video available. These can usually be found on - my website which has had 10 million different visitors.

But to help people locate new lectures I am going to make regular postings here.