Shift from
hype to hope

How leaders can look beyond the hype to see the practical and impactful opportunities to supercharge our workforces using Artificial Intelligence and a Hope Engineer’s mindset.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer Nikolas Badminton for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that explores how Artificial Intelligence creates employee augmentation, automation, increased productivity and unlocked opportunities for growth. In harnessing its ability, we hope to positively affect the world and create incredible futures to build businesses that delight customers and solve some of the greatest challenges of our times. If only it was so easy.

World-renowned Chief Futurist and Hope Engineer Nikolas will show you A.I.’s role in shaping our futures, how our world and industries are being revolutionized, and what the practical abilities and skill sets are needed. He’ll also show how to integrate A.I. capabilities across your organization and in the essential work undertaken.

Client takeaways

• Adopt an A.I. futurist mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy and hope for positive futures and the energy to drive change with A.I. today.
• See A.I. signals, trends & scenarios – See how A.I. is evolving how industries work. See how your workforce will supercharge their capabilities using A.I., spatial computing and other technologies;
• See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are applying A.I. and hopeful futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.

How leaders can ignite imaginations, build anticipation, and deepen empathy to see the trends shaping our world, and create bold visions of our futures with hope.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that helps you explore and see opportunities in the future of your industry, how hope creates energy for change, and the exponential technologies – Data Science, AI, sensor fusion, quantum computing and more shaping our world. 

Nikolas will show you how to think like a Hope Engineer, shift your mindset from what is to what if, and create incredible energy for change. You’ll understand the power of a high-hope, futures-informed mindset, see the global megatrends changing geopolitical dynamics, and explore the trends that will transform your industry – digital transformation, data growth, Artificial Intelligence and automation, spatial computing, water-energy-food resiliency, sustainable agriculture and food supply, construction, transportation and logistics, healthcare, banking and fintech, smart cities, privacy and cybersecurity, and more.

Client takeaways

• Adopt a Hope Engineer mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy and hope for positive futures and the energy to drive change today.
• See the hopeful futures ahead of us – Explore signals, trends and scenarios that show how industries will change in the next 5, 10, and 20+ years. Anticipate opportunities, challenges and risks;
• See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are channel hope, exploring futures, and applying A.I. to supercharge strategic thinking, growth and profit.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imaginatio

How leaders can create a company-wide culture of innovation that uncovers new opportunities, and drives incredible growth through a Hope Engineer mindset.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer Nikolas Badminton for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that explores how organizations desire to be innovative in the evolution of their products and services, and in solving real world problems. Innovation is often seen as a new tech or process opportunity however it’s a shift in how we obsess over problems and look at the incredible futures ahead of us. 

Nikolas will show you steps to take in building a culture of innovation, and the inspirational stories of those doing it. He will also show you how to fuel new ideas in your organization and apply futures thinking to de-risk the innovation process and create incredible roadmaps for change. He will show you how that supercharges thinking that drives increased revenues and explosive growth.

Client takeaways

• Adopt a hopeful, futurist innovation mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries;
• Learn innovation methods – New industry dynamics will be explored together that indicate how your workforce will augment their capabilities using A.I., spatial computing and other technologies;
• See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.

How leaders can see the big picture of global change and apply practical, strategic insights in their organization and industry.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer Nikolas Badminton for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that explores how emerging technologies are reshaping global power dynamics and strategic competition. From Artificial Intelligence application and supremacy and quantum computing to global supply chains and the critical water-energy-food nexus, discover how nations and industries are leveraging technological innovation to gain strategic advantage.

This keynote examines transformative shifts in cybersecurity, renewable energy, supply chains, and financial systems. Learn how urban technologies, biotechnology, and defense innovations are revolutionizing societies and redefining national security. Plus, explore how space commercialization and arctic technologies are opening new frontiers of geopolitical competition.

Gain crucial insights into:

• • How AI and quantum computing are driving a new era of technological collaboration and rivalry

• • The intersection of digital sovereignty and cybersecurity in shaping national security and power dynamics

• • Critical resource management in an era of climate change, decarbonization, and technological transformation

• • Strategic realignment of global supply chains and financial systems

• • The evolution of defense, space, and arctic sovereignty and technology innovation

This keynote is essential for business leaders, policymakers, and strategists navigating the complex intersection of technology and geopolitics.

Contact Nikolas today to discuss your event or project.

How leaders can gain knowledge of the fast-paced world of renewable energy and apply foresight to gain strategic advantage.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer Nikolas Badminton for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that explores how global and domestic markets are seeing economic shifts, growth and changing market dynamics through transformation of how we generate, distribute and consume energy. Our renewable energy economy is being accelerated by policy, competition, new innovation and research ecosystems powered by data, AI, and automated systems that present new opportunities for efficiency and growth.

Nikolas will show you how progressive leaders embrace futures exploration and take action to plan for what comes next in energy independence, electrification of infrastructure and transportation, and global sustainability.

Client takeaways

• Adopt a hopeful futurist mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries;
• Learn about future energy ecosystems – We will see how solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and storage solutions combine to create 
• new energy industry dynamics .
• See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.

In his futurist keynotes Nikolas teaches a simple mental shortcut to thinking about our futures with ‘5 Minutes to Future’.

Step 1: Pick a signal that you think could change the world (this needs an open mind)

Step 2: Write down 3 positives and 3 negatives about its emergence

Step 3: Consider what if… it affects

• the world – people and communities

• our industry – the impact we are trying to have

• the work we do – the tasks we need to do

When you do that regularly then you are building the ability to imagine new worlds, anticipate change and build empathy for the people in our world.

If you want to go one step further after doing this then identify one thing we need to start doing and one thing we need to stop doing because of that.

Together we can look ahead to better and more hopeful futures.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss how this ignites a futurist mindset in all attendees at your event.

Nikolas is the Chief Futurist for the Futurist Think Tank at futurist.com, a Fellow of The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (The RSA), and works with trillion-dollar companies, central banks, governments, startups and those willing to challenge our poverty of imagination, awaken curiosity and create incredible futures.

As a futurist keynote speaker and Artificial Intelligence expert he has worked with hundreds of world-leading companies, including NASA, Google, Microsoft, United Nations, United Way, Bayer, Corteva, Bank of Canada,  American Express, AT&T, Thales International, Rolls Royce, Heineken, Procter & Gamble, Government of Canada, UK Home Office, Government of Cayman Islands, IDEO, and many more.

Nikolas has been a mainstay in the media for the past decade talking about our futures. He’s appeared in the ‘Smart Drugs’ documentary, was an advisor to the ‘Age of AI’ series with Robert Downley Jr and appears in the upcoming series ‘The Secrets of Big Data’ on Discovery. He appears regularly on SIRIUSXM, and on CTV’s Future Friday. His essential research has also been featured by the BBC, VICE, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Techcrunch, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Forbes, Sputnik, Venturebeat, and Global News. He also produces and interviews incredible thinkers on the renowned Exponential Minds Podcast.

Nikolas’ award winning book ‘Facing Our Futures’ provides executives and organizations with the foundations for futures design and the tools to imagine new futures, create bolder visions, anticipate unforeseen risks, and strengthen strategic planning. Nikolas’ thinking can also be seen in the opening chapter of ‘The Future Starts Now’. Both are published by Bloomsbury Business.

Contact us to discuss your project needs.

How leaders can look beyond the hype to see the practical and impactful opportunities to supercharge our workforces using Artificial Intelligence and a Hope Engineer’s mindset.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer Nikolas Badminton for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that explores how Artificial Intelligence creates employee augmentation, automation, increased productivity and unlocked opportunities for growth. In harnessing its ability, we hope to positively affect the world and create incredible futures to build businesses that delight customers and solve some of the greatest challenges of our times. If only it was so easy.

World-renowned Chief Futurist and Hope Engineer Nikolas will show you A.I.’s role in shaping our futures, how our world and industries are being revolutionized, and what the practical abilities and skill sets are needed. He’ll also show how to integrate A.I. capabilities across your organization and in the essential work undertaken.

Client takeaways

• Adopt an A.I. futurist mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy and hope for positive futures and the energy to drive change with A.I. today.
• See A.I. signals, trends & scenarios – See how A.I. is evolving how industries work. See how your workforce will supercharge their capabilities using A.I., spatial computing and other technologies;
• See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are applying A.I. and hopeful futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.

How leaders can ignite imaginations, build anticipation, and deepen empathy to see the trends shaping our world, and create bold visions of our futures with hope.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that helps you explore and see opportunities in the future of your industry, how hope creates energy for change, and the exponential technologies – Data Science, AI, sensor fusion, quantum computing and more shaping our world. 

Nikolas will show you how to think like a Hope Engineer, shift your mindset from what is to what if, and create incredible energy for change. You’ll understand the power of a high-hope, futures-informed mindset, see the global megatrends changing geopolitical dynamics, and explore the trends that will transform your industry – digital transformation, data growth, Artificial Intelligence and automation, spatial computing, water-energy-food resiliency, sustainable agriculture and food supply, construction, transportation and logistics, healthcare, banking and fintech, smart cities, privacy and cybersecurity, and more.

Client takeaways

• Adopt a Hope Engineer mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy and hope for positive futures and the energy to drive change today.
• See the hopeful futures ahead of us – Explore signals, trends and scenarios that show how industries will change in the next 5, 10, and 20+ years. Anticipate opportunities, challenges and risks;
• See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are channel hope, exploring futures, and applying A.I. to supercharge strategic thinking, growth and profit.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imaginatio

How leaders can create a company-wide culture of innovation that uncovers new opportunities, and drives incredible growth through a Hope Engineer mindset.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer Nikolas Badminton for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that explores how organizations desire to be innovative in the evolution of their products and services, and in solving real world problems. Innovation is often seen as a new tech or process opportunity however it’s a shift in how we obsess over problems and look at the incredible futures ahead of us. 

Nikolas will show you steps to take in building a culture of innovation, and the inspirational stories of those doing it. He will also show you how to fuel new ideas in your organization and apply futures thinking to de-risk the innovation process and create incredible roadmaps for change. He will show you how that supercharges thinking that drives increased revenues and explosive growth.

Client takeaways

• Adopt a hopeful, futurist innovation mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries;
• Learn innovation methods – New industry dynamics will be explored together that indicate how your workforce will augment their capabilities using A.I., spatial computing and other technologies;
• See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.

How leaders can see the big picture of global change and apply practical, strategic insights in their organization and industry.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer Nikolas Badminton for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that explores how emerging technologies are reshaping global power dynamics and strategic competition. From Artificial Intelligence application and supremacy and quantum computing to global supply chains and the critical water-energy-food nexus, discover how nations and industries are leveraging technological innovation to gain strategic advantage.

This keynote examines transformative shifts in cybersecurity, renewable energy, supply chains, and financial systems. Learn how urban technologies, biotechnology, and defense innovations are revolutionizing societies and redefining national security. Plus, explore how space commercialization and arctic technologies are opening new frontiers of geopolitical competition.

Gain crucial insights into:

• • How AI and quantum computing are driving a new era of technological collaboration and rivalry

• • The intersection of digital sovereignty and cybersecurity in shaping national security and power dynamics

• • Critical resource management in an era of climate change, decarbonization, and technological transformation

• • Strategic realignment of global supply chains and financial systems

• • The evolution of defense, space, and arctic sovereignty and technology innovation

This keynote is essential for business leaders, policymakers, and strategists navigating the complex intersection of technology and geopolitics.

Contact Nikolas today to discuss your event or project.

What if we can gain foresight to master renewable energy opportunities?

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer Nikolas Badminton as he explores how global and domestic markets are seeing economic shifts, growth and changing market dynamics through transformation of how we generate, distribute and consume energy. Our renewable energy economy is being accelerated by policy, competition, new innovation and research ecosystems powered by data, AI, and automated systems that present new opportunities for efficiency and growth.

Nikolas will show you how progressive leaders embrace futures exploration and take action to plan for what comes next in energy independence, electrification of infrastructure and transportation, and global sustainability.

Client takeaways

• Adopt a hopeful futurist mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries;
• Learn about future energy ecosystems – We will see how solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and storage solutions combine to create 
• new energy industry dynamics .
• See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.

How leaders can gain knowledge of the fast-paced world of renewable energy and apply foresight to gain strategic advantage.

Join Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer Nikolas Badminton for an energetic and inspiring futurist keynote that explores how global and domestic markets are seeing economic shifts, growth and changing market dynamics through transformation of how we generate, distribute and consume energy. Our renewable energy economy is being accelerated by policy, competition, new innovation and research ecosystems powered by data, AI, and automated systems that present new opportunities for efficiency and growth.

Nikolas will show you how progressive leaders embrace futures exploration and take action to plan for what comes next in energy independence, electrification of infrastructure and transportation, and global sustainability.

Client takeaways

• Adopt a hopeful futurist mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries;
• Learn about future energy ecosystems – We will see how solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and storage solutions combine to create 
• new energy industry dynamics .
• See thought leadership in action – Learn the  stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.

Facing Our Futures: How Foresight, Futures Design and Strategy Creates Prosperity and Growth is a Nikolas’ No. 1 Amazon Best Seller in Business Research & Development, JP Morgan’s “Next Gen Pick” for their esteemed 2023 Summer Reading List, and selected as a book to read by the Next Big Idea Club – purchase here.

Bulk purchase is available for your event – reach out to discuss.

Facing Our Futures: How Foresight, Futures Design and Strategy Creates Prosperity and Growth presents a fascinating insight into how professionals and businesses can develop their foresight and strategy to ensure that they are prepared for an unpredictable future.

Businesses, organizations and society-at-large are all subject to unforeseeable events and incidents that often have a dramatic impact upon prosperity and profit. Due to their unpredictable nature, business leaders and executive teams are unable to prepare for these specific events. But, through innovation, strategizing and an open-minded approach, they can restructure their organization and practices in order to mitigate (or even take advantage of) the impact of such events.

In Facing Our Futures, Nikolas Badminton – Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer – draws upon his decades of experience as a consultant and futurist to provide readers with the skillset and outlook they need to prepare their organization, team and themselves for whatever obstacles the future may hold. CEOs, executive teams, government leaders and policy makers need to gain a broader perspective and a firmer grasp on how their relevant industry, society or community is evolving and changing. Once they have acquired this foresight, they need to then discover how to fully harness it – by strengthening their foundations, forecasting and establishing a resilient and adaptable strategy.

Facing Our Futures acts as a primer on the value of seeing how bad things can get and the power in imagining these futures. It also provides a proven strategic planning and foresight methodology – the Positive Dystopia Canvas (PDC) – that allows leaders to supercharge their teams to build evocative visions of futures that strengthen planning today.

Read more about the book.

Nikolas Badminton and the team at the Futurist.com Think Tank have developed an interactive experience where you can interact with the keynote and learn about building complex futures stories from the signals, trends and scenarios we explore together across a number of areas that we identify as important for you and your audience.

Areas of exploration can include global megatrends, evolution and transformation in your industry, algorithms and data growth, security and privacy, circularity and sustainability (ESG), and more. We adjust for your industry and organization.

This interactive game is played throughout the keynote and can teach you how to

• Understand signals and trends that will shape the future of your industry
• Explore scenarios that define technological, human and wildcard futures
• Shift your mindset from what is to WHAT IF… and develop over 200 stories that can be used as a starting point for exploring the future of your organization and strategic planning.
• Create fun, engagement and discussion on important topics within your audience

And, following the keynote you will have a deeper understanding of how your organization considers possible futures – is it tech-driven , humanity-focused or hoping that they’ll survive the changes coming your way?

Contact us to discuss your event and how ‘The Futures Game’ will ignite thinking.

Nikolas has had the chance to receive some incredible testimonials that go part way to communicating the value he provides. Take a look and please reach out to discuss your project or event.

High tech, Transportation and Logistics

“Nik is not just an incredible presenter. He grabs the audience’s attention and doesn’t let go. So many of our partners told us they had never examined the future of their business in such a thought provoking way – to expose our partners to something new is the highest value we can provide to our partners. Nik brought that value.” INTEL

“So many employees have shared with us how much they appreciated your insight and delivery. Thank you for helping SAP think forward.” SAP

“Opening keynotes that engage an audience and leave them wanting to hear more are challenging. At our 2018 AutoTech Symposium, we struck gold with futurist Nik Badminton. Participants were referring to Nik’s presentation throughout the event and in the days following. Our organizing committee was equally impressed with the quality of custom content, ease of delivery and unprompted ‘only positive’ feedback from attendees. Highly recommended.” University of Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR)

“If you’re interested in listening to a passionate, forward-thinking, innovative speaker, Nikolas Badminton is the right fit for you. Nik was able to curate a presentation—tailored specifically for our organization—that kept our audience engaged throughout. In the leadup to and after our event, he’s been collaborative and helpful, creating a seamless experience for all. We look forward to working with him again in the future.” Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)

Construction, Engineering and Mining

“Working with Nik is an absolute pleasure. He landed in projects and got up to speed with the world of acronyms and grasping the realities of a global engineering company in no time. He is a talented future expert with a natural gift for futures and strategic business thinking. He made a huge impact for us to get the conversation about foresight going in North America but also the world. He helped us on 3 different projects successfully, sometimes with extremely short deadlines. He is very productive, inventive and strategic and shows a great deal of initiative and attention to detail and listens to what people have to say. Nik is always upbeat, with a great attitude & possesses all the skill sets that you would want in a highly productive team member. I can’t say enough good things about Nik.” Thales International

“Nik opened the conference with an energetic and fascinating presentation that set the stage and the enthusiasm for the rest of the conference. He was a subject matter expert on the topic of the future of innovation, technology and the workplace. His delivery captured the audience and generated a great deal of thought. He was very personable with the attendees and made himself accessible to all. I really don’t have any constructive feedback as he delivered exactly what we asked for.” FLUOR / Engineering Human Resources Association

“Nikolas has a rare talent for looking into the future, analyzing trends and data and making predictions. He did an excellent job of tailoring his presentation to our audience. He was more than willing to meet as needed with us to discuss the content and allowed us to review it and provide feedback. The end result was a fresh, innovative and relevant presentation delivered in a highly engaging manner, which our audience loved. We would not hesitate to recommend Nikolas to others.” Mechanical Contractors Association of Western Washington

Education

“Nik served as a dynamic host for this provocative event which featured MIT robotics researcher, Kate Darling, and Edward Snowden. He also facilitated a panel with University of Waterloo academics, world-renowned in areas of robotics, quantum computing, and big data. The attendees were glued to their seats throughout the thought-provoking event.” Kelly McManus, Senior Director Community Relations & Events, University of Waterloo

“Looking for a Keynote that will engage every single person in the room?  You are looking for Nikolas Badminton!  I have been responsible for speakers at education conferences for many years.  Too often educators hear from presenters within a very limited area of focus.  Nikolas’s connections are fresh and applicable to every area of education from the finances and the buildings to the students in Kindergarten to grade 12. Whether it is education, or another area of expertise, it is a tough situation to get the right person. The topic of “The Future” pertains to every single organization out there; further, the state of our world to come is of interest to every human, so you can’t lose!  But, there is more to it.  A good speaker can rework their material in advance to prepare, but a phenomenal speaker can rework their material in the moment – that is Nik!   His information is relevant and informed; he is extremely easy to work with and his content relates to everyone.   I have truly never had such consistent and positive feedback regarding a speaker at a conference. Book Nikolas Badminton, I promise, you will NOT be disappointed.” Claire Proteau, Supervisory Officer, Halton District School Board

“Nik’s deep knowledge and multi-industry insight, developed over more than three decades of research, was much appreciated by our students. Luxury is steeped in history and heritage, which influences the mindset for reacting to the challenges of the present, so much so that visioning the future is often path-dependent on past experience. Nik’s presentation encouraged our students to think differently about planning and management, imagining – not predicting – future scenarios, and steering strategy in a way that turns imagination into reality: being proactive rather than reactive. The examples and illustrations that Nik provided gave our students some of the strategic ammunition they will need as they strive to become the luxury professionals of the future. Facing this future suddenly seems exciting rather than daunting!” Goldsmiths, University of London

Finance and Insurance

“It was a pleasure to have met you and a privilege to have a chance to lead the Qs for the team.  I can certainly attest to the fact that it was well received as my own team members were writing to me throughout and after the session with high praise.  The consensus was that it was a great balance of ‘out there, big ideas’ coupled with how it could come to life in our ‘real worlds’.” American Express

“Nikolas was a very dynamic and engaging speaker that we were very lucky enough to have addressed our employees.  His keynote  presentation “Ubiquitous Frontiers” received very positive feedback.  He was able to craft a targeted message based on our needs that was truly captivating and resonated with our audience.  The presentation combined the perfect amount of instruction and engagement and we would not hesitate to ask him to return for an encore.” Allstate Canada Group

“By getting on stage and sharing your experience, expertise and perspective at Momentum, you provoked meaningful conversations and you helped attendees gain a deeper understanding of the rapid changes reshaping our industry. We greatly appreciate the time, energy and effort you put into being a presenter. In honour of you and your contributions, as well as all other presenters, we have made a significant donation to the Co-operative Development Foundation.” Central 1 Credit Union

Agriculture

“Nikolas delivered powerful insights into the challenges, opportunities and importance of understanding the technology that will move our industry, and the world, into the future” Bayer Crop Science

“Nik Badminton was amazing in how he engaged our team and encouraged some deep thinking on what might be in our future.” Penn State Extension

“The entire AgEx presentation, absolutely brilliant. A jaw-dropping experience!” Agricultural Excellence Conference

Healthcare

“The Pear Healthcare Solutions team had the pleasure of collaborating with Nik on a special event that we developed and executed for community pharmacists practicing in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was part of a multi-expert panel that was tasked with shining a light on the opportunities that exist for pharmacists to evolve and grow their businesses amidst never-ending change and challenges. Nik was FULL of energy and enthusiasm, and worked closely with our team to ensure he fully understood our audience, so he could meet them where they are…BUT push them into thinking about some really novel approaches. He was positive, engaging, and delivered a fantastic virtual performance. His concepts were truly thought-provoking. Our client was happy and we were happy. Would highly recommend Nik as an addition to any event where you need a lens on the future…and how to get there!” Pear Healthcare Solutions Inc.    

“You were brilliant.  Your insights, inspiration and incredible depth of knowledge left all of us ready to leap into the future.  You were engaging, personable and completely entertaining.  Your natural rapport made our entire conference feel like we were the only reason you got out of bed that day.  We were the centre of your attention, and because of that, all of us are better equipped to engage on the important global issue of transformational aging in a changing world. Nik, we all stood a little taller, smiled a little bigger, and reached a little higher because of your presentation.  Thank you.” Research & Innovation Officer, Eden Care Communities

Government and NGOs

“I found Nik’s comprehensive and multifaceted approach to visioning the future and its associated trends quite inspiring and insightful.” Youssef Nassef, Climate Adaptation Director – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

“Nik gave a high energy and stimulating romp through some frontiers of the future, in parts eye-opening, confusing, motivating, and disturbing. The intention was to lift our group of health professionals out of their normal day-to-day perspective and offer a glimpse of different worlds, ones that may or may not come to pass. The point was to help us see differently and think differently. Judging by the conversation afterwards, Nik definitely succeeded. The ‘end of life care robot’ was a particular talking point!”  Head of Innovation and Change, The RSA

“Not only was Nikolas delightful AND easy to work with, he quickly learned how his BRAVE NEW WORLD messaging connected with our full slate of programming.  Our audience was inspired and entertained, leaving with a new vision of what’s possible and the energy to do so.  Whether it’s to motivate your audience toward change today OR imagining our future, you definitely need Nikolas at your conference.” United Way Worldwide

“Nikolas Badminton was a pleasure to work with. He took the time to survey our delegates, tailor his ideas to our audience, and delivered an engaging and thought-provoking talk that resonated with our conference theme. He was an excellent choice to close our event, inspiring visioning for the future of our sector and providing delegates with a call to action when considering the future of their communities.” Local Government Management Association of BC

“Just wanted to send a sincere thank you for your Keynote and engagement, which really worked so well in setting the stage for a great retreat.  The Board really enjoyed what you had to say and it absolutely got them thinking big.  And you did just a super job with the questions and discussion, so interesting. I am sure that your slide notes will be read by all. Thank you and hope to work with you again some day!” Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia 

“Adding Nik’s insights and considerable expertise to our first ever FutureBiz Penticton: Economic Outlook Forum was an excellent choice for our event. Nik provided a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities facing businesses in today’s age of accelerated change – both topics that are not easily condensed. Working with Nik was a pleasure and we would be happy to have him back again in future.” Penticton Economic Development

“As the City of Dublin, Ohio, USA embarks on a community-wide effort to envision and plan for an exceptional future, Nikolas provided a global and forward-thinking perspective that really helped jump-start our public input process. The possibilities he shared were well informed and rooted in research. His presentation was exactly what we needed to help spark innovative thinking and drive an ongoing community conversation.” City of Dublin Public Affairs Officer

“Thank you again for a terrific keynote and panel discussion yesterday. We’ve had a lot of great feedback about the calibre of the event, and the discussion, so a great success!” Ontario Securities Commission

“Your illustrations were helpful in pointing out the constant change in urban areas over recorded history and the even higher rates of change affecting mobility, housing, food and energy now.  Your presentation stimulated creative thoughts across a wide array of municipal service providers in attendance and was a helpful catalyst to inspire more progressive outlooks.” Regional Municipality of York

“Nikolas kicked off our big idea day at the Ideas to Impact Virtual Summit with a mind blowing talk about the potential of ‘what if…’ thinking to create a better future. Nikolas’ talk was not only thought-provoking and eye-opening for many of our youth participants but also extremely inspiring to think big and create the future they want to see. We would have Nikolas back any time to spark our future thinking!” Joanna Buczkowska-McCumber, Executive Director, League of Innovators

“I had the pleasure of working with Nikolas during the initial building stages of DisruptHR and he was an immediate standout speaker. Not only is he extremely knowledgeable, but he has a way of engaging with and challenging his audience that unlocks possibility and inspires action.” Achievers

“Nik’s always hugely engaging, thought provoking and on the leading edge of future technology and innovative thinking.” Reboot Communications

“Nik was an absolute pleasure to work with! He was flexible and responsive from start to finish. His presentation was tailored towards our needs and was impactful and highly relevant. We would recommend Nik to anyone looking for an innovative Futurist!” Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Technology Industries (NATI)

“Nik brought high-energy to start the event. Members were definitely interested in what he was saying – you could tell by looking around the room that everyone was paying attention and not fussing with their smartphones!” WESTAC

“Nik’s genuine enthusiasm and knowledge of technology and industry trends made for a thought-provoking keynote to kick-off our event.” Metro Vancouver

“Nik provided a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities facing businesses in today’s age of accelerated change – both topics that are not easily condensed. Working with Nik was a pleasure and we would be happy to have him back again in future.” Penticton Economic Development

“Your presentation was amazing, and you gave us so much to think about in terms of the future of work. Our members were very impressed with your keynote.  You are an incredible speaker! The information you provided will be very valuable to our members as they strive to be future-ready.” CPA Saskatchewan

Nikolas Badminton works with you and your team to plan for custom keynotes for your event that aim to inspire and ignite thinking in your audience. Nikolas starts with the goals and objectives each client has, develops specific questions, and designs the final keynote to fit their audience. He uses cinematic content, videos, stories, and deep research to ensure an engaging and relevant futurist keynote and inspirational audience experience.

In addition, Nikolas’ question and answer sessions are legendary. It’s the chance for the audience to go deeper, challenge, and make the conversation bigger.

No event is too big, or too smalls. Nikolas has engaged focused Board Retreats, Association conferences, all-hands company events and 3000+ person big ticket conferences.

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All keynotes are available in-person at your event or workplace, full virtual from Nikolas’ Future Casting studio (4K streaming and high-production), or in hybrid format using your studio or event space.

Nikolas Badminton has created a state-of-the-art Future Casting Studio with hi-resolution and hard-wired connections that allows for live streaming and recording of high-resolution (4K / 1080) and cinematic virtual futurist keynotes.

Nikolas’ virtual question and answer sessions go further to increase engagement and knowledge with your teams. It’s the chance for the audience to go deeper, challenge, and make the conversation bigger.

We can also pre-record virtual keynotes for you and your team and provide in-person Q&A sessions as well. This has all been proven to be incredible for hybrid and fully virtual conferences since before the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Following each futurist keynote, Nikolas can provide follow up sessions, client and sponsor roundtables, and a post-keynote report for all attendees with links to research, practical insights and advice on how our futures can be explored, considered and designed.

Nikolas is committed to executive and team engagement and reference for your business and event attendees beyond the futurist keynote provided for your event.

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“If operations are the body, strategy is the brain then Foresight is the awareness and consciousness of an organization. We need to embrace foresight and challenge our collective poverty of imagination to create long-term profit and resiliency.” Nikolas Badminton

Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with insights into futures design processes, including strategic foresight, signals scanning, trends identification, scenario development, speculative fiction, experiential futures, design fiction, and how foresight can be applied in your organization.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand how Futures Design is essential for your business, explore future horizons and shift your mindset from what is to WHAT IF…
• Explore future horizons and shift your mindset.
• Create corporate foresight capabilities to unlock more profit and value in your organization.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends and stories relating to market disruption, exponential technologies, open innovation, patents and intellectual property development, innovation mindsets, non zero sum principles and sustainability – United Nations’ SDGs and Circular Economic principles, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and how to spot market disruption
• See the trends and disruptive exponential technologies that are driving incredible innovation in organizations
• how to create a innovation mindset and a culture of sustainability in your organization

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends and stories relating to the Great Reset, the Great Resignation, hybrid work, nomadic workers and new models of hiring, remote work, virtual and collaborative workspaces, virtual reality, metaverse, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and how global work culture has been changed forever
• Consider what trends and exponential technologies are shaping the future of work
• See how leading organizations are rethinking collaboration and productivity in the workplace.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to water scarcity, renewable energy, solar, wind farms, anaerobic digesters, nuclear fusion, battery farms, super grids, fossil fuels, agriculture, agrifood, agribusiness, QSR, vertical farms, organic food, cellular protein, plant-based foods, Internet of Things, Precision Farming, Rooftop Gardens, Community Farms, Electrification, Electric Vehicles, hydrogen, biofuels, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and the complex relationship between water, energy and food
• See the trends and exponential technologies are helping change our relationship with these foundations of society
• See how society needs to shift it’s mindset towards water management, clean energy, and sustainability.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to the circular economy, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), recycling, resale economy, zero waste, life cycle assessment, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), socially conscious investments, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and how waste is the cultural byproduct of our industrial complex
• See the exponential technologies are helping change our relationship with the products we build and waste as a whole
• See how society needs to shift its mindset towards waste management, and sustainability.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to big data analytics, sensor economies, Internet of Things, machine learning, robotics, robots, cobots, human and the machine, autonomous vehicles, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and how generative artificial intelligence is changing our world
• See the exponential technologies built on the foundation of artificial intelligence and how they will change the world
• See how society and business needs to shift its mindset towards intelligence augmentation.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to avionics, autonomous planes, Lunar settlements, 3d printing and additive manufacturing, digital twins, digital triplets, blockchain, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and how Aerospace, Engineering and Manufacturing will evolve
• See the exponential technologies that are changing Aerospace, Engineering and Manufacturing
• See our futures and how we will evolve towards a more sustainable world.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to automated logistics, autonomous highways, drone delivery, sub-orbital logistics, automotive innovation, electrification and charging infrastructure, Electric Vehicles (EVs), luxury vehicles and the influence of UHNWIs, hydrogen, biofuels, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and their impact on supply chains and how Logistics and Transportation works.
• See how exponential technologies are changing the Transportation ecosystem.
• See our futures and how we will evolve towards streamlined supply chains, empowered organizations and a sustainable transportation ecosystem.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to regenerative agriculture, agrifood, agribusiness, quick-service restaurants (QSR), ghost kitchens and dark kitchens, food apps, vertical farms, organic food, cellular protein, plant-based foods, Internet of Things, Precision Farming, Rooftop Gardens, community farms, electrification, electric vehicles (EVs), carbon farming, hydrogen, biofuels, greenflation, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and their impact on the Future of Agriculture and Agribusiness, and food production
• See the exponential technologies that are changing Agriculture and Agribusiness
• See our futures and how we will evolve towards a more abundant and sustainable world.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to securities, the futures of fiat currencies, regulations, digital currencies, cryptocurrencies, algorithmic trading, social media scanning, future of insurance, sensors and premiums, investment portfolio, stock markets, meme stocks, stonks, Gresham’s Law, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and their impact on the Future of Finance and Insurance.
• See the trends and exponential technologies that are changing Agriculture and Agribusiness.
• See our futures and how we will evolve towards a more considered, fair and sustainable world in relation to Finance and Insurance.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to megacities, passive house design, energy, water management, sponge cities, container homes, pre-fabrication, earthships, De Aardehuizen, the 15 minute city, Mayor Hildago’s Paris en Commun, designing happy cities, citizen engagement, social cohesion, waste management, community energy grids, off-grid living, tiny homes, homelessness, shelter, public art, eDemocracy, and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and their impact on the Future of Finance and Insurance
• See the trends and exponential technologies that are changing how we design cities
• See our futures and how we will evolve towards a more abundant and sustainable world.

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to Web3 and the Metaverse, cryptocurrencies, Gresham’s Law, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (XR), 3D immersive environments, Virtual Work, Entertainment, aSports, Fashion, Retail, Non-fungible Tokens, Tokenization, NFTs, blockchain, second life, Meta Horizons and more.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and their impact on the Future of Metaverse, Web3, and Digital Engagement.
• See the trends and exponential technologies that are changing how we design cities.
• See our futures and how we will evolve towards a more equitable and connective world

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Futurist Speaker Nikolas Badminton provides your audience with key trends, stories and case studies relating to vulnerability exposure in our connected world, cyber criminals, cybersecurity, hackers, social engineering, white and black hat hacker mindsets, and more.

Nikolas Badminton is the futurist keynote speaker that provides your audience with key insights, signals and trends relating to the Future of Privacy and Security.

In this futurist keynote he will teach you 3 essential lessons:

• Understand global megatrends and how privacy and security play a critical role
• See the trends and exponential technologies that are exposing and helping us with privacy and security
• See our futures and how we will evolve towards a more secure world where we have more control.

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