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Bio

Nikolas Badminton has spent over three decades working with leadership at more than 600 leading organizations at the frontline of futures, strategy and disruption – including NASA, Novo Nordisk, Disney, Dyson, Rolls Royce, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WM, JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, VISA, TD Bank, American Express, Procter & Gamble, US Department of State, UK Home Office, United Nations, and many more.

In ‘The Hope Engineer’s Playbook, How Leaders Build Vision, Pathways and Energy for Better Futures’ Nikolas teaches leaders how to supercharge strategic thinking with a next-level layer of futures thinking, guided by hope, energy for change and wisdom. It provides the day-by-day practices and tools that help teams sustain momentum, expand agency, and deliver real change for better futures.

Nikolas’ 2023 number one best-selling book, ‘Facing Our Futures: How foresight, futures design and strategy creates prosperity and growth’ – was named JPMorgan Private Bank’s “Next Gen Pick” for their Summer Reading List, and a Top-50 Business Book by The Next Big Idea Club.

His essential research has been featured by the BBC, VICE, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Business Insider, Forbes, Sunday Telegraph and many others. He appears on radio and TV regularly, and was a key advisor on the ‘Age of AI’ series with Robert Downey Jr.

Keynote Topics

Keynote #1 : The Hope Engineer’s Playbook: transform how you transform

What if we explore incredible futures, channel organizational wisdom and build hope as a renewable energy for change?

Hope is more than just a feeling – it’s a way to work more effectively that creates energy for change. Leaders are given a new playbook that creates bold visions for the future and drives effective transformation guided hope as an energy for change and wisdom as our guide.

You’ll explore signals and trends in your industry, global megatrends, AI and automation to sustainability, supply-chain evolution, future of work, cybersecurity, and more. And, you’ll learn The Hope Engineer’s Playbook where you’ll master a futurist mindset and learn how to build team motivation, creativity and resilience using repeatable and effective transformation practices and methods in the Hopeful Futures Framework.

Clients benefit from deep insights and actionable takeaways.

Learn the Hope Engineer mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries.
Learn from companies changing the world – See case studies and shifts changing your industry plus identify opportunities, challenges and risks ahead of your competition.
Apply the playbook today – Learn proven methods to create futures readiness, set audacious goals and pathways. Then have the playbook for team empowerment, agency building, and next-level delivery.

Keynote #2 : The AI Leader: Create Incredible Productivity, Profit & Growth

What if we can look beyond the hype with wisdom and hope to supercharge our organization with deeply integrated AI?

Nikolas Badminton presents the definitive AI keynote for strategic executives that want to plan for the long term. Understanding how we can harness AI’s capabilities drives hope to positively affect the world and create incredible futures that solve some of the greatest challenges of our times.

You will learn AI’s role in shaping our futures, the upgraded organization and how our world and industries are being revolutionized. He will also show what practical abilities and skill sets are needed and how organizations can integrate A.I. capabilities for real results.

Clients benefit from deep insights and actionable takeaways.

Learn the Hope Engineer mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries.
Explore A.I. signals, trends & scenarios – See how AI is evolving how industries work. See how your workforce will supercharge their capabilities using AI, spatial computing and other technologies.
See high-hope leadership in action – Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are applying AI and futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.

Call or text Neal at (720) 498 -3275 or email neal@infinitespeakers.com to place a calendar hold or book Nikolas for your upcoming annual convention today.