Our journey into the future is never ending. It begins at the moment of our birth and continues forever.
Until now, we have viewed ourselves as "victims" of the future, having to accept whatever life dishes out for us. However, it doesn't have to be that way.
This book is based on breakthrough tools and techniques that you can use to gain some measure of control over the future.
Unlike books of mysticism that require a leap of faith, "Communicating with the Future" is based on a well-established cutting edge business practices. And yes, this is a proven methodology for controlling the future... well, parts of it.
"The greatest value in understanding the future comes from spotting the major cultural, demographic, societal, and economic shifts early and translating them into viable business strategies," says Tom.
As the Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute, Tom works closely with the Institute's Senior Fellows and Board of Visionaries to develop original research studies, which enables him to speak on unusual topics, translating trends into unique opportunities.
GOOGLE'S TOP RATED FUTURIST SPEAKER
As part of the celebrity speaking circuit, Tom continually pushes the envelope of understanding, headlining events with some of today's most recognizable figures: Tom Peters, Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammad Yunus; former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch; former New York City Mayor Rudy Giulliani; Former President of Colombia, Andrés Pastrana; Prime Minister of Spain, Felipe González Márquez; Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz; Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal; and former World Bank President James Wolfensohn.
His keynote talks on futurist topics have captivated people ranging from high level government officials to executives in Fortune 500 companies including NASA, IBM, AT&T, GE, Hewlett-Packard, Pepsico, Frito Lay, Nokia, Lucent Technologies, First Data, Boeing, Capital One, Bell Canada, Visa, Ford Motor Company, Qwest, Allied Signal, Hunter Douglas, Direct TV, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, Times of India, Leaders in Dubai, HSM ExpoManagement, and many more.
Because of his work inspiring inventors and other revolutionary thinkers, the Boulder Daily Camera has referred to him as the "Father of Invention". The Denver Post and Seattle Post Intelligencer have referred to him as the "Dean of Futurists".
Before launching the DaVinci Institute, Thomas spent 15 years at IBM as an engineer and designer where he received over 270 awards, more than any other IBM engineer. He is also a past member of the Triple Nine Society (High I.Q. society over 99.9 percentile).
Thomas has been featured in hundreds of articles for both national and international publications including New York Times, Huffington Post, Times of India, USA Today, US News and World Report, The Futurist Magazine, Morning Calm (in-flight magazine for Korean Airlines), Skylife (in-flight magazine for Turkish Airlines), ColoradoBiz Magazine, Rocky Mountain News, and many more. He currently writes a weekly "Future Trend Report" newsletter and a weekly column on FuturistSpeaker.com.
CONTACT
DaVinci Institute
511 E South Boulder Road
Louisville, CO 80027
Futurist Thomas Frey
Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute
EMAIL: dr2tom@davinciinstitute.com
PHONE: 303-666-4133
Deb Frey
Speaking Agent
Vice President of the DaVinci Institute
EMAIL: deb@davinciinstitute.com
PHONE: 303-666-4133
