Daniel W. Rasmus
Daniel W. Rasmus, the author of Listening to the Future, is a strategist and industry analyst who helps clients put their future in context. Rasmus uses scenarios to analyze trends in society, technology, economics, the environment, and politics in order to discover implications used to develop and refine products, services and experiences. His latest book, Management by Design proposes an innovative new methodology for the design workplace experiences. Rasmus’s thoughts about the future of work have appeared recently in Chief Learning Officer Magazine, Government eLearning!, KMWorld and TabletPC. A wildly popular article on CIO,com titled, 10 Lessons from Angry Birds That Can Make You a Better CIO, went viral on the Internet.
Prior to starting his own consulting practice, Rasmus was the Director of Business Insights at Microsoft Corporation, where he helped the company envision how people will work in the future. Rasmus managed the Microsoft® Office Information Worker Board of the Future and was the creative leader of the Center for Information Work. Before joining Microsoft, Rasmus was a research Vice President at the Giga Information Group, and later Forrester Research Inc.
For more information on Dan, visit danielwrasmus.com
Rob Salkowitz
Rob Salkowitz is an author, speaker and consultant focused on the global Millennial generation as they make their impact on the world. His latest book, Young World Rising, looks at the ways that young people in emerging economies are using new technology to start new businesses and solve longstanding social and economic problems.
His first book Generation Blend: Managing Across the Technology Age Gap (2008) helps organizations navigate the differences between the pre- and post-digital generations at work. Listening to the Future: Why It's Everybody's Business (2009), co-authored with Daniel W. Rasmus, Microsoft's Director of Business Insights, provides strategic guidance for businesses on the future of information technology in an uncertain world.
Young World Rising extends this vision by examining the impact of the Net Generation on a global scale as they create new organizations that reflect their networked and collaborative workstyle and their hunger for social change.
For more information on Rob, visit Young World Rising.
Diane Spiegel
Diane Spiegel is CEO of The End Result and is one of the nation’s recognized leaders in corporate training and development. With more than 25 years of experience, Diane is an industry leader and innovator who founded The End Result and created the firm’s highly successful training methodology, Sage Leadership Tools. An organizational architect, Diane specializes in developing training plans that offer organizations a strategic process to educate and develop their employees, and provide the framework for cultural and organizational change. Diane earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and psychology from California State University, Fullerton, and she completed post-graduate study in employee relations and organizational development at the University of California, Irvine. She is certified in MBTI, PULSE POINT (formerly INTRPLAY) and MOHR. She is a member of ASTD, SHRM,PIRA, NHRA, HR Strategy Forum, and C.H.A.R.T. Diane’s clients include BlueCross of Southern California, Celebrity Cruises, Corinthian Colleges, Costco Wholesale, Del Taco International, Dental Surgical & CDI, Edison International, FutureTronics, Hughes Aircraft, Jamba Juice, Legoland California, MRL Reference Laboratory, Option One Mortgage, Royal Caribbean International South Coast Plaza Management, Sunglass Hut/Watch Station, The Gap, The Limited, 3M, Wet Seal and Wolfgang Puck Cafes.
For more information on Diane, visit The End Result