Evolving with an Emergent World
Near Futurism & Effective Adaptation
The future is coming at us so fast that traditional foresight and innovation practices are no longer enough. There’s an unprecedented opportunity to intelligently evolve at high velocity—and lead with integrity and with authenticity.
How do we evolve our businesses, leveraging constantly emerging possibilities while maintaining a practical, principled focus on the present?
Join our exclusive Breakfast Series with Neil Redding and Heidi Hysell to learn how to harness emerging technologies to drive innovation while maintaining effective outcomes and ensuring agility.
Don’t miss this opportunity to position your organization at the forefront of technological innovation and effective action. Contact us today to schedule and start shaping a better future forward.
Request an invite to our exclusive Breakfast Series — for executives to break into the day to align with the near future:
Heidi Hysell
Heidi Hysell is a natural-born innovator and pioneer in Responsible Innovation and Responsible AI. For over 20 years, she has taken a principled approached in building and leading businesses into the future, developing an evolving methodology that she brings to every new endeavor. With a Master's in Interactive Intelligence and a passion for Ethical AI, her company FUTURE | FUTURE has developed Effective Adaptation, a methodology and framework to enable intelligent, aligned growth.
Throughout her career, Heidi has launched new ventures with Samsung, Turner, Viacom, and Droga5. As a Techstars-backed and Nvidia Inception founder, she has supported the research industry in Embodied AI trust and safety with support from Amazon, Intel, Nvidia and the Embodied AI Foundation. She has been a pivotal first-check investor and advisor, guiding companies from securing their first Fortune 50 clients to acquisition.
She has continually provided thought leadership and advisement to world-class brands across media, healthcare, CPG, and tech - such as CNN, The New York Times, Takeda, Kimberly-Clark, and Meta independently as well as in collaboration with organizations such as Decoded and Board of Innovation.
Heidi has been invited to speak extensively about the future of emerging technology (and it’s past) at the United Nations, CVPR, NASA, City of Tomorrow Symposium, SXSW, and as co-host of TEDxSiliconAlley: Rise of the Machines.
Neil Redding
By skillfully connecting the possible with the practical, Neil Redding is a Near Futurist and Innovation Architect with 30+ years of experience in unlocking the transformative power of emerging technologies.
A sought-after keynote speaker for venues like SXSW, Building the Future, and AWE, and at corporate events for Meta, Microsoft, and more, Neil guides audiences toward integrating technologies like AI and spatial computing with our physical, digital, and natural ecosystems to activate pragmatic interpersonal and business value.
Through his boutique consultancy Redding Futures and previous roles, Neil has worked with world-class brands including Visa, Nike, Apple, and Verizon to distill continually emerging possibilities.
His approach applies ecosystem-centered design to unlock sustainable growth, resilience, and transformative business opportunity, while also strengthening meaningful customer relationships.
We present to organizations interested in creating aligned futures.
Tomorrow Mornings sessions are designed to inspire and equip your team to thrive in the rapidly evolving technological landscape.
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Gain an understanding of Near Futurism and its method for discovering and unlocking new technological possibilities
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Learn how to intelligently, effectively and responsibly apply tech strategies, balancing agility with risk mitigation
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Explore real-world use cases relevant to your industry and best practices that demonstrate these concepts in action
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Connect and explore potential collaborations with our team
Inspire and equip your team with the actionable principles of Near Futurism and Effective Adaptation.
You’ll have the grounding to align on what’s possible, practical, and principled, and be availed of further guidance to translate the vision into reality. This session is both a learning opportunity and a timely investment in the near future of your company.