Nikolas Badminton
- Expert futurist advisor to top organizations including Google, the United Nations, and Proctor & Gamble
- Advised Robert Downey Jr.’s team for the Age of A.I. documentary series
- Uses insights, stories, and exercises to empower attendees to look at their industry’s future with creativity, optimism, resiliency, and hope
Nikolas Badminton Speaker Biography
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.
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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.
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.
Hopeful Transitions: Explore Renewable Energy Futures
What if we can gain foresight to master diverse and renewable energy ecosystem opportunities?
The energy industry is at an impasse. 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.
You will learn 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.
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 about sustainable ecosystems – See how sustainable and circular economy practices create new industry dynamics, business models, and incredible growth.
- 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.
Geopolitical Technology Futures: looking to 2035 and beyond
What if we anticipate global shifts and geopolitical moves and technology’s role in shaping our world?
Advanced technologies are reshaping global power dynamics, partnerships and strategic competition. Developments in Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, global supply chains, and the critical water-energy-food systems are transforming how nations and their pivotal industries are gaining strategic advantage, and rewriting their geopolitical playbooks.
You will learn the transformation across critical resource management in an era of climate change and decarbonization; strategic realignment of global supply chains and financial systems; the evolution of defence, space, and arctic sovereignty and technology innovation; and, the intersection of digital sovereignty and cybersecurity in shaping national security and power dynamics.
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 about future geopolitical shifts – See how the growth in data, AI, quantum. climate tech, and sensor ecosystems are accelerating and supercharging positions and economies.
- 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.
Reviews
Not only was Nikolas a “home-run” keynote speaker for our 80th Annual Conference, but we appreciated his efforts to get to know our members and anticipate the perspectives of those who would be in the audience. Nik spent time working with our panel of industry experts to further reinforce the applicability of his future-forward ideas to our benefits-focused practitioners. And he came to Orlando early to be part of our opening reception, talk with our attendees and sign copies of his book. Nik was a pleasure to work with and delivered valuable, thought-provoking content for our members. Leah Reynolds, Executive Director, CEB-Council on Employee Benefits
Nikolas was absolutely amazing. I really appreciated his interest in interviewing a few attendees prior to the event, as well as the time he spent on the Expo floor and the VIP reception. He truly cared about delivering the most relevant message to our audience and it was much appreciated.
Nik brought high energy and a tailored message to our audience. It was a though provoking way to kick off our day!
