Speeches & Workshops
Joel Barker will work with the client to build the speech they want. Often he weaves together elements from several of the his speeches to meet the client's needs.
The Newest:
Five Regions of the Future: A Revolutionary Roadmap to the 21st Century
This speech is based on Barker's new book which will be coming out in January, 2005. Its basic theme: clusters of technologies are organizing themselves into technological ecosystems. These Technecologies ™ will play a major role in shaping the long-term future of the planet. Any organization investing in technology needs to understand this concept.
(From 45 minutes to 3 hours depending on client requirements.)
Leadership Lessons from the Ecosystem
What leaders can learn about competition and collaboration from Mother Nature.
The old paradigm of competition is beginning to be challenged by new research
from the world of nature. Old business axioms will be rendered obsolete in
the next decade because of this work.
(From 30 minutes to 90 minutes depending on client requirements.)
Driving Innovation and Creating New Wealth: The Real Role of Diversity
This presentation turns the diversity discussion inside out and shows how organizations, cultures, and nations with great diversity gain extraordinary access to new innovations and new wealth.
Barker makes the case for the following formula: Diversity is the base on which innovations are created; innovation is the base on which new wealth is generated. If we want to grow the wealth of the world, then we need innovation, which means we need diversity. Barker also explains the mechanism of how diverse elements are turned into wealth through a process called "mutualism."
This discussion on diversity brings everyone into the tent to become significant
contributors and breaks through the clichés of diversity that focus
on just color, gender, and culture.
(From 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on client requirements.)
Workshops:
Strategy Matrix® Workshop
Using a tool he invented with brand new software, you can have a powerful
discussion about your organization's future with up to 250 people participating
simultaneously. This is not a "case study" but a real strategic
discussion based on your organization goals and key characteristics. It can be done with or without computer support.
(From 3 hours to 6 hours depending on client requirements.)
Implications Wheel® Workshop
The Implications Wheel® allows the exploration of the long-term consequences of any new
idea in an efficient and powerful way. It allows for up to 800 people to simultaneously participate in the process. Also, multiple topics can be covered at the same time.
(From 2 hours to32 hours depending on client requirements.)
TIPS Teams®
In this workshop, Joel Barker sets up an ongoing strategic exploration team to
help the senior leaders find the future. Up to 100 people can participate.
(From 1 hour to 2 hours depending on client requirements.)
Classic Speeches:
The Power of Paradigms
This presentation can be customized in many ways. The key concepts are:
- The definition of a paradigm.
- The paradigm curve and how to map your organization onto the curve.
- The role of the outsider in changing your paradigm and how to turn them into assets.
- How to be a paradigm pioneer and its advantages.
- The paradigm effect and how it keeps you from seeing your own future.
- Going back to zero-how to know when it's happening and why you want to do it to your competitors.
The Power of Vision
An organization without vision is an organization at risk. Joel takes you
through the research and shows you how to begin to build a vision.
(From 45 minutes to 2 hours depending on client requirements.)
Tactics of Innovation
How have some companies been successful in introducing new products and services
while others have failed again and again? It's not about the idea, it's about
the tactics you use for introduction. Joel Barker shares 10 guidelines based
on Professor James Bright's classic research in innovation.
(From 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on client requirements.)