The impact on our officers was profound! The team arrived skeptical, many having attended offsite ‘training’ sessions before. By the end of the day they were inspired, had practical advice and next steps for themselves and their teams, and unanimously asked for follow-up sessions. I could not have asked for anything more!”
Jeff Jones President & CEO
H&R Block
Dev’s talk didn’t just open our eyes—it changed how we plan. He helped us stop trying to predict the future and start preparing for it.”
Mark Stuart CEO
San Diego Community Foundation
Working with Dev has been a highlight of the year. His powerful keynote message about being future focused and his ability to ask insightful questions while still being approachable inspired the audience to think BIG. Thanks to Dev, this was our best event yet!”
Dave Romero President
Unboxed
Future Focused
Companies that aren’t future focused get disrupted by external forces and miss the future. That’s not because we’re not smart or hard working. The problem is that most of us are psychologically wired to focus on the present. Our brains play tricks on us. But we can change how we think. How we act. How we lead.
In this keynote, you’ll learn…
- Why some organizations thrive over time when others fail
- Why only a small fraction of people are psychologically future-focused
- How future-focused leaders balance the Now and the Next
- What meaningful changes you can make to rewire your brain, your team and your organization
- Strategy
- Transformation
- Innovation
- Leadership
About Dev
Dev Patnaik is the CEO of Jump Associates, the strategy firm for future-focused leaders. Dev has been a trusted advisor to CEOs at some of the world’s most admired companies, including Starbucks, Target, Nike, Universal Music and Virgin. He’s a frequent keynote speaker at major forums, and his writing has appeared in BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fast Company, and many others. Dev is the author of the book Wired to Care, named one of the best books of the year by both Fast Company and Business Week. Malcolm Gladwell called Wired to Care “just what we need for the lean years ahead.” When not at Jump, Dev is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, where he teaches social science methods to MBA and design students.
