Steve Wells

A Very Human Future
A Very Human Future explores the drivers of future change and the domains of action required to help ensure we enrich humanity in a digitized world, rather than succumb to technology. In this keynote, Steve examines the mind-set shifts required to focus on new ideas of leadership, education and training, the world of work, new ideas of investment for business and society more broadly, and how we should focus on paying greater attention to the needs of people. The content of this keynote draws on the book, A Very Human Future.

Exponential Technology Enabling a Reinvented Future
This keynote considers the pace and scale of technological development and the potential impact it could have on life, society and business. Using a number of case examples of technologies changing existing industries together with the second and third order effects, Steve explores the opportunities presented by new science and technology developments that allow us to reimagine the future. The content of this keynote draws on the book, The Future Reinvented.

Global Megatrends and the Future of Business, Work, and the Workplace
This keynote focuses on the critical future change drivers that are already impacting our world. Steve makes the case for adopting new mind-sets, underscores the importance of change and the context for new ideas on leadership in order to take organisations through the digital transition. This keynote draws on the books, The Future of Business and The Future Reinvented.

Sustainability is Here to Stay
Sustainability is Here to Stay explores the potential impact of the wider adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to promote prosperity while protecting the environment. Steve explores how technological change and evolving political and regulatory mind-sets might create a new landscape for commercial success with social responsibility.

Going Beyond Genuine Stupidity to Ensure AI Serves Humanity
Going Beyond Genuine Stupidity considers the growth in artificial intelligence applications and expectations at how the technology will evolve. Steve explores the implications for business and society including how human futures can be reimagined, how new societal structures may emerge, and the challenges and opportunities for government and business. This keynote draws on the book Beyond Genuine Stupidity.

Two Worlds Collide
In this keynote, Steve focuses on the transition from an analogue world where we experience and focus on physical products, goods, services and adopt a traditional perspective on value and asset ownership; to a digital world where we free ourselves from the physical perspective on value and focus on data, information, and what digitization can help us achieve, and the societal trends it is driving.

Innovation and Disruption
A number of talks can be configured to include elements described above that focus on the “innovation imperative” and how innovation and creativity will impact work, jobs, roles across the C-suite, humanizing the enterprise, and the case for smart human cities. In addition to bespoke research, other talks will draw on the books The Future of Business, Beyond Genuine Stupidity, The Future Reinvented, and A Very Human Future.