Future Shock Forum: 2018 Insights
Toffler Associates hosted its 2018 Future Shock Forum in Chicago, where leaders from business, public service, and academia explored the shocks and implications for...
Discussing Changes at the Intersection of Technology and Humanity
Deb Westphal talks about the future of humanity with technology; water infrastructure and the leadership needed to sustain it; empowerment of women and new...
America’s Economic Future Depends on Infrastructure Innovation
During National Critical Infrastructure Resilience and Security Month, we consider the value of a Department of Infrastructure to ensure national resiliency.
Designing a Cyber Risk Strategy for the Human Operating System (HumanOS)
In this vlog, we explore the human as an operating system, and calculating cyber risk and strategy for a human-centric defense strategy.
Shocks and Solutions: Future Shock Forum 2018 Event Recap
The Toffler Associates 2018 Future Shock Forum gathered leaders, innovators, and thinkers to explore disruptions and their implications for business and government.
How the Future of Manufacturing is Playing Out in the Auto Industry
The auto industry offers a case example of competitive and international manufacturing dynamics that provides a roadmap for other industries.
It’s Change or Lose for Human Resource Executives
SHRM has called for the human resource profession to step up to meet the demanding challenge to attract and train human talent – it’s...
The World is Shifting: Converge and Understand How it Impacts You
The modern environment is marked by rapid and often unexpected ‘shocks’ Join us for Future Shock Forum to understand and manage the impacts of...
The Future of Voting: A Technology and a People Problem
We go into the 2018 midterms still reeling from 2016 results, foreign interference, and woefully low voter turnout. We consider how to rectify this...
The Future of Work and Workforce Agility
The future of work and workforce agility is uncertain, but not unknowable. Important changes in the environment htat directly impact the workforces of all...
Special Interview: Imagining the Future with Beth Comstock
A special interview between Deb Westphal, Toffler Associates CEO, and Beth Comstock, former GE chair, author of Imagine it Forward, and celebrated change maker.
Information Transparency and the Future of Democracy
As information flow becomes more unfettered and transparent, America’s democratic republic must evolve to reflect how our citizens consume and use information.