FUTURE FESTIVAL SEATTLE

Our Top Seattle
Innovation Conference

With over 20 years of innovation experience and a 15-year keynote speaking career, Trend Hunter CEO and New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Gutsche shares his best innovation tactics. He unlocks how uncertainty can lead to winning opportunities while sharing compelling case studies, both historic and modern.

Trend Hunter’s 18 Megatrend Matrix helps decode the world’s fast-moving trends by mapping them to evergreen consumer desires. Our session dissects the tool, based on our patterns of opportunity, and zones in on new opportunities that could emerge in a post-pandemic world.

Navigate the complex and ever-changing work landscape with our post-pandemic work culture session. It explores the recent success of hybrid work models, a direct response to employers’ desire for things to go back as they were pre-pandemic, and employees’ newfound demand for more flexibility.

The Micro-Generations and their micro-segments are explored in our session that dives deep into post-pandemic life. Focusing on generational behavior and what bonds us, we dissect nuanced groups, their response to the recent pandemic and their future plans following the global event.

The last few years and the recent pandemic have led to a massive retail shift and a newfound appreciation for in-person experiences. Blending the convenience of online shopping with enhanced in-store experiences, retailers are evolving to meet changing consumer desires with hybrid models, a key topic explored in our session.

Bridge the gap between the “4 elements of hip hop” and the “elements of an innovator” with a session that views innovation through the lens of the DJ, MC, Breakdancer and Graffiti artist. We share a fresh version of our Create the Future framework, unlocking new insights and paths to ideation.

We will be joined by a surprise guest who will participate in a live, on-stage interview, discussing their path to innovation, notable accomplishments and their secrets to overcoming challenges. The Innovators Series dives into opportunity-hunting during times of uncertainty, with real life success stories celebrated.

With AI, NFTs and the metaverse becoming more accessible on a global scale, technology’s rapid’s acceleration brings forth countless innovations while making many question its greater implications over time. This session explores how technology will continue to evolve and its possible impact on humanity in the coming years.