9. From Professional Ballet Dancer to Innovation Strategist.
Cecily Sommers
September 29, 2016
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t’s not every day you see a professional ballet dancer become a celebrated futurist and innovation strategist. Then again, Cecily Sommers is not your everyday kind of woman. As a result of making an early commitment to always having a distinct point of view, regularly seeking out new technologies, and consistently engaging in long term thinking, Cecily has carved out a truly distinct career. Today she shares her insights in light of how they relate to the media landscape, and much more.
Topics Include:
Developing foresight
Thriving in an unpredictable landscape
Creative destruction
Lessons on adaptability from The New Yorker
The power of interconnectivity
Cecily Sommers speaks, writes, and consults on emerging trends, markets, and technologies shaping our future. She is the author of Think Like a Futurist: Know What Changes, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next and the founder of The Push Institute, a non-profit think tank that tracks significant global trends and their implications for business, government, and non-profit sectors over the next 5-10-25-50 years. Cecily is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists and a frequent contributor to Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” and other media outlets. She was named by the Business Journal as one of twenty-five “Women to Watch,” and selected as one of Fast Company‘s “Fast 50 Reader Favorites.” Cecily lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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