Watts Wacker is one of the most celebrated and influential minds in modern business. Mr. Wacker -- lecturer, author, political and social commentator -- is one of the world’s most respected futurists. His uncommon versatility and vision has allowed him to help the world’s top corporations and organizations navigate the sea of change taking hold in this millennium. He has been the futurist at SRI International, the legendary think tank, and spent ten years at the preeminent social research organization, Yankelovich Partners. While Watts’ client list is a who’s who, it is what is said about him that is most intriguing… •"One of 21 socially important people we selected to make a prediction for the 21st century." •"On our list of the 50 most influential business thinkers in the world" •"A skilled raconteur" •"He is one of the 21 best speakers in America" •"We asked who was the best speaker we had in the last 10 years? ... Watts Wacker was the answer." •"Time magazine 2006 person of the year" Mr. Wacker has focused his attention on creating a new kind of think tank and he describes himself as a twenty-first century alchemist as well as… "a cross between James Brown and the unknown comic, (the hardest working nobody in the business.)" His speaking style has created many references to Mr. Wacker as being one of the best storytellers alive today. His book, The 500 Year Delta was an international bestseller having been translated into ten languages and was an "editors choice" top five selection on the Amazon.com book list. Watts' second book, The Visionary's Handbook is required reading at many of the world's finest business schools and received outstanding reviews. His third book, The Deviant’s Advantage received a tremendous reviewer response including from Time Magazine, Fortune, NY Times, and Harvard Business Review. His fourth book, What’s Your Story?: Storytelling to move markets, audiences, people and brands, was a finalist for advertising/marketing book of the year. Watts has been labeled a "must quote" by the Associated Press. Recent work has included contributing, editing and ghost writing numerous books, broadcast commentary as well as magazine and journal articles. Mr. Wacker was the original consulting pollster to the Fox News Division and directed the Time Magazine Poll. While at Yankelovich he also managed the preeminent trends prediction service in the United States. Mr. Wacker’s other experience also includes management positions in the health, beauty, toy and food industries, and ownership and operation of two radio stations in Texas. Watts Wacker’s matriculative background includes degrees from both Tulane University and the University of Texas in Austin as well as a research fellowship at The Institute for Constructive Capitalism. He has lectured at many colleges and universities around the world. When asked to state his most memorable professional accomplishments, Watts responds... "The most memorable work accomplishments?... the two humbling events in my life... the renowned speaking series I've been privileged to speak at, and, having been selected as a 'Significant Sig' by the national Sigma Chi Fraternity." Titles Speech Topics are extremely diverse and always customized (Ask for what you need - Leadership / Strategy / People Management / Creativity / Innovation The Consumer Agenda... Economics Agenda... Technology Agenda... Governance Agenda... The Social Agenda... The Digital Revolution Renewal Through Innovation Also available: Master of Ceremonies / Workshops / Facilitation & Consulting Topics Celebrity, Future, Creativity, Technology, Financial, Business Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range Please call us. Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State CT Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.