Warren Evans

Global Strategist and futurist

Warren Evan's corporate career roots are in sales and marketing management. From the late '70's into the early '90's he built a boutique consulting firm, The Service Excellence^® Group Inc., that earned its reputation for sound strategy and change-implementation projects based on their highly respected Service Management models.

Since then Warren Evans has worked as an independent, focusing on the trends analysis and strategic planning components that were always part of these initiatives.

Warren Evans brings synthesis, pragmatism, and business experience to any discussion. His trends work revolves around looking at how the major trends are interacting with each other, in an effort to determine how they are most likely to actually play out. Often running against conventional wisdom, this 'trends blending' approach has allowed him to correctly call everything from corporate priorities and stock market swings, to real estate values and election results. His client list includes every size and sector (including national economic development entities), and covers 15 countries on six continents.

Warren Evans is a popular speaker at conferences and corporate meetings (he was the third person inducted into the Canadian Speaking Hall of Fame). He has held executive leadership positions in a variety of professional associations, both nationally and internationally, and is the recipient of numerous awards and designations within his industry. Warren Evans currently serves as Chair of the Board of Governors of Laura's Hope, a global research fund accelerating clinical trials for treatments for Huntington's Disease.

Warren Evans holds memberships in several professional associations, Rotary and Mensa. In 2003, he was one of five recipients worldwide to be recognised with a Toastmasters International's Communications & Leadership Award (only given to non-members for contributions to business and community). Warren is based outside of Toronto, Canada.

Warren Evans talks about:

The future and what to do about it - Lots of 'futurists' will tell you things you already know (the boomers are ageing; India & China are rising; technology is changing quickly) This presentation will tell you what you ought to be doing, right now, to take advantage of the opportunities these and other trends present. Each presentation focuses on issues & ideas for your specific audience.

Simplicity Gets Hot - How to start this process of reducing costs while delivering a loyalty-building customer experience (loyalty is not dead, it's just not automatic any more)

Community Catalysts Conquer - How everyone can move beyond "best value" / "supplier of choice" thinking so they're not left on the outside looking in.

Leveraging Customer Intelligence - This is how the technology you already own can make you money. Somebody is setting new standards & driving market share. Is it you ?

Personality is the Brand - Big or small, this is the factor differentiating them all. At least all that are lapping the pack!

Networks & Alliances Win - What smart organizations, of every size, in every sector, are doing to accelerate market penetration while reducing marketing costs.

In-Sourcing - Winning the Innovation War - New, cheap, ways to stay ahead and win the speed-to-market race.

Becoming a Recruiting Machine; Risk Reduction Rules; Story Tellers Win

A look at where in the world the world is going - one of the most comprehensive, and pragmatic analyses of what's happening, being delivered today.

All your plans will unfold against a backdrop of the major trends we see swirling around us. Recognizing opportunity, and leapfrogging the competitive pack, depends on understanding what is driving the macro-trends under the surface, and how they will interact with each other to impact you and your organization.

Economists analyze statistics; demographers do ages; techno-guru's deliver the next 'Oh Wow!' thing. The reality is that these things are not happening in isolation. Evans' work looks at how they are interacting, and delivers a unique analysis with positive, practical insights.

Hollywood Days & Cyber Knights - How psychographics and technology are changing the future of work, re-shaping the recruiting wars, and opening new worlds of possibilities.

Why character counts and reputation rules . . . more than ever.

Everybody's value is in the analysis - what the 'knowledge economy' means at every level of every organization

Why the "retirement funding crisis', isn't

A compelling definition of success that is driving both employees and markets just below the surface.

Drugs & Sex & Rock 'n Roll . . . and "What's wrong with these kids!"

Is the pollution crisis over? We are in far better shape than the media and the rest of our 'infochine' would have you believe, and we all have a responsibility to be able to factually spread that word!