Robert Tucker

Future trends/strategic innovation and leading change expert. Author of Managing The Future: 10 Driving Forces of Change for the Next Century.

SPEECH TOPICS

Managing The Future: 10 Driving Forces of Change

Beyond Customer Service: 7 Powerful Strategies for Winning and Keeping

Customers in the Value Era

ABOUT Robert Tucker

Robert has been studying and writing about innovation since 1981 and is recognized internationally as a futurist and leading authority on innovation. He is an accomplished best-selling author and founder/president of The Innovation Resource, a research and management consulting firm based in Santa Barbara, California.

He uses his dynamic and engaging programs to revolutionize the way business anticipates and responds to today's rapid changes. He identifies the 10 driving forces of change and how these deep-seated trends influence clients' behavior.

Formerly an adjunct professor at the University of California, his pioneering research in interviewing over 500 leading American innovators was published in the book Winning the Innovation Game. Since then, he has continued to publish widely on the subject, including his international best seller, Managing the Future, which has been translated into 15 languages. He appears frequently on national broadcast media and has appeared most recently on CNBC and CBS News.

As president of The Innovation Resource he has worked with Taiwan's Economic Development Ministry, the Japan Marketing Association, and numerous organizations in South America as a lecturer and consultant. Robert works with companies to assess internal climates for innovation and to improve the management of ideas.

His tailor-made presentations facilitate out of the box ideation sessions and enable companies to implement management systems ideally suited to their needs. He shows clients how to make innovation a systematic and ongoing process that will dominate their future.

A highly accomplished speaker, articulate and to the point. Robert is highly professional and his expertise spans all aspects of e-commerce, globalization and technology revolution.

TESTIMONIALS

"There is no enterprise that would not benefit by responding to Tucker's 10 Driving Forces." — Intel Corporation

"Tucker says that if you want to perform better, you've got to be creative." — USA Today

"To spend the time discussing our industry with members and weaving what you learned from them into your program is certainly appreciated. It is so refreshing to work with a speaker who delivers what he promises." — Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association