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Erica Orange      

Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of The Future Hunters; Futurist, Trend Analyst, Bestselling Author of "AI + The New Human Frontier"

Erica is Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of The Future Hunters, one of the world’s leading futurist consulting firms. She evaluates emerging social, technological, economic, political, demographic and environmental trends – and identifies the strategic implications (the “So what?”) of those trends for several of the most influential Fortune 500 companies, trade associations and public sector clients. Orange’s ability to identify patterns, think critically and analytically, and translate that into actionable strategies is what has made her an invaluable asset to clients.

Orange frequently speaks to a wide range of global audiences about the macro trends that are shaping and impacting today’s landscape. She has spoken at TEDx and keynoted over a hundred conferences around the world, including across Europe, Latin America, and Asia. She has authored numerous articles and industry white papers on a variety of future-focused topics, and has been featured in news outlets including NPR, Time, Inc, Yahoo Singapore, WWD, Bloomberg, and CBS This Morning. In 2020, she was named by Forbes as one of the world's 50 Top Female Futurists.

Speech Topics

Templosion: The Accelerator Effect

Templosion describes the fact that the biggest of things and the biggest of events are happening in shorter and shorter periods of time.

Moving from Artificial Intelligence to Augmented Intelligence

AI is augmenting human intelligence. This is creating a dynamic that is less about replacement and more about enhancement.

Generative AI + The Future of Human-Centricity

The best strategy for getting the most out of generative AI is to tap even deeper into our most human cognitive abilities.

The Future of Work

To ensure that we have the thinking required to solve the big issues that will arise in the future, competitiveness will rely on the creation of an entirely new skills and competencies framework.

Generational Compression: Redefining Gen Z

Technology is changing so rapidly that kids only a few years apart struggle to have the same cultural and technological frames of reference. Understanding what makes this generation tick is critical.

The Trust Staircase

Trust is getting harder to define because trust is fluid. Building stakeholder trust will be an ongoing process in everything from ESG principles, to employment practices, to corporate values and ethics.

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Think Like a Futurist

Being future ready requires not just lifelong learning…but forgetting. How do we begin to forget the stuff we’re holding onto that doesn’t serve us for where the future is moving?

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News

Finding the Jobs of the Future
Technology was already rapidly transforming the workplace when the COVID-19 pandemic struck amid an especially divisive election year and monumental social upheaval. The workplace, suffice to say, will never be the same. “We have been shot through the COVID accelerator,” says Erica Orange, executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Future Hunters, a New York City-based consulting firm. “Everything is moving faster now.”
Year Of COVID: Where We Go From Here
Bay Staters are pausing to reflect on how living with COVID changed them. What will our world look like in the days and years post pandemic? The experts who study what’s to come are called futurists. These professionals look forward, weighing the immediate and long term impact of everyday events and huge crises, like COVID 19.
Constant evolution
Erica Orange, executive vice president and COO at The Future Hunters and Crystal Washington, technology strategist and futurist, will be keynoting the Lawn & Landscape Technology Conference and Tradeshow Aug. 31-Sept. 2 in Orlando. Lawn & Landscape caught up with them to get the latest on technology and how to get past roadblocks it can pose to your business.

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