Testimonials
What our clients say about us:
"Thank you for your input and helping us see the value in recognizing different patterns of thinking. We all came away with deeper insights and ideas and more importantly a commitment to test these ideas."
Bernard Desmidt, Global Talent Manager for Terrapinn, global events & training organisation (following a future business ideas generation project and workshop)
“Emergent Futures gave us a framework to view the world differently. And some really great ideas.”
Greg Hitchen, Terrapinn, global events & training organisation
“Engaging Emergent Futures was one of the best things we did in our whole planning process. Their alternative perspectives and insights on how to think about the future were exactly what we needed to challenge our thinking and stimulate new ideas. Their approach also helped us frame challenging issues in a way that effectively communicated those ideas to others, which is something we couldn’t have achieved by ourselves.”
Bruce Finney, CEO, Cotton Research & Development Corporation, following a strategic foresight review of the CRDC R&D Plan 2008-13
"Emergent Futures has written and presented a number of excellent reports for the GRDC on biofuels and feed grains. The reports provide solid, verifiable data that clearly lays out the possible future scenarios and impacts. I have found the reports essential in determining strategic directions in my portfolio."
Dr John de Majnik, Manager, New Grain Products, Grains Research and Development Corporation
"As a result of holding this session we will be doing some new and different things in our organisation, there were immediate, tangible outcomes and benefits for us."
Sarah Davies, Chair of Kids Under Cover and CEO of the Melbourne Community Foundation, after Kids Under Cover participated in one of our new Strategic Innovation and Perspective Shift Workshops
"I found the whole process very valuable for our organisation. Both the 3 hour session and the discipline for me to prepare and present a brief presentation on the future challenges we face were invaluable. Key issues were quickly identified. The real value for Vic Deaf was the different angles and perspectives on those key issues."
Graeme Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, Vic Deaf, after participating in one of our new Strategic Innovation and Perspective Shift Workshops
"Paul's process of preparing us for our workshop enabled us to get much better clarity on what we were trying to achieve. We would certainly use him again."
Jed Matz, Policy Director, Cattle Council Australia
Speaker reviews:
"Three people who I regard as among the best presenters in our association came up to me after your keynote presentation and all said that was great, best conference keynote in their time at DATTA Vic."
John Long, Conference Organiser, Design and Technology Teachers Association, after Paul's keynote presentation to their May 2009 Conference
“Paul Higgins presented a compelling vision of how to think about the future and what the future of the wind industry might look like in an engaging and entertaining speech that had everyone’s attention. His presentation gave our conference delegates a different perspective that challenged their way of thinking. Paul provided a refreshing new angle for our delegates and his concepts were widely discussed during the rest of the conference. We would highly recommend him as a conference speaker.”
Auswind (The Wind Energy Industry Association) on Paul’s conference key note presentation to the Auswind Annual Conference 2008
‘Excellent, challenging concept and perceptions, smooth presentation'
‘Very confident, clear and informative presentation'
‘This builds a new perspective on risk for my company'
Congratulations on delivering such an excellent presentation.
Denise Kafkalakis, Education Manager, Risk Management Institution of Australasia on Paul's presentation 'A Futurist Perpective on Risk' to the RMIA November 2008 Conference
