Futurism Archives | Simon Waller

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About Simon Waller

Since leaving the corporate world in 2010 Simon has applied his extensive real-world experience in scenario planning and futures thinking to help countless business leaders make better big decisions. Over that time, Simon has also built a reputation as one of Australia’s leading keynote speakers and is regularly sought out to present at conferences and industry events.

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Advisory

Strategic Advisory

Simon works with purpose driven leaders over the medium to long term to build shared understanding, develop a clear and compelling strategic direction and establish more effective decision making practices.

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Strategic and emerging risks

Simon supports boards and senior decision making groups to identify and assess the strategic and emerging risks they need to be preparing for.

Scenario Planning

Many of Simon’s longer term engagements involve the development of future scenarios to support planning and strategic decision making.

Decision Support

Simon operates as an independent, external thinking partner to leaders needing to make difficult decisions in the face of significant change and uncertainty.

Strategic Partnerships

Strategic partnerships combine strategy advisory and leadership education to support organisations navigating uncertainty and change
Education
Leadership Education

From one off workshops to enduring programs, Simon delivers a range of practical leadership development opportunities to support organisations to focus on the bigger picture.

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for organisations

Simon provides strategy education and facilitation to boards and leadership teams of mission-driven organisations.

for government

With extensive experience supporting leaders across local and state government, Simon is a sought after educator and facilitator within the public sector.

Strategic Leadership

Designed to build strategic awareness in senior and mid-level leaders so they can operate effectively and lead their teams through change.

Leadership Workshop

The Futurist’s Toolbox – Tools, techniques and mindsets for forward-thinking leaders
Leading In Uncertainty – Supporting leaders to lead through unpredictable times
How Better Decisions Get Made– Make clearer decisions in uncertain environments.
Strategic Teams – Focusing your team on the work that really matters
Choosing Tomorrow– Confronting the challenges of today with scenarios of tomorrow

For shorter keynote style sessions for conferences, offsites and staff days visit simonwaller.live
Resources
Resources

Simon shares his ideas though a regular newsletter. He is the host of two podcasts and has authored three books.
Simon is also available for aligned podcast appearances and media engagements.

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Recent Articles

The Half-Life of a Decision: A Very Practical Reason Why Leaders Need to Think More Strategically

The structural problems of strategic thinking

Why Big-Picture Thinking Fails Exactly When We Need It?

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books

Analogosaurus

Digital Champion

The Scenario Planning Guide
podcasts

The Future With Friends

A podcast where friends imagine and discuss possible futures, exploring what they could mean for our lives and relationships.

A little bit forward

A reflective audio series that offers challenging, sometimes controversial questions that invite listeners to think more deeply.
Simonwaller.live

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Simon is a renowned keynote speaker, MC and event host. Visit his dedicated speaker site to see if Simon is a good fit for your next event.

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Signals:The Future of Meaningful

This edition was sparked by our latest Future With Friends episode with the wonderful Lizzie Davidson, where we explored ‘The Future of Meaningful’.

Signals: The Future of Continuity

This one was sparked by our latest Future With Friends podcast, where I teamed up with the wizard himself, Dr Jason Fox, to explore ‘The Future of Continuity.’ Jason crafted a two-part scenario for the future, and we’ve turned it into a special double feature podcast — and now, a special double edition of Simon Sees!

Signals: The Future of Acting

This edition was sparked by our latest Future With Friends podcast episode with the incredible Megan Davis, where we explored ‘The Future of Acting’.

Signals: The Future of The Past

This week’s Simon Sees is inspired by our latest Future With Friends episode, “The Future of The Past”, with the ever-thoughtful Mykel Dixon — a rich conversation on ancient wisdom, creative expression, and reconnecting with the childlike intuition we often lose.

Signals: The Future of How We Will Live

Inspired by our recent Future With Friends conversation with Col Fink, this week we’re diving into the future of how we’ll live – physically, socially, and communally.

Signals: The Future of Death and Dying

Inspired by our Future With Friends conversation with Michelle Newell, this week, we’re stepping into the shadowy – yet strangely illuminating – realm of death and dying.

Signals: The Future of Work-Life Balance

This week, we’re exploring the ever-shifting terrain of work and life – and how the ways we design it, measure it, and show up in it are quietly being rewritten.

Welcome to ‘The Future With Friends’

Today I’m ridiculously over the moon, jumping out of a cake excited to be announcing my new podcast ‘The Future With Friends’.

Signals: The Future of What Is Real

This time, we’re diving deep into a head-spinning theme: The Future of What is Real.

Signals: The Future of Getting Old

In Simon Sees I share some of the signals I’m seeing in the world around me that indicate how the future might be different from today.

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