Erica Orange

About

Erica talks about new and emerging trends in the global economy and what these mean for your business.
Audiences leave understanding the trends affecting their organization and how to leverage those changes for growth.
Erica is the Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of The Future Hunters, one of the world’s leading futurist consulting firms and TEDx Speaker.
Past clients include: Human x Design Conference, L’Oreal, Mastercard, Razor Technologies, BNP Paribas

About Erica Orange - Leading Futurist & Speaker on Global Trends:

Erica Orange 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. Erica’s ability to think critically and translate that into actionable and tangible strategies is what has made her an invaluable asset to clients.

Erica 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 250 conferences around the world, including across Europe, Latin America, and Asia. She has authored numerous articles and industry white papers, and has been featured in news outlets including Wired, NPR, Time, Bloomberg, and CBS This Morning. In 2020, she was named by Forbes as one of the world's 50 Top Female Futurists.

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What Erica Orange Talks About:

AI + THE NEW HUMAN FRONTIER
As AI evolves to take on more routine tasks, the essence of human intelligence—our curiosity, critical thinking, empathy, and more—is not only irreplaceable but will become increasingly valuable. Learn how the next generation of AI tools can expand human creativity and intelligence, not diminish it.

This includes the crucial role of human oversight in creating AI technologies that enhance our capabilities and work alongside us.

REIMAGINING THE FUTURE OF TRUST + TRUTH
Today, there is a growing vacuum of trust. Our future will demand that we choose trust – trust in each other; trust in strategy; trust in our society; trust in progress – and we all need to find ways to put that into action because trust has become a precious commodity. We are also living in a time when the lines between what is real, fake, true and false are becoming more blurred, so reliance on human-centric solutions, not just technological ones, will become more critical.

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. Everything from corporate lifespans to financial planning cycles to the way in which we communicate is becoming more abbreviated. And technological innovation is happening at breakneck speed. Time is being truncated, and our experience of time is in overdrive.

GENERATIONAL COMPRESSION: REDEFINING GEN Z
Generations have long been grouped in birth year cohorts of 15-20 years. But generations are now seemingly refreshing every 2-3 years. 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 for talent management, marketing, education/learning, etc.

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? This requires getting out the “mental cobwebs” and seeing through new eyes. It’s about leaving past assumptions behind and approaching the ways in which we see the world and our organizations in a new light.

Recent Publications

It was a pleasure to have Erica present at our Leadership Summit. Through thought-provoking ideas, engaging personal stories and practical real-world examples, she energized our team and drove dynamic conversations that have inspired our teams to explore new and innovative ways of working together.