Jared Weiner
About
Jared Weiner: Cofounder of Wake the Future | Futurist | Speaker on AI, Human Agency and Global Trends
Why Book Jared Weiner?
Jared Weiner helps audiences reconsider how they prepare for an uncertain future. Cofounder of Wake the Future and a former partner at The Future Hunters, he brings a background in foresight to questions about technology and human choice.
Jared’s current message places particular emphasis on agency: the ability to make intentional decisions rather than simply follow the direction of new tools. His presentations connect emerging trends with the identity, judgment, and priorities people bring to work.
Why Is Jared Weiner Right for Your Audience?
Jared is a strong fit for executive meetings, innovation conferences, company events, and strategy retreats. Consider him when an audience needs to reflect on its own role in a future increasingly shaped by AI.
Book Jared when your audience needs to:
- Distinguish useful signals from constant noise
- Review assumptions about AI adoption
- Protect space for independent judgment
- Connect technology decisions with human priorities
- Think more intentionally about future choices
- Discuss the skills that support personal agency
Audience Takeaways
Depending on the program selected, attendees will leave:
- Clearer on their role in shaping a response to change
- Ready to examine an assumption about AI
- More aware of the relationship between technology and identity
- Equipped with questions about human agency
- Focused on a decision they want to make more intentionally
Keynote Programs
The Reformed Futurist
Jared explores how people can rethink their relationship with trends and uncertainty. Ideal for leadership and innovation audiences.
The Human Edge: Agency + Identity
Jared examines the value of human judgment and identity in a technology-driven environment. Ideal for organizations reflecting on AI and the future of work.
Is Jared Weiner Right for Your Event?
Tell us about your audience, the future choices your audience needs to examine and the human capabilities you want to strengthen. We can help select Jared’s most relevant program, discuss customization, and confirm availability and fee.
Contact The Sweeney Agency 1-866-727-7555 or [email protected] for more information on this speaker.
Topics and Audience Takeaways
What Jared Weiner Talks About:
The Reformed Futurist
Jared applies lessons learned from personal evolution as a futurist, through the lens of several current trends, to help each person in the audience become their own version of a “reformed futurist.” This session is about distinguishing the signals that really matter from all the noise in what are unprecedented times. It will ultimately shake people up with a healthy dose of common sense, and it will better prepare them for the uncertainty of an unpredictable future. This module will explore several original themes impacting today’s workforce, including Pilot vs. Passenger, the AI Treadmill, the AI Mirror, and Tug of War.
The concept of escape velocity, borrowed from physics, refers to achieving a rapid enough rate of speed to escape the gravitational pull of a larger object. For years, he has applied this frame to the fact that the larger object was represented by our old, often industrial, ways of doing business. Now, given the rise of AI, this concept is even more critical. We’re faced with escaping the gravitational pull of AI itself, as it promises to reshape business and society. Here, he introduces a proprietary ESCAPE framework, which lays out six “AI illusions” to be mindful of as we integrate AI into all aspects of our personal and professional lives.
The Human Edge: Agency + Identity (A+I)
In an increasingly tech-fueled world, where AI is both dominating the conversation and the workplace, it’ll be as important as ever to lock in on the two pillars that makes us uniquely human (agency + identity), and learn how to optimize them so that people not only stay relevant, but win the future. The idea of “humans in the loop” still portends AI in the captain’s chair, with us as the sidekick. Instead, the future must be characterized by humans as the loop: Humans directing with intuition and strategic intent, while AI serves as our sidekick. Human “intelligence,” or smarts, will not be enough of a differentiator. AI is evolving as a distinct form of intelligence – sometimes far more capable. Instead, Agency + Identity (A+I) will be the keys to retaining human relevance and unlocking human potential.
Thank you so much for kicking off our meeting. It was the perfect catalyst for great discussion and ideas over the next two days.
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