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Daniel Burrus (born in 1947) is an American technology futurist, innovation expert, business adviser, author, and public speaker in the areas of business strategy and innovation. He has written on the topics of business transformation and technology-driven trends.
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- Daniel Burrus Keynote Speaking Demo Video
- Daniel Burrus Renowned Futurist Technology Expert Technotrends Author Keynote Speaker
- Life and times
- Education
- Early career
- Business entrepreneur
- Companies founded 1971 to present
- Professional speaker
- Author
- Books
- Audio books
- Newsletters
- Video learning system
- Business strategy games
- Education strategy games
- Television shows
- Awards and accomplishments
- References
Daniel Burrus Keynote Speaking Demo Video
Daniel Burrus: Renowned Futurist, Technology Expert, Technotrends Author, Keynote Speaker
Life and times
Burrus was born at Portland, Oregon in 1947. He grew up in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area.
Education
In 1966, he graduated from Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He attended the Wisconsin State University-Oshkosh, where he graduated in 1971 with a bachelor's degree. In 1971, Burrus and fellow student Bill Gray, during their senior year, were awarded a research grant for $9,800 from the United States Department of Education to establish a student training assistance program. He and Bill Gray were co-directors of the first federally funded program of its kind in the nation. The program offered free tutoring for collegians with deficiencies in specific academic subjects, sample test files, class notes, textbook exchange, general information and referral, assistance in registration, and help in selection of courses and teachers.
Early career
Following college, Burrus became a science teacher. Early in his teaching career, he was nominated for an Educator of the Year Award. He taught science from 1971 to 1978.
Business entrepreneur
Burrus created six companies. Burrus is the founder and CEO of Burrus Research, a research and consulting firm.
Companies founded, 1971 to present
Professional speaker
Burrus is a member of the National Speakers Association and is a Certified Speaking Professional.
Author
Burrus has authored several books. His most recent book is Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible. Burrus has written for LinkedIn, The Huffington Post, Harvard Business Review, and Wired magazine. He has been a contributing blogger on the topics of innovation, change, and the future for CNBC, Examiner.com, Business 2 Community, and Big Think. His methodology for separating "hard trends" (trends that will happen) from "soft trends" (trends that might happen) has been the subject of PBS television specials.