Rebecca Ryan is a noted top 50 professional futurist, economist, best-selling author and entrepreneur.  She helps organizations consider multiple plausible futures, not just one! She tracks trends and figures out what the future is likely going to be and how we could be ready for the future. 

Many organizations create future-facing plans that are actually based on the past. Strategic foresight helps focus on what's coming. Looking a generation ahead, she outlines strategies in urban planning, economic development, and workforce development to ensure communities are well equipped for future trends and challenges. 
 
She is the founder of NEXT Generation Consulting through which she partners with private and public sector leaders across the country, such as Chambers of Commerce, economic development agencies, and a handful of do-gooder companies. Together with each organization, they anticipate and imagine brighter futures by going through specific steps and drilling down to what is actionable today to create those desired futures. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• her process with clients 
• tips for how we can be futurists in our own lives
• the history of futurists — they were in White House and Congress until 1981
• how to pursue a career as a futurist
• free resources for how you can learn about being a futurist and applying futurist principles

Rebecca is a graduate of Drake University with a certificate in Strategic Foresight from University of Houston. She is on the Executive Committee of the global Association of Professional Futurists.

Contact Info:
Rebecca Ryan - Guest
https://rebeccaryan.com/
Rebecca Ryan, APF (LinkedIn)

Julie Berman - Host
www.womenwithcooljobs.com
@womencooljobs (Instagram)
Julie Berman (LinkedIn)

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