Edward Barlow, president of Creating the Future Inc., helps people and organizations prepare for the challenges and opportunities of what lies ahead. He has shared his futurist ideas with hundreds of businesses, government agencies, health and educational institutions, associations, and community service organizations.
Barlow holds a masters degree in management from the University of Notre Dame and is a member of the graduate school faculty at the University of San Francisco. An invigorating speaker, he explores economic, technological, social, and political trends that are anticipated into the next century. He then suggests personal, professional and organizational strategies that can be used to navigate these changes and create a preferred future.
Barlow encourages those who attend his presentations to discover emerging trends and explore the attitudes, emotional reactions, and empowerment strategies that are vital to dealing with tomorrow´s world. Key elements of his programs focus on such areas as developing insight, scanning for emerging trends, rethinking and restructuring relationships, and shaping preferred futures. He also explores the changing face of America´s work force and offers tips in anticipatory thinking as well as in leadership and management for the new millennium.