What's a Futurist? Maggie Greyson on Tea with Li

How can thinking about the future help us with today? Maggie Greyson MDes is an award-winning professional futurist and the CEO of Futures Present. This boutique agency helps people make decisions in times of extreme uncertainty using design and futures thinking practices. She's writing a book for future thinking maverick decision makers. It's called Making Futures Present and is for organizations that are buried in uncertainty and need to make a change now. It is a Handbook For Future Thinking Mavericks And Next Level Decision Making In Times of Extreme Uncertainty Her first profession was in the theatre, where she spent a decade in the US, UK, and Canada winning awards for her set, lighting, and costume designs on stages like the Shakespeare’s International Globe in London. She learned that creating a relationship with the audience is fundamental if a story is to have meaning. She continues to use design, scenarios, and fiction to transform lives. Experience with Fortune 100 companies in tech innovation and digital media helps her to understand what future-thinking mavericks need to be leaders in the 21st century. In addition, she supports the people who want to make a social impact through their work in the cultural sector, governments, universities, healthcare, tech, and non-profit organizations. futurespresent.com Tea with Li Show Host: Li Koo Tea with Li is a series based on everything and anything related to Community Building, Inspirational People, Real Estate and Hot Topics. Li is a community builder, educator and a successful realtor with experience from the non-profit, government, corporate and culture sectors. She is passionate about making positive change in her communities through grassroots advocacy, housing and education. Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@TeaWithLi/pl... Youtube Channel: / @teawithli Youtube Clips Channel: @teawithliclips or / @teawithliclips Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7...https://open.spotify.com/show/3J7RsY7... Spotify for Podcasters: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Pocketcasts: https://pca.st/q43szuuj Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/Tea-with-L... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5e6... RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/tea-with-li-6... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/de97e300/podcast/rss Social Media Handles: @teawithli, @likoo_TO https://linktr.ee/teawithli www.likoo.ca #Futurist #futurism #tech #ai #design #architect #concept #creative #innovative #foresight #designer #innovation #impact #assessment #consulting #future #planning #toronto #canada #global