UNESCO Chair Holder · Professor · Author
Helping leaders move beyond habitual thinking to imagine — and build momentum for — desired futures no one has created yet, rather than fixing the problems of the past.
“He is a rare species: a ‚deep diver‘ with a bias towards relevance and a great communicator.”
Stefan Piëch — Supervisory Board Porsche Automobil Holding, Siemens, and SEAT · more testimonials
Michael combines each client‘s own experience with the creative collision of multiple perspectives — challenging habitual thinking to reframe how your organization sees the world, rather than following a standard scenario-
Rigor and relevance come from combining scholarly research with practical experience. His unique personal capability to bring together world-renowned pioneers and thought leaders to share their experience — opened by his academic and institutional standing — turns into rigorous, generalizable insight for clients. It shows up in books, film, and print, and in the international conferences he convenes — regularly attended by Fortune Global 500-level executives.
In his keynotes
Michael shows what it actually takes for organizations to create the future they want, instead of managing what‘s already behind them. Book Michael to Speak
Beyond the keynote
With C-suite leaders to challenge established ways of thinking and seeing the world, engage directly with unfamiliar futures, and identify new areas of action. Work with Michael
Michael doesn‘t just study the future in the abstract — he researches it in the here and now, convenes the people building it, and communicates it to every audience that needs to hear it. Explore Practices
