Scott Bales: Technology Futurist

Technology futurist who guides organizations through the digital shift with practical strategies for culture, design, and mobility.

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Highlights:
  • Scott Bales is recognized worldwide as a thought leader in “The Digital Shift,” offering invaluable insights into the intersection of culture, behavior, and technology in our rapidly evolving digital landscape.
  • With a background steeped in technology and innovation, Scott brings a wealth of experience to the table, helping organizations navigate the complexities of digital transformation with clarity and confidence.
  • Scott’s presentations are meticulously tailored to meet the unique needs and objectives of each event, ensuring that audiences receive relevant and impactful content that resonates on a personal and professional level.

Formats: Keynote, Workshops, Breakouts, Virtual.

Audiences: Teams (25–200); Conferences (150–1,500).

Outcomes:
  1. Reframe product design for digital-first customers.
  2. Align culture and tech for faster delivery.
  3. Create mobility and UX strategies for modern customers.
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  • Travels from: Singapore
  • **Fee range: $20,001 - $35,000

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Keynote Topics:

Uncover The Competitive Innovation Edge

Innovation Wars dives into the competitive nature of innovation in the modern organisation, to uncover the secrets to driving innovation success.

  • Recode Your Leadership
  • Are you ready for the digital future?

As organisations worldwide embark on bold transformations they continually struggle through challenges related to mindset, culture and leadership. The very people who have built these great businesses are feeling less and less significant in the ever changing digital world.

Scott Bales keynote will ignite your drive to reconsider your purpose. You will learn how important it is to leverage your experience while embarking on a practical learning journey to: Reskill, Retool, Reinvent & Recode your Leadership.

What will I takeaway from this keynote?

Scott Bales presents three simple steps that serve as lights on a path for the next generations of executives young and old.

  1. You can use these steps to analyze and transform your organisation.
  2. Deep case studies and insights will help you to develop self awareness and strategies to reinvent your value and purpose in a world saturated with technology – to not only survive but also thrive.
  3. Prospective leaders will learn how the modern reality is now different from what they were taught at business school and will get their leadership career off to the best start.

The world around us is changing every single week as new apps and technologies reshape the landscape in which we live, move, eat, socialize, educate and create communities.

Our challenge is to figure out how this will evolve as IoT, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles become a part of everyday life.

Key Takeaways include:

  • Scott Bales will explore the human element of work, yes there will be robots and artificial intelligence around us but humans will still play a critical role in the creative and strategic direction of almost every business on the planet.
  • A framework to use in your business to document and understand the trends and customer preferences that are changing your business so you are not the next borders or blockbuster.

We have witnessed an accelerated rate of adoption of technology both as organizations and as individuals.

With that our proficiency with technology has also grown.

But we are quickly approaching a large behavioural and cultural gap that will change the way we think about technology forever.

Over the past 10 years, where and how we work has radically changed.

Whether you work for a multinational corporate, or a small business, the tools at your disposal have dramatically changed.

The way you run your business, interact with your customer, monitor business performance, and optimize for either local focus or global scale has changed.

New technologies are evolving everyday – IoT, cloud, artificial intelligence and blockchain, are at our fingertips ready to empower a whole new way of operating.

Learn about these technologies and how they will shape your outlook on the market.

Talent Short Bio

Scott Bales is a futurist and strategist who helps organisations make sense of emerging technologies and shape them into executable strategy. He specializes in turning complex tech trends into prioritized roadmaps that deliver measurable business advantage. Scott’s pragmatic approach blends foresight with scenario planning and implementation focus, so leaders can both anticipate and act.

His sessions guide teams through sensing signals, stress-testing assumptions, and constructing investment roadmaps that align with corporate capabilities and risk profiles. Scott emphasizes resilience and the operational steps required to embed strategic change. Whether advising boards on digital strategy or running hands-on workshops with product teams, he combines strategic frameworks with practical next steps.

Scott works with a mix of industries to help them adopt future-ready practices without losing operational momentum. His deliverables typically include prioritized opportunity lists, short-term experiments, and governance practices to keep innovation sustainable. For organizations aiming to translate tech foresight into operational results, Scott provides both the vision and the tools to act.

Scott Bales is not just another technology enthusiast; he is a luminary guiding the world through “The Digital Shift.” As a technology guru, Scott navigates the intricate landscape where innovation, culture, design, and mobility converge in our increasingly digital world. His expertise extends far beyond mere technical proficiency; Scott delves deep into the realms of societal and behavioral shifts catalyzed by technological advancements, emerging as a thought leader revered globally.

With a robust background in technology and a keen eye for emerging trends, Scott Bales has established himself as a foremost authority in the digital sphere. Over the years, he has honed his expertise across various domains, including mobile technology, digital transformation, and innovation strategy. Scott’s insights are not confined to theoretical frameworks; he boasts a wealth of hands-on experience gained from spearheading numerous successful projects and initiatives in the tech industry.

In a world undergoing profound digital transformation, Scott Bales emerges as a beacon of insight and inspiration. His unparalleled expertise, coupled with his innate ability to decipher the intricacies of the digital landscape, makes him a sought-after speaker and thought leader on a global scale. 

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