All Press Releases for January 17, 2014

Jack Uldrich, Global Futurist, to Address Education District in Cannon Falls, MN

Following three notable presentations on the East Coast leading futurist, Jack Uldrich returns to his home state of Minnesota as keynote speaker for the Cannon Falls Education District, on January, 20th.



Life-long learning and unlearning will obviously be more essential than ever in this chaotic and churning world.

    MINNEAPOLIS, MN, January 17, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On January 20th, Jack Uldrich best-selling author, and Minnesota native will return to his home state to share insights with Educators in Cannon Falls School District. His topics will be drawn from his most recent books: "Higher Unlearning: 39 Post Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future" and "Foresight 20/20: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow." (A sample of some of Uldrich's ideas on the future of education can be found in this chapter from his latest book, "Foresight 2020", or this recent Forbes article, 10 Game-Changing Technological Trends Transforming Tomorrow.

The presentation centers on the topic of unlearning and how continued advances in information technologies, nanotechnology, 3D manufacturing, robotics, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, the "Internet of Things", Big Data, social networking, and wearable technology will radically transform education in the years ahead. He will utilize colorful stories and metaphors, drawn from a wide spectrum of industries, and discuss both how and why participants in the field of education need to embrace the seemingly ironic concept unlearning in order to achieve future success.

In the past year, Uldrich has delivered hundreds of customized presentations to business and health care groups, corporations, and private organizations including the European Association of International Educators in Istanbul this past summer.

Futurist Jack Uldrich is a highly sought after keynote speaker. As the author of over eleven books, he regularly addresses businesses, associations, and non-profit organizations in the health care, retailing, energy, and education industries. He belongs to numerous speakers bureaus, including Leading Authorities, Washington Speakers Bureau, BigSpeak. and Gotham Artists. His latest book, Business as UNusual is expected to be released this Fall. To learn more about Jack Uldrich, his work or his speaking availability, please visit JackUldrich.com.

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