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Daniel Burrus is recognized as one of the World’s Leading Futurists on Global Technology-Driven Trends, AI, and Disruptive Innovation. As a founding member of the Department of Defense Joint Services Futures Group, he serves as a strategic advisor to both the military and leading Fortune 500 companies, guiding them on AI and technology-driven innovation. His thought leadership has earned him multiple Top Ten AI Thought Leader awards. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest demand as a speaker. He has delivered over 3,000 keynote speeches worldwide and is a strategic advisor to executives from Fortune 500 companies, helping them to develop game-changing strategies based on his proven methodologies for capitalizing on technology innovations and their future impact. He is the creator of the Anticipatory Organization® Business Model, which includes his Hard Trend Planning and Innovation Methodology, and his award-winning Anticipatory Organization Executive Learning Systems embraced by leading organizations worldwide. Daniel is also a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including Flash Foresight, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and his latest Amazon #1 bestseller, The Anticipatory Organization, and has millions of monthly readers on the topics of disruptive innovation, exponential change. Burrus is a Polymath and innovative entrepreneur who has founded six businesses, four of which were U.S. national leaders in the first year. He is the CEO of Burrus Research, a research and consulting firm that monitors global advancements in technology driven trends to help clients profit from technological, social and business forces that are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. He has been the featured subject of several PBS television specials and has appeared on programs such as CNN, Fox Business, and Bloomberg. Burrus has been quoted in a variety of publications, including Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Fortune, and Forbes. His accurate predictions date back to the early 1980s where he became the first and only futurist to accurately identify the twenty exponential technologies including the digital revolution and AI that would become the driving force of business and economic growth for decades to come. Since then, he has continued to establish a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of predicting the future of technology driven change and its direct impact on the business world.
Over the past three decades author, advisor, and keynote speaker Daniel Burrus has established a worldwide reputation for accurately predicting the future of technological change and its impact on the world of business. He has helped hundreds of clients identify game-changing opportunities and develop successful competitive business strategies based on his Hard Trend methodology and Anticipatory Organization Model. As an innovative and impactful keynote speaker, Daniel is a master story teller blending timely and provocative knowledge and actionable insights with just the right amount of humor and motivation audiences can take away and use immediately to accelerate innovation and results. Daniel is a global futurist and disruptive innovation expert who empowers his audiences by teaching them how to find certainty in a seemingly uncertain world He offers powerful guidance and examples to help audiences: -Separate Hard Trends that will happen from Soft Trends that might happen. -Use the certainty of Hard Trends to have the confidence to make bold moves. -Use Hard Trends to elevate planning, accelerate innovation and transform results. -Empower audiences with a proven methodology to take positive action. -Learn which current and emerging technologies will have the biggest impact on different industries. -Learn how to creatively apply technology Hard Trends to create strategic value and competitive advantage. -Learn powerful personal strategies for actively shaping your future. Daniel Burrus’ Accolades -The New York Times named Daniel as one of the top three gurus in the highest demand as a speaker. -He has been voted by his peers and clients as one of the Top Five Futurists and Technology Speakers every year since the award program started. -Has been inducted into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame. -He has delivered over 3,000 keynote speeches on six continents to audiences from 25 to 14,000.
Burrus Research is a research and consulting firm that monitors global advancements in science and technology-driven trends to help clients better understand how technological, social and business forces are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. In 1983, founder and CEO Daniel Burrus became the first and only futurist to link the exponential growth of computing power to economic value creation and accurately identify the twenty technologies that would become the driving forces of business and economic change for decades to come. His 1983 Taxonomy of High Technology included Artificial Intelligence, Genetic Engineering, Supercomputers, Digital Electronics, Flat Panel Displays, Nanotechnology, Distributed Computing and the Internet to name a few. Over the past thirty eight years Burrus has used his methodology of separating Hard Trends based on future facts that will happen from Soft Trends based on assumptions that might happen to establish a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of predicting the future of technological change and its direct impact on the business world. He has helped hundreds of clients, including many from the Fortune 500 accelerate innovation and results by using his methodologies to identify game-changing opportunities and develop successful competitive strategies based on the creative application of leading-edge technologies. Burrus has written seven books that have been translated into dozens of languages and he delivered over 3,000 keynote speeches to corporations, associations, and professional organizations worldwide. His interest in research became apparent in his third year of college, when Burrus became one of the first undergraduates in the United States to direct a federal research grant. He has founded and managed six businesses, four of which were leaders in the U.S. in their first year. As a highly successful entrepreneur, he knows how to translate research findings into practical business advantages.
Daniel Burrus is the author of seven books, including The New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller Flash Foresight: How To See The Invisible and Do The Impossible, and his latest book, The Anticipatory Organization: How To Turn Disruption and Change Into Opportunity and Advantage is a number one Amazon best seller. He has delivered over 3,000 keynote speeches, and he is a strategic advisor to executives from Fortune 500 firms helping them to develop game-changing strategies based on his Hard Trend methodologies for capitalizing on technology innovations and their future impact. His client list includes Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Microsoft, VISA, Deloitte, KPMG, FedEx, and the U.S. Department of Defense. He's a featured writer on the topics of disruptive innovation, change and the future for publications including the Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, and Wired Magazine to name a few. He has been the featured subject of several PBS television specials and has appeared on programs such as CNN, CNBC, Fox Business, and Bloomberg, and is quoted in a variety of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Fortune, and Forbes. He has founded six businesses, three of which were national leaders in the United States in the first year. He is the CEO of Burrus Research, a research and consulting firm that monitors global advancements in technology driven trends to help clients profit from technological, social and business forces that are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. His accurate predictions date back to the early 1980s where he became the first and only futurist to accurately identify the twenty technologies that would become the driving force of business and economic change for decades to come. Since then, he has continued to establish a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of predicting the future of technology driven change and its direct impact on the business world.
As Artificial Intelligence Expert in Residence at High Point University, I work with students, faculty and business leaders through HPU’s Access to Innovators Program to explore the practical applications of AI, anticipatory leadership and disruptive innovation. In this role, I help future leaders develop the mindset and methodologies needed to anticipate change, identify emerging opportunities and thrive in an increasingly AI-driven economy. Through lectures, discussions and collaborative initiatives, I share insights on AI, global trends, Hard Trends, innovation strategy and the human-centered life skills that will remain essential as technology accelerates. This appointment builds on my long-standing involvement with High Point University, including my service on HPU’s National Board of Advisors since 2015, and reflects a shared commitment to preparing students not only for the world as it is, but for the world as it’s going to be.
HPU’s National Board of Advisors is comprised of Fortune 500 CEOs, thought leaders, and distinguished visionaries who have positively impacted the United States and the world in significant ways. Burrus joins distinguished members of the board such as Gen. Colin Powell, former secretary of state, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and national security advisor; Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder; and Dr. Tony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Recognized by RETHINK Retail as one of Retail’s Top AI Leaders in 2026, honoring executives, innovators, and thought leaders shaping the future of retail through artificial intelligence. As Founder and CEO of Burrus Research, Inc., Daniel Burrus helps leaders identify hard trends, anticipate disruption, and apply AI-driven innovation to create more agile, future-ready organizations. This recognition highlights his ongoing work at the intersection of AI, retail transformation, customer experience, and strategic foresight.
As a recognized Top 2026 Retail Expert, I have been honored for my contributions to the retail industry. My role involves providing visionary insights and engaging with the online community to inspire innovation. I focus on emerging trends and technological advancements, solidifying my position as a key influencer in shaping the future of retail. My work with RETHINK Retail emphasizes the importance of anticipatory strategies in driving industry transformation.
Daniel Burrus has been honored as a Top 2025 Retail Influencer, recognized for his visionary insights and transformative contributions to the retail industry. As a renowned futurist, thought leader, and innovation expert, Daniel has consistently shaped the conversation around emerging trends, technological advancements, and anticipatory strategies in retail. His ability to inspire actionable foresight and engage with the online retail community has solidified his position as a key influencer driving the future of retail.
Visionary Apps was founded in 2009 by leading Technology Forecaster and Business Strategist Daniel Burrus, and in 2012 the companies IP was turned into a licensing organization working under his other firm, Burrus Research, We were the first to develop and release national mobile real estate apps in the U.S. including Complete Foreclosures covering all U.S. foreclosures, Complete Rentals covering all U.S. rentals, and Complete Homes listing all U.S. homes for sale. We released the Complete Realty Suite, first for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and then followed by the iPad and Android versions. We became the 17th most downloaded app in the first week. All leading the revolution in the way that people conduct their home buying searches, and the way realtors connect with and assist potential homebuyers. We are proud to report that today's home buying mobile apps use the same underlying design we pioneered. We were also the first to have International real estate mobile apps. In addition, we were the first to develop a mobile app for the military focusing on emergency response. Visionary Apps seeks to utilize the constantly evolving Smart Phone, Smart Tablet and Smart TV to bring never before seen opportunities designed to engage and empower the user in new and exciting ways in a wide range of fields including real estate, healthcare, purchasing, logistics, supply chain, sales, marketing, energy, security and many more. In January, 2012 the company IP was moved to a licensing organization. Burrus Research has taken over developing comprehensive mobility strategies for organizations worldwide helping clients take advantage of the rapid revolution in smart technology. For more information about Visionary Apps, visit our website at: http://www.visionaryapps.com