Emerging Trends Every Consultant Needs to Know: A Conversation with Louis Patler April 22, 2011

“A real trend is one that lasts, one that moves eventually from emerging trend to profitable, commonplace business practice.” So argues Dr. Louis Patler in his 2003 book TrendSmart. But with the flood of new technologies, new business models, and new consultants entering the marketplace, how can we hope to separate important trends from passing fads? And how can we use that knowledge to benefit our clients and ourselves?

Join the Bay Area Consultants Network in April for a Charlie Rose-style interview with Louis Patler to discuss the most important business trends today, how they interact, and how you can use them to gain a competitive advantage.

Award-winning author/speaker/consultant Louis Patler is President of The B.I.T. Group (www.thebitgroup.com), a strategic business consulting company. He is co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Near Bridge, Inc., a generational trend analysis company. Louis brings pioneering technologies for identifying emerging business trends, developing top leadership skills, organizational innovation, and strategic initiatives to Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, and foreign governments. J. Walter Thompson agency named him one of the 20 most creative minds in America.

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