ABOUT RICHARD DAVID HAMES
In 1998 he warned of the probability of hijacked planes being flown into the World Trade Centre. In 2005 he described to a group of Wall Street bankers the patterns that would lead to a global financial crisis just three years later. He correctly foresaw the circumstances that led to the impeachment of President Dilma Rouseff in Brazil. He was among the first futurists to anticipate the success of Apple’s first iPod and Tesla’s electric cars. He also predicted the socio-political conditions that eventually led to the Arab Spring, the release of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and the election of Donald Trump. He is now talking about the collapse of capitalism as we know it and threats to the sovereignty of the EU.
Based purely on performance, Dr Richard Hames –Chairman of the Asian Foresight Institute, an elected Fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science, and personal mentor to Heads of State, CEOs and entrepreneurs – is one of our most distinguished futurists.
Described by Forbes Asia as “one of the smartest people on the planet” Richard is among the world’s most influential thinkers. Constantly sought after by governments and business corporations for his searing intellect and remarkably accurate insights, Richard provides his clients with deep wisdom on a range of issues concerning the future of humanity.
An Australian citizen, educated in Europe and domiciled in Asia, Richard has been honoured with numerous awards. A compelling speaker and the author of seven books, Richard is Executive Director of Centre for the Future – a unique international enterprise whose mission is to make the world work for everyone by designing alternatives to systems that are failing the human family. In 2015 he co-founded MiVote – already one of the fastest growing direct democracy movements in the world – in addition to its commercial spin-off Horizon State capitalised to the tune of close to $100M within weeks of its launch and voted by The Australian in February 2018 as 7th out of 100 technologies likely to change the world.
As a foresight practitioner Richard and his team have examined hundreds of topics, ranging from the future of conflict and work to taxation, business and society, food security, international terrorism, smart cities, financial services, health care, science and alternative energy.
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What Others Are Saying About Richard Hames
Richard Hames provides a powerful diagnosis of present realities, new paradigms of thought, and an ecological model of action in an uncertain world
Richard’s capacity to identify and weave together the major issues that are shaping our future world is extraordinary
Richard Hames inspires; his breadth of vision offering daring and challenging insights into the world of tomorrow
Richard’s ideas are for anyone searching for new meanings. Marvellous!
Over the years I have heard many of the world’s top speakers and presenters. Richard rates up there with the best.
It surprises me how someone from outside the firm can so accurately put their finger on issues that are so central to us. I cannot thank you enough. ….brilliant.
It is a rare person who is able to transform our thinking by creating a fundamentally new vision of how things could work better. Richard Hames is one of those people
Energy, clarity, enthusiasm – and of course so much wisdom…
Richard has a mind that is impossible to leap over
Richard Hames has challenged us beyond the boundaries of our comfort zones. Remarkable and provocative thinking
Richard offers us a new paradigm to lead us back to community as the foundation for sustainable prosperity
Richard’s compelling summary of the issues facing the world today and his clear view of the dynamics of change is so sharp that it penetrates the fog of the dominant economic paradigm
Richard Hames has, in a very significant way, helped us to reshape the Australian Taxation Office and lay the foundations for a new organization that is now so essential as we move into a huge tax reform process.
Richard’s work is like a poem by Neruda or a song by Peter Gabriel: exquisitely crafted, compelling, freeing us from the illusion of familiarity in order to see the world as it could be
Polemical and provocative, his world semaphored by intellect and imagination, Professor Hames is unconstrained by conventional boundaries. He is among the few world strategists.
I know of few others who have such a comprehensive grasp of where humanity stands in 2016.
Undoubtedly one of the smartest people on the planet – capable of transcending ideology and history in a single leap
Truly one of the most remarkable strategic thinkers in the world today