Marcus Barber, MSc
Marcus Barber, MSc
is a Strategic Futurist and one of
Australasia’s top Value Systems
specialists, assisting clients with advanced strategic thinking and
innovation processes. His skills have been utilized by Telstra,
Victoria Police, HomeGround Services, Swinburne University, Deakin
University, City of Greater Dandenong, CPA Australia, Gold Coast Water,
General Motors, Fosters Australia, the Australian Sports Commission,
Ernst and Young, ABF Singapore, VicUrban, Central Highlands Water,
DIIRD, Assure Programs, and AP Touring, among many others.
An energetic and engaging speaker, he a Visiting Fellow delivering the
strategic futures block at the
Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies
in Canberra, the premiere management training program for the Department
of Defence that brings military personnel from around the globe to a
year-long residential strategy training program.
Marcus was co-presenter on the National Geographic Channel’s TV series
Future Matters, author of
The Money Tree and How to Grow One –
Creating Success in Your Business and is currently finishing Killing Trends: the Graceful Art of Innovation. He is the founder
of
the
Australian Strategic Planning Institute and an advisory board member
of
the
Australian Bill of Rights Initiative. He has been published in a
number of journals around the world and is a regular contributor to
Australasia’s leading innovation magazine
Fast Thinking.
He authored
Driving Away Recession,
How to Catch a Stealth Bomber,
Innovation in Employee Engagement,
Funnel Vision & Missed Opportunities,
Identifying & Overcoming Barriers to Organizational
Innovation,
How to Spot Innovation,
Outlooks for the 21st Century
Sustainability — Implications for Organizations,
A Potential Answer to the Health System Crisis,
The End of Speed Related Accidents?,
Wildcards — Signals from a Future Near You,
A Drop in the Ocean for Foresight
Practitioners: What the Future May Hold
for Fresh Water Usage and Availability
throughout the Globe,
and
A Blueprint to Advance Australia Collectively.
Learn about more of
his papers and other media!
Listen to Marcus on
Conversation Hour with Tim Cox,
Conversation Hour with Jon Faine, and
Conversation Hour with Raphael Epstein.
Watch
Assure Programs Future of Work.
He earned his Master of Science in Strategic Foresight at the Swinburne
University of
Technology (SUT) in 2004.
He earned his Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning at Napier
University in 2006.
He is a Professional Life Member of the World Futures Society, a
Member of the Association of Professional Futurists, and
Fellow of the Australian Sales & Marketing Institute.
Read his
LinkedIn profile.
