Back to the Future: Ten Years Gone and Strategic Water Foresight with Matthew Klein

Ten years ago, Matthew Klein was the first ever guest of The Water Values Podcast. Matt, now CEO and Chief Futurist at Aqualaurus Group, returns to discuss the discipline of strategic foresight and how it can benefit the water industry.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Matt’s water journey over the past 10 years
• How and why Matt decided to become a water futurist through the discipline of strategic foresight
• Why Matt started the Water Foresight Podcast
• Why the water industry needs strategic foresight
• How water foresight helps anticipate, frame, and shape the probable futures
• Matt’s hypothesis on water culture
• The main benefits of a utility adopting a foresight mindset
• How utility vendors can benefit from water foresight
• The lenses through which strategic foresight anticipates, frames, and shapes the future
• Examples of using water foresight to anticipate forthcoming changes

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Matthew’s LinkedIn page
• Water Foresight podcast Buzzsprout website
• Aqualaurus

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