Fresh Summit 2017

Brian David Johnson
Professor of Practice
Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society


Brian David Johnson is a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society, and a Futurist and Fellow at Frost & Sullivan, a visionary innovation company that’s focused on growth. As a former chief futurist at Intel Corporation, his charter was to develop an actionable vision for computing in 2020, his work was called “future casting”—using ethnographic field studies, technology research, trend data, and even science fiction to provide Intel with a pragmatic vision of consumers and computing. Along with reinventing TV, Johnson had been pioneering development in artificial intelligence, robotics and using science fiction as a design tool. He also works with governments, militaries, trade organizations, and startups to help them envision their future and has over 30 patents and is the author of a number of books of fiction and nonfiction. His writing has appeared in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal and Slate to IEEE Computer and Successful Farming, and he appears regularly on Bloomberg TV, PBS, Fox News, and the Discovery Channel. In addition to his many accomplishments he has also directed two feature films, is an illustrator and commissioned painter.

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