Joe Tankersley
For more than two decades, Joe has helped organizations imagine and realize their visions for better tomorrows. His work combines his skills as a writer/producer and storyteller with the tools of strategic foresight. He creates deeply immersive explorations of possible futures with strategic narratives that broaden horizons and stimulate innovation.
Joe was a writer/producer for Walt Disney Imagineering from 1996-2014. While there, he led creative teams on projects for Epcot, Magic Kingdom Park, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the Disneyland Resort in California. Much of his work involved creating "serious fun." From introducing millions of people to the cultures of Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Eritrea to helping families understand important topics like finance, science, and health, these projects were designed to entertain, enlighten, and empower. Among his many skills is the ability to transform complex data into narratives that are easily understood by broad audiences. His projects have been recognized nationally and internationally, including receiving the prestigious THEA award for his work on Millennium Village at Epcot.
As part of Walt Disney Imagineering's elite Blue Sky Studio he led the group's first Strategic Foresight Program. In that role, he created a series of innovative projects designed to explore possible futures for The Walt Disney Studios, Disney Parks and Resorts, The Disney Company's Corporate Citizenship Group, and Walt Disney World Operations. He continues to support those groups today as an outside consultant.
Since the fall of 2014, Joe has applied the knowledge and skills gained by his years working for the world's most successful entertainment company to help others "Imagineer their best futures." His recent projects have explored the future of the workforce, retail, innovation, strategic disarmament, climate change and senior hunger. Onstage,
Joe uses his story telling skills to make the future come to life. He mixes substantial research with real world examples to help audiences see how these possibilities relate to their own future. His presentations are fast paced, interactive, and guaranteed to leave your audience with the inspiration and the tools to start building their own better tomorrows.
For more than two decades, Joe has helped organizations imagine and realize their visions for better tomorrows. His work combines his skills as a writer/producer and storyteller with the tools of strategic foresight. He creates deeply immersive explorations of possible futures with strategic narratives that broaden horizons and stimulate innovation.
Joe was a writer/producer for Walt Disney Imagineering from 1996-2014. While there, he led creative teams on projects for Epcot, Magic Kingdom Park, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and the Disneyland Resort in California. Much of his work involved creating "serious fun." From introducing millions of people to the cultures of Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Eritrea to helping families understand important topics like finance, science, and health, these projects were designed to entertain, enlighten, and empower. Among his many skills is the ability to transform complex data into narratives that are easily understood by broad audiences. His projects have been recognized nationally and internationally, including receiving the prestigious THEA award for his work on Millennium Village at Epcot.
As part of Walt Disney Imagineering's elite Blue Sky Studio he led the group's first Strategic Foresight Program. In that role, he created a series of innovative projects designed to explore possible futures for The Walt Disney Studios, Disney Parks and Resorts, The Disney Company's Corporate Citizenship Group, and Walt Disney World Operations. He continues to support those groups today as an outside consultant.
Since the fall of 2014, Joe has applied the knowledge and skills gained by his years working for the world's most successful entertainment company to help others "Imagineer their best futures." His recent projects have explored the future of the workforce, retail, innovation, strategic disarmament, climate change and senior hunger. Onstage,
Joe uses his story telling skills to make the future come to life. He mixes substantial research with real world examples to help audiences see how these possibilities relate to their own future. His presentations are fast paced, interactive, and guaranteed to leave your audience with the inspiration and the tools to start building their own better tomorrows.
Imagineering Your Tomorrows
We may not have much control over THE FUTURE, but we have more power than ever to shape our own tomorrows. This presentation is both informative and inspirational.
Audiences will get specific...
Welcome to the MEdia Age
Over 300 hours of new video gets uploaded to Youtube every minute. 350 million photos are shared on Facebook each day and more than 40 billion photos have been posted on Instagram in less than 5 years.
Welcome to the MEdia age. Personal media, from selfies and silly pet videos, to compelling social commentary and dramatic narratives, is transforming communication, entertainment and advertising. We're on the brink of a digital disruption that will shatter all the old...
Trend Busters
Everywhere you turn someone is promoting the next "latest greatest thing" that is going to revolutionize your world. We live in an era of accelerated change, but sometimes you just have to wonder how many of these world changing events are real and how many are hype. In this broad and free-wheeling ride through the world of trend research Joe will show you how to distinguish the substance from the fluff. This presentation goes beyond the latest top trends to explore the real forces driving...
Imagining a World of Sustainable Abundance
Is it possible to have a future filled with abundance without sacrificing the planet? In this provocative presentation Joe challenges the idea that sustainability is only possible if we are willing to sacrifice the "good life."
Creating a sustainable future is as much about the stories we tell ourselves about that future as it it about specific tactics. For too long the sustainability movement has focused on the bleakest versions of the future. Not only is that point of reference...
