About
about simon waller

Since leaving the corporate world in 2010 Simon has applied his extensive real-world experience in scenario planning and futures thinking to help countless business leaders make better big decisions. Over that time, Simon has also built a reputation as one of Australia’s leading keynote speakers and is regularly sought out to present at conferences and industry events.

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Simon Waller

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Events
Keynote speaking & events

Simon is a sought after keynote speaker who has spoken at hundreds of conferences and industry events over the last decade. Inspired by the power of live music, Simon uses live mixed audio and video to create unique experiences.

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Keynotes

Simon’s speaking topics might best be described as ‘practical futurism’ with a focus on uplifting strategic thinking across organisations.

The Science of Decisions

The Art of Future Thinking

Welcome to Generation AI

Can Technology Makes Us More Human
Event hosting & facilitation

Simon brings a level of sophistication and thoughtfulness to the role of event host that goes well beyond reading speaker’s bios. If you’re looking for an event host to inspire your audience to think bigger you should get in touch.

virtual events

With a purpose built in-home studio Simon brings television quality production to virtual events.
Government
Local government

Simon supports local government and public sector leaders who want to engage their community, upskill their people and develop more resilient strategic plans.

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Upskilling your people

Simon inspires and educates public sector audiences to think strategically and build future awareness. Whether you’re looking for a short-form keynote or an in-depth workshop, his topics are tailored to meet the unique needs of government teams.

Councillor Training

The Art of Future Thinking

All Your Possible Futures

The Science of Decisions

Strategic & Emerging Risks

Navigating Uncertainty

strategic decision support

Simon supports local government and public sector leaders to implement more effective decision processes that encourage dialogue over debate and common ground over conflict.

Scenario Planning

Most of Simon’s longer term engagements within local government and the public sector centres on the use of scenarios to support council planning and long term strategy.
Organisations
Purposeful organisations

Simon supports boards and leadership teams of purposeful organisations to plan for the future. With expertise in scenario planning, strategic advice, and decision-making, he helps people find answers to complex and challenging strategic questions.

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Upskilling your people

Simon inspires and educates audiences to think more strategically and build future awareness. Whether you’re looking for a short-form keynote or an in-depth workshop, his topics are scalable, from boardrooms to auditoriums

The Art of Future Thinking

All Your Possible Futures

The Science of Decisions

Navigating Uncertainty

Strategic Team Workshop

scenario planning

Simon uses scenario planning and other strategic foresight techniques to help organisations explore possible futures, identify new strategic options and engage their people in the strategy development process.

strategic decision support

Simon helps boards, leadership teams and other collective decision making groups make complex and challenging decisions. Overcome misunderstanding and conflict through more transparent, accountable, and effective collective decision-making processes.

futurist in residence

The Futurist in Residence program is for organisations that understand uncertainty isn’t temporary and who are willing to support their people to think and act more strategically over the long term.
Resources
resources

This is the place to find the things that Simon has written and shared. If you’d like to join Simon’s newsletter list and be one of the first to get his latest content you can sign up below.

latest blog

Simon Sees: The Future of Learning

Simon Says: You are not at the mercy of uncertainty

Simon Sees: The Future of Emotional Transparency

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Simon's books

The Scenario Planning Guide

Digital Champion

Analogosaurus

The Bundle

CASE STUDIES

My Community Library

Simon's videos

The Future With Friends

The Australian Institute of Health & Safety

Additional Resources

THE SCENARIO PLANNING GUIDE

How scenario planning can be used to align thinking, stimulate ideas and overcome the inertia of uncertainty.

FREE DOWNLOAD

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If you’re interested in building on the ideas shared in The Art of Future Thinking, I’ve put together a few resources to help you and your team explore them further.

The Scenario Planning Guide

You can access a free download by filling out the form below.

Prefer not to share your details? There’s also a physical or Kindle version available here.

The Power of Being Strategic workshop

You’ll also find details about The Power of Being Strategic — a workshop designed to help diverse teams create a shared understanding of emerging challenges and opportunities.

The Future With Friends podcast

If you’d like to hear what scenarios look like in action, The Future With Friends might be a good place to start. In each episode, guests write a scenario based on their hopes, fears or concerns, and together we explore the uncertainties and possibilities that follow. Watch the latest ep here.

Still not sure what the next step is?

Feel free to reach out using the contact form at the bottom of the page. I’d be happy to hear where you’re at and how I might be able to help.

Having been part of many strategic planning processes over the years, the approach Simon used resulted in one of the best outcomes I’ve experienced. Not only did we reach agreement across management and the Board, Simon’s advice and ‘deep thinking’ approach realised a projected future for the business that none of us had ever really thought possible. THANK YOU!

Simon's workshop was engaging, insightful and incredibly well prepared. I got the opportunity to be taken outside my comfort zone to explore future possibilities for the organisation while still feeling like I had my bearings. It was an insightful and worthwhile process to be involved in and nothing like any other planning workshop I've ever been involved in

Simon's deep knowledge of digital progression and interruption across modern society was perfectly adapted to our recent REIWA Conference. Thank you for giving us the insights and strategies to overcome our fears of technology and for showing us how technology can enhance the customer experience for real estate agents everywhere .

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