News & Events

Intl Culture Fest image 6-10-16 Innovative, Conscious, and Sustainable Approaches to Local and Global Community Development  International Multicultural Community and TechRanch, Carrie Vanston moderates panel, Austin, TX (Friday,  June 10, 6-8 pm) Public Event – Sign up now!

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Past Events:


Wisdom is Freedom Radio Show,
KEPXradio.com,
Carrie Vanston speaks on Passion, PurpoKEPX radiose. and Profit, (May 15, 8:00-8:30 CST) Public Event 
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Intl Culture Fest image 5-16 International Business Forum: Austin’s Place in the Global Economy, International MultiCultural  Festival, Carrie Vanston moderates panel, Austin, TX (May 13, 5-7 pm) Public Event – Sign up now!
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International Dimensions of Strong Corporate CulturesWorld Affairs Council,” Carrie Vanston, International Business Series, World Affairs Council, (April 1, 2016) Public Event – Sign up now!

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“Incproductcamp2016 logoreasing Your Product Management Team’s Happiness, Productivity and Profit,” Carrie Vanston, Product Camp Conference, (Febuary 13, 2016)
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westpointsocietylogo“Five Keys to an Engaged and Innovative Culture,” Carrie Vanston, West Point Society,  Austin, TX (11:30 am, Oct. 14, 2015)

 

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IEEE Logo “Five Keys to an Engaged and Innovative Culture,” Carrie Vanston, IEEE Consultants Network,  Austin, TX (Pok-e-Jo’s  Restaurant, 6-8:30 pm, Sept. 23, 2015)

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 “Five Keys to an Engaged and Innovative Culture,” Carrie VanstonWorld Future 2015, World 5 Keys opening lock 7-21-15 new keys & tall letters smallerFuture Society,  San  Francisco, CA (July 24-26. 2015)

 

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Product Camp Logo“Five Keys to an Engaged and Innovative Culture,” Carrie VanstonProduct Camp Conference, (March 7, 2015)
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Dallas Observer Logo2 “Self-Driving Cars, Robotic Medicine and Big, Big Data. Welcome to Tomorrow, Texas,” Dr. John Vanston quoted, by Chris Parker, (February 4, 2015) Dallas Observer and Houston Press

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Texas CEO Magazing Logo

MiniTrends: The Five Keys to an Engaged and Innovative Culture by Carrie VanstonTexas CEO Magazine  (Jan. 2015)

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TFI Technology Forecasting for Valuation Seminar
“Expert Opinion,” Carrie Vanston, TFI Technology Forecasting for Asset Valuation Seminar, January 27, 2015)

 

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Minitrends 2014 Conference: Insight, Innovation & Strategy MiniTrends 2014: Insight, Innovation & Strategy, Chair, Dr. John Vanston, Director, Carrie Vanston, Keynotes David Pearce Snyder and Brett Hurt with many more excellent speakers. Slides. Austin Texas, Sept. 26, Austin, TX.  Combining MiniTrends tactics with stakeholder engagement to improve your innovative culture and bottom line.
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ABJ logo “Here’s How to Stay on Top of ‘MinitTends’ and Get Ahead of the Pack, by Dr. John Vanston and Carrie Vanston, The Austin Business Journal  (September 5, 2014)

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Product Camp Logo “Creating an Innovative Organization Using the Creativity of Employees,”  Dr. John Vanston and Carrie VanstonProduct Camp Conference, (August, 2014)

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WorldFuture 2014 Conference:  What If: Master MiniTrends CourseMaster Course: “MiniTrends and Macro-Change: Turbo-Charging Your Future,” Dr. John VanstonDavid Snyder, and Carrie VanstonWorldFuture 2014, World Future Society Annual Conference,  Orlando, FL (July 10, 2014)

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Product Camp Logo “Converting Bright Ideas into Business Opportunities,” Dr. John Vanston and “MiniTrends: Seven Pathways to Profit and Personal Satisfaction,” Carrie VanstonProduct Camp Conference, (February, 2014)
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Lions Club Logo - Follow Your Dream“MiniTrends: A Foundation for an Innovative Organization,” Dr. John VanstonAustin Downtown Founder Lions Club (Oct. 17, 2013)

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MiniTrends 2013: The Integration of Profit & Social ResponsibilityMiniTrends 2013: The Integration of Profit & Social Responsibility, Holiday Inn Town Lake, Austin Texas, Oct. 2-3, 2013.  Join us in Austin to hear how innovative leaders have started new ventures or grown established organizations through attention to emerging trends. Find out what future trends they see on the horizon and how you can find profitable emerging trends of your own integrated with socially responsible values.
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Morgan Stanley Logo“Panel: Impact Entrepreneurialism: The Issues of Funding, Branding and Establishing a Market,” Carrie Vanston, Investing with a Purpose Conference, Morgan Stanley, Sept. 16, 2013)
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Product Camp Logo“Identifying Profitable Public-Spirited Business Opportunities Using MiniTrends,” Dr. John VanstonProduct Camp Conference, (July 20, 2013)
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World Future 2013, World Future Society Conference, Chicago, ILMaster Course: “Succeeding in a New Normal World,” David Snyder, and Carrie VanstonWorld Future 2013, World Future Society Annual Conference,  Chicago, IL (July 19, 2013)
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BiGAustin Logo“MiniTrends: How to Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends,” Carrie Vanston, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development – A Regional Project for Latin America, Hosted by BiGAUSTIN for the U.S. Dept of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program,  MCID, and Global Austin, Austin, Texas (June 14, 2013)

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BiGAustin Logo“MiniTrends: How to Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends,” Carrie Vanston, Women in Technology – a Multi-Regional Project, Hosted by BigAustin for the U.S. Dept of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program,  MCID, and Global Austin, Austin, Texas (June 14, 2013)
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 Free MiniTrends Session with Dr. John Vanston and Carrie Vanston, “MINITRENDS: How to Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends.” RISE Conference, Austin, Texas (May 10, 2013)
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Military Officers Association of America Logo“MiniTrends: How Innovators and Entrepreneurs Discover and Profit from Business and Technology Trends,” Dr. John VanstonMilitary Officers Association of America (April 17, 2013)

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You make my day!David Cohen interviews Dr. John Vanston and Carrie Vanston about how to start new ventures or grow established organizations through attention to MiniTrends, The Be the Beacon Show (March 18, 2013)

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Product Camp Logo“Identifying Profitable Pultic-Spirited Business Opportunities Using MiniTrends,” Presentation Slides Dr. John VanstonProduct Camp Conference (February 16, 2013)

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Succeeding in the InfoMagination Age with Minitrends

MiniTrends 2012: A Conference on Translating Emerging Trends into Business Opportunities, Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, Austin Texas, Oct. 17-18, 2012.  Join us in Austin to hear how innovative leaders have started new ventures or grown established organizations through attention to emerging trends. Find out what future trends they see on the horizon and how you can take advantage of them in your own endeavors!

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Austin PostMiniTrends Conference Helps Entrepreneurs Predict the Future, “by Chris-Rachael Oseland, Austin Post, Oct. 15, 2012

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“Minitrends: Establishing an Innovation Exploitation Program,” Dr. John Vanston, Porvoo Energy and Building Forum, Porvoo, Finland  (September 25, 2012)

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Laurea-University-of-Applied-Sciences logoMiniTrends Workshop, Dr. John Vanston, Carrie Vanston, Business Program, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Lohja, Finland  (September 24, 2012)

 

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“MiniTrends: How Innovators and Entrepreneurs Discover and Profit from Business and Technology Trends,” Keynote Speaker, Dr. John VanstonInternational Foresight Forum for SMEs – Trends & Business Opportunities, Helsinki, Finland  (September 20, 2012)
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Trade Fair for Industrial subcontracting, Logo Finland

“MiniTrends: How Innovators and Entrepreneurs Discover and Profit from Business and Technology Trends,” Dr. John Vanston and Carrie Vanston, Alihankinta Subcontracting Finland, Tampere,  Finland (September 19, 2012)

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In the Age of Imagination, Small Trends have Big Impacts”, by Dr. John H. Vanston, GigaOm,  Sep. 16, 2012

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Product Camp Logo“Succeeding in the InfoMagination Age Using Minitrends,” Product Camp Conference, (August 11, 2012)

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West Point Logo“Succeeding in the InfoMagination Age with Minitrends,” West Point Society (August 8, 2012).

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Home Dr. John Vanston honored to be offered a position on the Editorial Advisory Board for the World Future Review (July 12, 2012)

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World Future Society Logo
Master Course:Weak Signals and MiniTrends: Foundations for Truly Innovative Organizations” (July 27, 2012) and “Succeeding in the Age of Imagination” (11am-12noon,  July 29, 2012), World Future Society Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada
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Metropolitan Breakfast Club LogoMetropolitan Breakfast Club: “MINITRENDS: How to Find and Profit from Emerging Trends” (8:00-8:30 am, May2, 2012) Austin, TX

 

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MINITRENDS: How to Discover & Profit From EmergingTrends.” RISE Conference, Austin, Texas (March 27, 2012) ________

Radio Interview with Dr. John Vanston and Carrie Vanston about how emerging trends provide business opportunities.Beyond 50 Radio interviews Dr. John Vanston and Carrie Vanston on “MiniTrends: How Innovators & Entrepreneurs Discover & Profit from Business & Technology Trends” (January 15, 2012)

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Rotary Club Logo “MINITRENDS: A Foundation For An Innovative Organization,” The Rotary Club of Austin-Silicon Hills (October 26, 2011).

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Beyond 50 Radio interviews Dr. John Vanston on “Minitrends: A Study on Tracking Emerging Trends” (July 21, 2011)

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World Future Society LogoMinitrends: A New Concept for Translating Emerging Trends into Promising Opportunities,” World Future Society Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada (July 8-10, 2011)

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IEEE Logo
IEEE CTS Consultants Network
(June 25, 2011)

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Rotary Club Logo “Minitrends: Establishing an Innovation Exploitation Program,” The Rotary Club of North Austin (June 6, 2011).
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“MINITRENDS: How to Discover & Profit From EmergingTrends.” RISE Conference, Austin, Texas (March 8, 2011)

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“How to Take Advantage of Important, But Unappreciated, Emerging Business and Technology Trends,” Association of Strategic Planning Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas (February 28, 2011)
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University of Texas at Austin  SAGE Seminar Series
in Austin, Texas (Fall 2010 Session).
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Wilco Entrepreneurs Communityin Austin, Texas (October 14, 2010).

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IEEE CTS Consultants Network (September 22, 2010)
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West Point LogoWest Point Society (May 12, 2010).
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Northwest Austin Rotary Club (April 23, 2010).
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Joint Service Academy Network (April 15, 2010).
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Rotary LogoAustin University Area Rotary Club(March 15, 2010).
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World Future Society (February 16, 2010).

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Web Analytics Wednesday Logo Web Analytics Wednesday (February 10, 2010).
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Fifth Annual TFI Asset Valuation Conference (January 15, 2010).
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Rotary Club LogoNorth Austin Rotary Club (January 4, 2010).
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