News & Events
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Past Events:
Wisdom is Freedom Radio Show, KEPXradio.com, Carrie Vanston speaks on Passion, Purpose. and Profit, (May 15, 8:00-8:30 CST) Public Event
“International Dimensions of Strong Corporate Cultures,” Carrie Vanston, International Business Series, World Affairs Council, (April 1, 2016) Public Event – Sign up now!
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“Increasing Your Product Management Team’s Happiness, Productivity and Profit,” Carrie Vanston, Product Camp Conference, (Febuary 13, 2016)
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“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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“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 Vanston, World Future 2015, World Future Society, San Francisco, CA (July 24-26. 2015)
“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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“MiniTrends: The Five Keys to an Engaged and Innovative Culture“ by Carrie Vanston, Texas CEO Magazine (Jan. 2015)
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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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“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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Master Course: “MiniTrends and Macro-Change: Turbo-Charging Your Future,” Dr. John Vanston, David Snyder, and Carrie Vanston, WorldFuture 2014, World Future Society Annual Conference, Orlando, FL (July 10, 2014)
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“MiniTrends: A Foundation for an Innovative Organization,” Dr. John Vanston, Austin Downtown Founder Lions Club (Oct. 17, 2013)
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“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)
“MiniTrends: How Innovators and Entrepreneurs Discover and Profit from Business and Technology Trends,” Dr. John Vanston, Military Officers Association of America (April 17, 2013)
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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)
“Identifying Profitable Pultic-Spirited Business Opportunities Using MiniTrends,” Presentation Slides, Dr. John Vanston, Product Camp Conference (February 16, 2013)
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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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MiniTrends 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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MiniTrends 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 Vanston, International Foresight Forum for SMEs – Trends & Business Opportunities, Helsinki, Finland (September 20, 2012)
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“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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“Succeeding in the InfoMagination Age Using Minitrends,” Product Camp Conference, (August 11, 2012)
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“Succeeding in the InfoMagination Age with Minitrends,” West Point Society (August 8, 2012).
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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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“MINITRENDS: How to Discover & Profit From EmergingTrends.” RISE Conference, Austin, Texas (March 27, 2012) ________
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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“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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“Minitrends: 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 CTS Consultants Network (June 25, 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 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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Austin University Area Rotary Club(March 15, 2010).
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World Future Society (February 16, 2010).
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Web Analytics Wednesday (February 10, 2010).
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Fifth Annual TFI Asset Valuation Conference (January 15, 2010).
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North Austin Rotary Club (January 4, 2010).
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