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Omaha, NE (PRWEB) November 05, 2014

At the core of their mission, the Farm Credit Services of America believes "American agriculture has grown to become the largest, most efficient and productive food system in the world, but it remains a business of people." The FCS is hosting the Leaders Conference in Omaha, NE and their keynote speakers, agricultural trend expert Jack Uldrich and best selling author Joseph Grenny, will focus on how to maximize the leaders of the FCS's communication skills and ability to embrace change through forward thinking.

The theme of the event is "Transforming Tomorrow, and Uldrich will deliver his keynote "Foresight 2020: Ten Trends Transforming Tomorrow." One of Uldrich's main missions it to get his audience to think, not just outside the box, but also to be original, creative, imaginative, artistic, innovative, and resourceful within the box. He actively encourages his clients to take time to just think, if you can afford to, "take a whole week just to contemplate."

One concept he shares with his audiences is the 'disappearing word.' "To better understand the future," says Uldrich, "I frequently advise my audiences to be aware of descriptor phrases that will fade away in time. For example, we no longer say 'color TV,' its just TV. The same will eventually be true of 'precision' agriculture and 'prescriptive' planting. Soon, itll just be referred to as agriculture and planting. Ultimately, through encouraging his clients to think, he seeks to help his clients turn new ideas into strategy and action, and transform inspirational leaders with the power of awareness, to influence and shape change.

Uldrich who addressed the FCS in April will be discussing a number of business, political, social, economic, demographic and technological trends with the leaders in Omaha. Some of the trends he will be covering are precision agriculture, data mining/business analytics, biofuels, hydroponics, vertical farming, synthetic biology, cloud computing and supercomputing.

In addition to the top ten trends, Uldrich will also highlight how members of FCC Services can learn to embrace ambiguity;" why finding a reverse mentor could be crucial; and why taking small risks may very well be the safest thing they can do to position themselves for success in the years to come.

Uldrich, who is also recognized as a leading expert in the field of change management and unlearning, has addressed dozens of agricultural corporations and associations, including the PMA, Novozymes, Land O' Lakes, Ag Spectrum, MosaicAg, Case IH, The Christian Farmers Federation, The Iowa Institute for Cooperatives, The Agricultural Adaptation Council of Ontario, AgGateway, the California Ag Summit, along with several other clients in a variety of industries, like ABB/Thomas & Betts, Fiatech, United Healthcare, Cisco, IBM, and Wells Fargo.

Following his keynote in Omaha, Uldrich will round out the week speaking in Austin, Texas at the Clearesult Energy Summit providing a customized presentation on the future of energy efficiency, business and technological trends.

Parties interested in learning more about him, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack as a futurist or trend expert can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

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Transforming Tomorrow, Together: Futurist Jack Uldrich & Author Joseph Grenny to Keynote FCCS Conference in Omaha

Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse.com, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, asked business leaders, futurists and scholars to predict the most high-impact developments in technology over the next five years and 20 years.

Here are the predictions of Anthony Rotolo, a technologist, futurist, author and professor at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications: What will be the most high-impact developments in technology over the next five years?

I think the most high-impact developments in technology over the next few years will be be related to mobility not just the smartphones we know today, but new types of devices that will extend what we can do with technology on the go. The Apple Watch, for example, is a sign of things to come, but future versions of this idea will offer even more features to change and expand how we communicate and connect with each other, and also how we understand ourselves.

This means smarter health and fitness technology, faster and more secure ways to pay for the things we buy, enhanced cars and homes, and a more seamless integration of technology into all aspects of our busy lives. In the next five years, we will continue to embrace the benefits of a digital world where content and products are available on demand. What will be the most high-impact developments in technology over the next 20 years?

Twenty years from now, we will see far more dramatic results in every aspect of our digital world. "3-D printing" technology will be one of the driving forces that quite literally reshapes how we live and work. Just as information was digitized and shared online, so will the physical objects in our homes and stores become digital, downloadable and able to be produced almost instantly.

Today we are seeing only the smallest beginnings of 3-D printing, and already this technology is helping everyday people make their ideas and creations into real objects right at home. Doctors and scientists are already able to 3-D print custom prosthetics, while architects and contractors are 3-D printing homes and NASA prepares to send 3-D printers into space. In 20 years time, we will see widespread access to 3D printing at home, work and in school.

With the ability to fabricate real, usable objects from digital files, the tangible world will begin to behave like the digital information we know today. Soon we will be able to "send" real objects to each other, or quite literally download and print a new product, article of clothing, or perhaps even a new car!

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