“We should try to be the parents of our future rather than the offspring of our past.”

- Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936), Spanish essayist, novelist, poet playwright, and philosopher

“One individual with one good idea can trump an entire network of thousands who don’t have an idea”

- Dan Wieden, Founder Wieden + Kennedy



The Shift Age


Futurist Consultant & Keynote Speaker


David Houle

I am a futurist consultant and keynote speaker on the future and global trends.  I am asked, in this time of incredibly rapid change, to provide strategic consulting, to suggest ways that companies can adapt and adjust to the changes confronting them today and in the years and decades ahead.  Companies often bring me in periodically to spend a day or two to lead discussion with top management regarding how best to take advantage of the forces and trends that are reshaping markets and the world.

In this process I strive to be a catalyst to reach a breakthrough idea or strategy. One that might in the short term of months to years or long term of decades, create great value for individuals and companies alike.