Dr Patrick Dixon, YouTube Futurist Keynote Speaker -
Recent Futurist YouTube Videos - Keynote Speaker
Future of toys - and why many parents are going retro for their children - with booming sales of traditional toys. Lessons from history of Lego and reasons for Lego success. Retail trends, toy shops, child games, construction toys, early learning, child development. Future of educational toys. Consumer trends and impact on traditional retail. Video blog from Legoland, Billund, Denmark by Futurist Keynote Speaker Patrick Dixon
"We need to understand how middle class parents think and feel, and how that will continue to change rapidly over the next few years. Today's generation of parents are bombarded continually with online opinions and advice and this is a highly stressed group of people, who are so much wanting the very best for their own children. Educational, simple and creative toys are going to continue to be really important to parents as antidotes to an iPad / video / online gaming world."
Read more: Future of Toys / Retail Trends. The more virtual and digital our world, the more parents will want to encourage physical, creative, learning toys like Lego. Report from Legoland - Futurist Retail keynote speaker Patrick Dixon. VIDEO
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Future Travel Keynote Speaker:Auto, Rail, Aviation
Comment on the future of transport infrastructure and government policy.
Key trends in the travel, tourism, logistics and supply chain sectors.
How government transport policies are being overtaken by events.
OECD Transport Forum comment after keynote on future transport issues.
Read more: How we will travel and why. Future of Transport Infrastructure - need for long term government policy on travel, transport, infrastructure, rail, roads, ports and airports - Transport Keynote Speaker Comment