Simon Waller

After completing postgraduate studies in foresight and future thinking, Simon worked in scenario planning and strategy development for the global mining company Rio Tinto. Since leaving corporate life, Simon has gone on to support dozens of organisations, deliver hundreds of keynotes, and speak to thousands of business leaders on how future thinking techniques can help them find better answers to their biggest and most pressing challenges. Over the last decade, Simon has worked with local councils and communities, as well as other government-related organisations across Australia and New Zealand. Simon holds a Master of Business Leadership, a Graduate Certificate in Future Studies, a Bachelor of Commerce, and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Simon is also an author and recently published his third book, The Scenario Planning Guide: How scenario planning can be used to align thinking, stimulate ideas, and overcome the inertia of uncertainty.