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Frank Feather is an international business futurist and strategist, author, public speaker, and seminar leader.

He coined the now well-known phrase "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally" in 1979. And in 1980 he organized and chaired the First Global Conference on the Future under that theme. Held in Toronto, Canada, this is still the largest international conference on the future ever held, with more than 6,000 attendees and more than 1,000 speakers over five days.

Born in Yorkshire, England, in 1943, Feather moved to Canada in 1968. Initially pursuing a banking career, he rose to executive positions in both domestic and international banking before launching his own strategy consulting business in 1981. He is host of [1] .

Books

Books authored or edited by Frank Feather include:

  • Through the 80s: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally (editor, 1980)
  • Optimistic Outlooks (co-edited with Rashmi Mayur, 1982)
  • G-Forces: the 35 Global Forces Restructuring Our Future (1989)
  • The Future Consumer (1993)
  • Future Consumer.com: The Webolution of Shopping (2000)
  • Future Living: The Coming Web Lifestyle (2003)
  • Futuristic Leadership A-Z (2004)
  • Biznets: The Webopoly Future of Business (2006)

References

  • Future-Trends.com website [2]
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