Josh Allan Dykstra cuts through confusion, helping leaders make sense of what's next. By sharing actionable frameworks from his clients employing 1M+ people, he shows your group how to stop reacting to change and start designing it instead.
Josh Allan Dykstra — The Sense-Maker Who Creates Clarity From Chaos
Josh Allan Dykstra is a keynote speaker, optimistic futurist, and A.I. thought leader pioneering the field of Future Design™.
Leaders are drowning in conflicting signals about A.I., work, and what’s coming next.
As a former tech CEO, consultant to Fortune 500s, and startup founder, Josh has seen nearly every type of workplace disruption firsthand.
In his keynotes, articles, videos, and podcasts, he cuts through the noise to deliver clarity about the future — then shows you how to build a better tomorrow.
“Our audience was riveted by Josh's topic and engaged by his style, but mostly we were inspired to make real changes in the way we are doing work.”
Carrie Kish
CEO, CultureSync
The future isn't fate — it's what we dare to MAKE.
Stop being tomorrow’s passenger.
Start being its architect.
No optimism?
No innovation.
No ownership.
No future.
The future belongs to the builders.
Unfortunately, most organizations are waiting for tomorrow to happen to them instead of designing it themselves.
Everything you’re trying to do:
- Navigating A.I. transformation
- Upskilling your leaders
- Building resilient employees
depends on Future Design™ — let’s build a tomorrow we’re all proud of.
FROM
The Future We Fear
Reacting To Change
Waiting to see what happens next
Surviving Disruption
Hoping we can weather whatever’s coming
Following Trends
Copying what everyone else is doing
TO
A Tomorrow You’ll Love
Designing Change
Building the future you want to see
Creating Opportunity
Turning uncertainty into your advantage
Setting Trends
Leading others toward the future you envision
Keynote Topics
A.I. Clarity: How To Cut Through Confusion and Lead With Confidence
A.I. isn't the threat... confusion about A.I. is. Your people have conflicting ideas about what it is, how it works, and how to use it. This session gets everyone on the same page, cuts through the noise, and gives you the strategic clarity needed to turn A.I. disruption into competitive advantage. You'll learn how to lead A.I. transformation with clarity and confidence.
Stop Forcing Change, Start Fueling It: How To Create Transformation That Doesn't Suck
Only 12% of change initiatives succeed... and that number hasn't improved in a decade. The problem isn't strategy, it's fuel. This session shows you how to stop forcing change and start fueling it, using breakthrough research on flow and workplace design. You'll learn how to harness Human Energy™ — the missing ingredient every change needs.
Hello Tomorrow: The Optimist's Guide To Navigating Crisis
Most of us are exhausted trying to fix systems designed to break. This session uses demographic patterns and historical data to show you where we are in the cycle, so your group can stop optimizing what needs to be let go and start designing what comes next. You'll learn what to invest in, what to let die, and how to lead with bold optimism.
Josh Allan Dykstra — The Sense-Maker Who Creates Clarity From Chaos
Josh Allan Dykstra is a keynote speaker, optimistic futurist, and A.I. thought leader pioneering the field of Future Design™.
Leaders are drowning in conflicting signals about A.I., work, and what’s coming next.
As a former tech CEO, consultant to Fortune 500s, and startup founder, Josh has seen nearly every type of workplace disruption firsthand.
In his keynotes, articles, videos, and podcasts, he cuts through the noise to deliver clarity about the future — then shows you how to build a better tomorrow.
Future Design™?
Most organizational systems drain people. We design systems that fuel long-term success. Here are the blueprints:
Energy Over Effort
BUSINESS OUTCOMESHigher retention, lower turnover costs, and teams that actually want to come back year over year.
Less Over More
BUSINESS OUTCOMESClearer priorities, faster decisions, less burnout, and a culture where big ideas have room to grow.
Impact Over Activity
BUSINESS OUTCOMESTeams that deliver results instead of reports, with clear line-of-sight between daily work and business impact.
Loops Over Lines
BUSINESS OUTCOMESReal innovation through experimentation and fast iteration, not slow-motion planning theater.
Interdependence Over Isolation
BUSINESS OUTCOMESFaster problem-solving, breakthrough ideas, and an organization that pivots instantly when the market shifts.
Long-Term Over Short-Term
BUSINESS OUTCOMESHit this quarter's targets while building the client loyalty and team resilience that make next year's targets easier to reach.
Hi! I'm Josh Allan Dykstra.
I grew up in a small midwestern town, raised by amazing entrepreneurial parents who taught me the future is something we design and build together.
Remember when the future felt exciting? When we dreamed of flying cars, cities in the sky, and a world where technology made life more delightful? That optimism got buried somewhere under decades of dystopian predictions and doomsday scenarios.
Over the last 15+ years, I’ve had the honor to work with some of the best organizations on earth who collectively employ over a million people. I’ve learned how to recapture that “World Of Tomorrow” excitement — and how we can build the future we actually want to live and work in.
I’m here to share the blueprints with you.
FORMER
Classically-trained pianist
Rockstar
Small-town guy
Midwesterner
Barista
Genius (@ Apple, ahem)
Tech founder
CURRENT
Girl dad
Keynote speaker
Big city guy
Philosopher
Author
Multi-instrumentalist
Serial entrepreneur
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