Futurist in Residence

Bring the future into the room.

An ongoing thinking partnership for your leadership team.

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Erica Orange and Jared Weiner leading a strategy session
  • 40+Years combined as practicing futurists
  • C-suiteTrusted by senior leaders
  • 150+Clients, from trade associations to global enterprises

Why it works

Knowing what's coming is half the equation.

The advantage comes from what you do with it. We help you see what's changing, and strengthen the human capabilities to act on it.

  • What's changingForesight
  • How you respondHuman capability
  • The resultYour advantage

  1. See what's coming

    The trends and disruptions that matter to your business.

  2. Think beyond the obvious

    Question assumptions and spot what others miss.

  3. Turn insight into action

    Connect what's changing to the decisions you make today.

The future won't be shaped by foresight alone. It will be shaped by how your people think, decide, and act.

How it works

Built around you.

A fraction of the cost of an in-house futurist.

  • Length6 or 12 months

    A standing partner, not a one-off.

  • CadenceYours to set

    Weekly, monthly, quarterly, or on demand.

  • ScopeAs wide as you need

    Executive strategy, team sessions, brainstorms.

  • FitAlongside your team

    We work with your leaders, not instead of them.

In practice

What it looks like.

  • AARP

    Nearly a decade

    Continuous forecasting on emerging technology and the aging population.

    Presented directly to the Board to shape strategy.

  • PepsiCo

    Ongoing consult

    A ten-year future narrative mapped to their business verticals, plus white papers and an on-site ideation day.

    New product and service ideas across three time horizons.

  • Velcro USA

    Leadership summit

    We pushed top leaders to ask why, why not, and what if, and clear the mental roadblocks of old patterns.

    An energized room and the foundation for the rest of the retreat.

  • LinkedIn

    Hire Connect

    How will AI reshape hiring and work? We made the case for the human skills that stay valuable as AI takes on more.

    Leaders ready to guide their people through AI-era careers.

Erica Orange and Jared Weiner, Wake the Future

Bring the future into your room.

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To the future, Erica + Jared · hello@wakethefuture.com