Speaking & Advisory

Toshi Anders Hoo is a futurist, keynote speaker, and advisor who helps leaders and organizations expand what they believe is possible, then plan for the transitions ahead. His talks blend two decades at the frontier of emerging technology with hands-on foresight practice, and are known for being experiential, provocative, and immediately useful.

Speaking Topics

• The future of collaborative intelligence: from documents to models

• AI and strategic foresight: how organizations can imagine and prototype their futures

• The impacts of generative AI on user experience, media, and learning

• Designing possibility spaces: environments where teams think, learn, and collaborate differently

Signature Talk:
The Future of Collaborative Intelligence

We are moving from a world of documents to a world of models. AI is not just automating answers, it is democratizing model-making itself, giving everyone new ways to understand, navigate, and design the complex systems we live in. This talk reframes AI beyond productivity hype and shows leaders how to build genuine collaborative intelligence between people, organizations, and machines.

Background

Toshi spent a decade as Senior Research Director at Institute for the Future, where he founded the Emerging Media Lab and co-led the Ten-Year Forecast. He was media technology advisor to futurist Ray Kurzweil and co-directed the feature documentary "The Singularity Is Near." His work has been featured at the United Nations, TED, SXSW, Ars Electronica, and the Dubai Future Foundation.

Advisory

Toshi also works with organizations in ongoing advisory roles, helping leadership teams build internal foresight practices, navigate AI strategy, and design learning environments and innovation spaces. Current and recent engagements include YouTube, Swissnex, Aims Community College, and Institute for the Future.

To book Toshi for a keynote, workshop, or advisory engagement: contact@possibilityspaces.com