Brian Ferguson

Artificial Intelligence, Exponential Thinking, Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Resilience, Change Management, Workforce Up-Skilling

What if learning to sleep better and to manage stress was the key to building and leading world-class organizations in the 21st century?

Exponential technologies are exciting and hold tremendous promise for the future. But, if they come at the cost of human health by creating stress, loss of attention and an ability to be present...what’s the point?

In this talk Brian argues that the single most important trait for a leader to develop in today’s world is the ability to manage attention and physiology. In order to do so, ever leader has to understand a basic set of tools and behaviors that create the bedrock of flourishing: self-awareness, sleep, deactivating the nervous system, and a series of basic science-backed protocols.

As accelerating technology makes the world more complex and unpredictable, leaders are faced with a higher degree of dynamism, unknowns, and change. In order to be effective in such a landscape, any leader must have a highly attuned sense of how to be grounded, how to manage stress, recover, and flourish. Yet doing so is not innate and in a world of distraction, learning to control attention and “inner state” is a seeming superpower.

Brian covers a narrative of how Moore’s Law continues to radically change the landscape of society. And, how that change impacts leaders.

He then offers a specific “Path to Flourishing” that is a hyper-tactical set of tools, resources and behaviors that he learned while working with Navy SEALs, elite athletes, world-class scientists, top surgical teams and a range of high-performing cultures.

Brian provides resources in advance so that participants come prepared with some thinking around their challenges and the tools and protocols most valuable to them. Most importantly, he dives into the scientifically validated tools and protocols that allow any person or leader to feel a

sense of agency to manage stress, adapt and thrive in a changing world. From breathing protocols to understanding the role of sunlight and human relationships, this talk is about flourishing in the 21st century.

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Human Augmentation, Mixed Reality, Physical Health, Mental Health, Human Potential, Leading Change, Future of Civilizations

The world is in the midst of the greatest revolution in human performance in our history. Wearable sensors, biometric data, an understanding of stress and sleep...all of us puts us in a place to truly capture what allows a human to thrive. Yet, why is it so had for leaders to feel like they are really flourishing?

Exponential technologies are creating vast promise for modern life. At the same time, most leaders feel tired, stressed and worn down.

How might we use the growing wave of performance technologies as a way to amplify our basic, innate humanity?

In this talk Brian explores how a revolution in human performance and in understanding the human mind and body is reshaping human health, well-being, leadership and longevity.

Brian discusses the challenges presented by accelerating technology and the toll that societal advancement can take on the human system while offering a roadmap of opportunities. He discusses why technology and data make us feel more stressed and the way they’re reprogramming our minds and nervous system. But most importantly, shares the science, frameworks and tools he learned as a Navy SEAL to improve recovery, manage stress, and regenerate.

Through the three archetypes of Superman, the Bionic Woman, and Yoda, Brian explores how sleep science, wearable technology , data and ancient wisdom hold promise to reground us in a sense of presence.

Superman: Given that the single best performance enhancing drug we know is sleep....through this archetype, Brian discusses why the field of “sleep science” is changing what we know about human health, leadership and living a full life. In this archetype, Brian talks through the frameworks and protocols for getting optimal rest and the new technologies that can help us ensure that the foundation of our health – sleep – is optimized.

Bionic Woman: Through this archetype, Brian explores how wearable technology is giving us population level data and insights on human behaviors and what makes us most health and least stressed. He talks through how to think about buying and using a wearable and the data points that matter most.

Yoda: By returning to “ancient rituals” humans in modern life are finding a re-grounding. From yoga to meditation and breathing, the modern world is full of a desire to use our body’s most basic systems as a means of feeling recharged, disconnected and present.

This is a talk that combines the realties of modern technology with the possibility of returning to our most vital human gifts.

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