Wayne Visser
    Wayne Visser

    Pracademic · Poet · Possibilist

    The Future Is Better Than You Think

    Wayne Visser is a globally recognised speaker, bestselling author and Cambridge lecturer who has spent over three decades showing how business, innovation and technology can create a regenerative economy and a thriving future.

    Trusted by leading organisations

    3M
    Anglo American
    ArcelorMittal
    AXA
    BASF
    BHP
    Capgemini
    Coca-Cola
    Confederation of Indian Industry
    Dell Technologies
    DHL
    Ernst & Young
    HSBC
    IFC
    Johnson & Johnson
    KPMG
    Lafarge
    Lavazza
    London School of Economics
    Mastercard
    The Ocean Race
    Port of Antwerp-Bruges
    Randstad
    Reuters Events
    UNEP
    University of Cambridge
    The World Bank
    WWF
    Keynote Speaking

    Inspiring Audiences Worldwide

    With 680+ presentations in 60 countries, Wayne delivers powerful, research-backed talks on AI for good, technologies of hope and thriving — leaving audiences energised and ready to act.

    Wayne Visser presenting a breakthrough systems chart on stage at Blue Wink-E 2025

    Keynote Themes

    • Impact AI

      How AI Is Becoming a Force for Good in the World

    • Technologies of Hope

      How Innovation Is Driving a Much Better Future

    • Thriving

      How We Move from Breakdown to Breakthrough in Business and Society

    "It is time for us all to step up, or get out of the way. Wayne has stepped up in Thriving."

    — John Elkington, author of Green Swans

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    46 Books & Counting

    From sustainability to poetry, Wayne's prolific writing spans decades and genres.

    Technologies of Hope

    Technologies of Hope

    Change the World

    Change the World

    Thriving

    Thriving

    The World Guide to Sustainable Enterprise

    The World Guide to Sustainable Enterprise

    The Age of Responsibility

    The Age of Responsibility

    Making a Difference

    Making a Difference

    "A brilliant and comprehensive overview of the burgeoning movement to regenerate our land, products, forests, cities, and society."

    — Paul Hawken, author of Regeneration

    Wednesday 11 November · Refreshed daily

    Today's Highlights

    Six pieces from the library — a book, an article, a poem, a podcast, a video and an artwork. New picks every day.

    Book of the Day

    The Age of Responsibility: CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business

    2011 · Wiley

    Why CSR as usual has failed, and what a transformative model of responsibility looks like.

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    Article of the Day

    Thriving: Regenerating nature, society and the economy through business & innovation

    Global Focus · May 2022

    Read the full piece at Global Focus.

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    Podcast of the Day

    Purpose Inspired

    Wayne's flagship show

    Conversations with change-makers on purpose, leadership and building a better world through business.

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    Video of the Day

    How to Thrive, Not Just Survive: Convergence and Sustainability in Tech

    InTechnology (Intel) · 31:09

    Intel's Tom Garrison and Camille Morhardt talk with Wayne about the convergence of sustainability and technology.

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    Artwork of the Day

    Trophy of a Better World

    2021 · Mixed media

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