Author Gary A. Bolles is an in-demand keynote speaker and lecturer to groups around the world, covering topics ranging from Remote & Hybrid Work and “The Great Resignation” to “the metaverse for work” and new forms of companies like Digital Autonomous Organizations.
Gary Bolles is an internationally-recognized expert on the future of work, learning, and the organization. His focus is on the strategies for helping individuals, organizations, communities and countries to thrive as we prepare for a
post-pandemic world. He is the author of “The Next Rules of Work: The mindset, skillset, and toolset to lead your organization through uncertainty” (Kogan Page, August 2021).
The Next Rules of Work is the culmination of years of research and consulting focused on the seismic changes in work, careers, and the organization. In his new book, Bolles explores the mindset, skillset, and toolset that organizations, teams, and workers need to thrive in a world of exponential change.
Bolles has nine courses on LinkedIn Learning with more than 850,000 learners, including A Learning Mindset and Learning Agility. He frequently lectures and consults around the world, to organizations such as Google, Carrefour, Novartis, The World Bank, and the U.N.. and is a frequent lecturer for Singularity University, Gartner and Unreasonable Group.
As Chair for the Future of Work for Singularity University, he leads the organization’s efforts to empower a global community with the mindset, skillset, and network to create an abundant future of work and learning. In the seismic transition to what Bolles calls the digital work economy, individuals, organizations, communities and countries all need to develop a shared understanding of the dynamics of disruptive change, collaborate on the development of effective strategies, and ensure that all people have access to meaningful work and lifelong learning opportunities.
As a partner in the boutique consulting agency Charrette LLC, he helps clients to identify and understand trends affecting organizations and markets, through strategic conferences, innovation consulting, strategy design charrettes, and collaborative initiatives. Bolles was co-founder of the US Broadband Coalition, which brought together 137 organizations to develop a draft broadband strategy for America.
Cofounder of eParachute.com, Bolles helps job-hunters & career changers, from youth to 50+, with online and in-person programs.
He has also served as a consulting producer for strategic events for clients such as Google (Zeitgeist, Innovation for the Nation, ThinkCloud), Singularity University (Global Summit, Exponential Manufacturing, Exponential Finance), TED (TED@MotorCity, TED@Allianz, TEDGlobal Pre-conference), and National Australia Bank and London Business School (Silicon Valley Innovation Days).
Gary Bolles is the former editorial director for five technology publications, including Interactive Week, Yahoo! Internet Life, and Network Computing, with a deep background on networking and telecommunications. as well as the on-screen host of TechTV’s “Working the Web.”
Former consulting producer for events such as Google Zeitgeist (for nine years), Google Think Cloud, Google Innovation for the Nation, Noka Ideascamp, and Yahoo Bonfire.
He is the former Chief Operating Officer for Evolve Software, the former VP Marketing for Network Products Corporation, a former strategic innovation advisor for Nokia, and has advised dozens of startups. He currently serves as an adviser for Drawdown.org, and for the Innovation Collective.
In his lectures, Gary Bolles immerses himself in exciting topics: the future of work, education and learning, and how artificial intelligence is transforming our world. Aware of the constant changes that affect society and markets, Bolles promotes the creation of a culture of innovation and offers strategies for the skills of tomorrow. In addition, he addresses issues related to leadership in times of change and the impact of business in the new digital economy.
