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ADVISORY

Meet Cecily

Thinking

BOOK CECILY

Ideas shape the future long before they shape the world

This is where I share mine.

Ideas shape the future long before they shape the world

This is where I share mine.

Explore one idea or many. Every clip stands on its own.
Together, they map the thinking behind my work.

Talks explore the patterns behind disruption. Conversations deepen those ideas through dialogue with other sharp minds. How to Lead Like a Futurist shares practical lessons for reading change and leading through it

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Talks

Conversations

How To Lead Like A Futurist

Cecily Sommers Speaker Reel

Change isn't static of linear. It's alive—and it's readable.

LLAF- Keynote highlights

"How do we help people thrive when nothing is certain?"

What if Change Isn't Complicated?

What if change itself never changes—and all we have to do is learn to read it?

Zooming Like a Futurist

Go cosmic with it, and see the same patterns of change at every scale of life.

Turning Ewww into Ooooh

What if judgment is wisdom knocking?

Is Hope Holding You Back?

When hope keeps you passive, optimism moves you forward

The Future is Hopeful

The future is where all possibility lives!

Stop Fixing, Start Following: A New Way to Approach Change

Every circumstance holds the larger dynamics of life that point 'forward'

Axes and Ahs

Why leaders don’t need more time. They need more space.

Opening Excerpt from Lead Like a Futurist_Next Practice Institute

Beliefs shape how we live—but are they helping us?

A Futurist's Perspective on Change

Zoom out to see the universal drivers of change

Breaking the Spell of Perfectionism

Why trying to fix ourselves (or others) backfires

Explore one idea or many. Every clip stands on its own.
Together, they map the thinking behind my work.

View All

Talks

Conversations

How To Lead Like A Futurist

Cecily Sommers Speaker Reel

Change isn't static of linear. It's alive—and it's readable.

LLAF- Keynote highlights

"How do we help people thrive when nothing is certain?"

What if Change Isn't Complicated?

What if change itself never changes—and all we have to do is learn to read it?

Zooming Like a Futurist

Go cosmic with it, and see the same patterns of change at every scale of life.

Turning Ewww into Ooooh

What if judgment is wisdom knocking?

Is Hope Holding You Back?

When hope keeps you passive, optimism moves you forward

The Future is Hopeful

The future is where all possibility lives!

Stop Fixing, Start Following: A New Way to Approach Change

Every circumstance holds the larger dynamics of life that point 'forward'

Axes and Ahs

Why leaders don’t need more time. They need more space.

Opening Excerpt from Lead Like a Futurist_Next Practice Institute

Beliefs shape how we live—but are they helping us?

A Futurist's Perspective on Change

Zoom out to see the universal drivers of change

Breaking the Spell of Perfectionism

Why trying to fix ourselves (or others) backfires

Ready to put these ideas to work?

Whether you're looking for a keynote, leadership development, or strategic partnership, let's talk.

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Global keynote speaker, business futurist, and strategic advisor guiding executive teams in their most consequential work. One of Forbes’ Top 50 Female Futurists.

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