Speaking
I help audiences understand the links between nature, technology, and society, and I show them how we can adapt and prosper in a world of ever-greater complexity, speed, and surprise.
Booking Information
Information on my availability for speaking and my fees can be obtained from Speakers’ Spotlight at www.speakers.ca for engagements in Canada and from Lyceum Agency at www.lyceumagency.com for engagements in the United States.
Featured Video
TVO Green Summit -
Talk About the Planet
In this appearance before an audience at the University of Toronto, I talk about how ideas drawn from the science of complex systems can help us better understand our global economic and environmental challenges. View the presentation »
Upcoming Talks
For information, write to talks@homerdixon.com
Videos of Selected Speeches:
June 7, 2011
“Civilization Far from Equilibrium: Energy, Complexity, and Human Survival,” Equinox Summit—Energy 2030, Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Ontario. View the presentation.
May 5, 2010
“Complexity Science and Public Policy,” Canada School of Public Service, Manion Lecture, Ottawa, Ontario. View the presentation.
April 22, 2010
“Global Change, Creativity, and Resilience: Outsourcing in a Turbulent World,” 2010 Annual Conference of the Centre for Outsourcing Research & Education, keynote address, Toronto, Ontario. View the presentation.
November 8, 2008
“Talk About the Planet,” Green Summit, Toronto, Ontario. View the presentation.
September 9, 2008
“The Climate Energy Challenge: How will it change our economy and society,” Green Enterprise, Toronto, Ontario. View the presentation.
November 17, 2007
“The Upside of Down: Preparing BC Citizens for a Turbulent Future.” BC NDP Convention keynote, Vancouver, B.C. View the presentation.
Talks Already Given
October 13, 2011
“Learning for a Nonlinear World: Cultivating a Prospective Mind,” 21st Century Learning Leadership Forum, Banff, Alberta.
June 13, 2011
“Sustainability and Beyond: Standards, Crisis, and Resilience in a Nonlinear World,” Canadian Standards Association Annual Conference, Victoria B.C.
June 9, 2011
“Energy Futures: Shock and Innovation in 21st Century Energy,” Alberta Association of Surface Land Agents, Calgary, Alberta.
June 7, 2011
“Civilization Far from Equilibrium: Energy, Complexity, and Human Survival,” Equinox Summit: Energy 2030, Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Ontario.
Transcripts of Selected Speeches
May 5, 2010
“Complexity Science and Public Policy,” Manion Lecture for the Canada School of Public Service, in Ottawa, Canada. Text of speech.
June 8, 2009
“The Great Transformation: Climate Change as Cultural Change,” speech to a conference in Essen, Germany. Text of speech.
April 25, 2007
“Conflict in a Nonlinear World: Complex Adaptation at the Intersection of Energy, Climate, and Security,” Ingar Moen Memorial Lecture to the Science and Technology Symposium of Defence Research and Development Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Text of speech.
April 27, 2004
Remarks on the occasion of the naming of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Toronto, Ontario. Text of speech.
October 2, 2003
“Ingenuity Theory: Can Humankind Create a Sustainable Civilization?” Address to the Royal Society of London, London, England. Text of speech. Power Point slides (PPT).
December 4, 2002
“Synchronous Failure: The Real Danger of the 21st Century,” The Robert J. Pelosky, Jr. Distinguished Lecture, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Text of speech.
November 14, 2001
“Remarks at the Governor General’s Literary Awards Ceremony,” Ottawa, Ontario. Text of speech.
June 11, 2001
“The Ingenuity Gap in a Fragmented World,” Address to the Banff Television Festival, Banff, Alberta. Text of speech.
