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Dan Gardner

Risk Management, Forecasting, and Big Projects | Award-Winning Journalist | Bestselling Author

Dan Gardner
What Makes Intelligence Forecasters So Good?
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The TV Pundit Method
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Superforecasting: Lessons from Robert McNamara
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What Makes Intelligence Forecasters So Good?
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The TV Pundit Method
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Superforecasting: Lessons from Robert McNamara

Can we improve our ability to forecast the future and manage risks to do better in business and life? Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Dan Gardner tackles these questions and more in his eye-opening and mind-expanding talks. Based on his bestselling books about psychology and decision making, Gardner’s talks draw on the latest research and his long experience in journalism and politics to challenge assumptions and find creative solutions.

A former journalist and national affairs commentator, Gardner’s work has won or been nominated for every major award in Canadian newspaper journalism, including the National Newspaper Award, the Michener Award, and the Canadian Association of Journalists Award.

Gardner is also the New York Times bestselling author of four books — Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear; Future Babble; Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, which was named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist, Bloomberg, and Amazon; and, his most recent, How Big Things Get Done, co-written with Oxford University Professor Bent Flyvbjerg. His books have been published in 25 countries and 20 languages.

An honourary senior fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Gardner has spoken and consulted with organizations worldwide, including Google, Goldman Sachs, Siemens, Zurich Insurance, Khosla Ventures, and a variety of hedge funds and governments.

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Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • Dan’s presentation on forecasting and prediction was incredibly valuable and contributed in a significant way to our program.

  • We have had such amazing feedback from our guests, who could not stop talking about Dan’s keynote presentation…He was so perfect for our attendee base and spoke with great energy and passion.

  • On a personal note, of all the authors and various other speakers I have invited to conferences over the years, you were by far the most insightful in content and compelling in delivery, and I thank you for making the effort to tailor your presentation so perfectly to meet the needs of our audience.

  • Dan Gardner did a fantastic job of opening our annual risk management conference in Ottawa. He provided a fresh new perspective not just on risk but on the way people make decisions in the real world. His approach challenged many of the audience’s preconceptions and he provided new ideas that informed the discussions that followed. He made complex ideas easily understandable and his presentation delivered many “aha” moments.

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