Jonathan Brill
Jonathan Brill is the Global Futurist at HP. In this role, he advises leadership on the company’s 10 year portfolio of opportunities and threats related to:
– Workforce & Location Strategy
– Automation & Digital Transformation.
– Technology & Product Vision.
– Go-to-Market & Sales Strategy.
In his previous career, he spent 20 years building product innovation teams. He has developed growth pipelines for clients including: 7 of the 10 best known brands in the world, the US government, the MIT Media Lab and dozens of startups.
Jonathan has led/contributed to transformation in a variety of fields. Jonathan’s companies have developed over 325 products that have generated more than $27 Billion of new revenue for clients, including:
– Electro-mechanical devices
– FCPG products
– Retail and service design
He deeply understands the challenges of inventing new user experiences. He has designed novel interactive exhibits, theme park rides, retail experiences, virtual reality CAVES and exhibits for the US Pavilion at the 2015 World’s Fair: EXPO Milano 2015.
His work and innovation process have been profiled in National Geographic, BusinessWeek and other publications. He has contributed to works in the Museum of Modern Art. He speaks internationally about megatrends, industries of tomorrow, digital transformation, labor demographics and product innovation.
As a hobby, Jonathan is deeply fascinated with the science of gustatory perception. He consults on menu development with some of the top chefs in the United States and has presented research globally, most recently in the form of a dinner lecture at one of TED’s conferences.