# Mike Bechtel

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Breakthrough Beyond: Why the future favors the curious with Mike Bechtel

What if the secret to innovation isn't having all the answers, but knowing which questions to ask? In this episode, Deloitte's Chief Futurist, Mike Bechtel, shares surprising stories from his eclectic career and explains why "resisting the rush to solutions" leads to real breakthroughs. Tune in for…

TDC 060: Inside a Room With 40+ Million-Copy Bestselling Authors

TDC 060: Inside a Room With 40+ Million-Copy Bestselling Authors Seven powerful lessons from the literary equivalent of the NBA All-Star team. Episode Summary In this episode of The Digital Contrarian, host Ryan Levesque shares profound insights from his private gathering with 40+ million-copy best…

Deloitte's Chief Futurist on AI, Job Loss, and the Art of Thinking

What happens when AI becomes as good at thinking as humans and what skills remain uniquely ours? On this episode of Digital Disruption, we’re joined by Mike Bechtel, Chief Futurist at Deloitte. Mike began his career at Accenture Labs, where his team helped Fortune 500 clients put emerging technol…

What’s Now, What’s New, What’s Next in Tech

Having previously served as chief futurist at Deloitte, global innovation director at Accenture, a venture capital co-founder, and an inventor, Mike Bechtel has more than 25 years of experience with technology and innovation. Starting with the basic tools developed by ancient ancestors, Mike explai…

Meet the Team: Security

A key part of credit union success is protection and building trust. On this week’s episode of Financial Minds: Meet the Experts, we continue our Meet the Team series with Vizo Financial’s security team. Joining Jaime are Mike Bechtel, information security director, Keeley Hartman, information secu…

A Futurist’s Approach to Storytelling

An effective way for your audience to make sense of what's new is to connect it to what's known. Today, Mike Bechtel is here to teach you techniques to tell better stories. In his work as a futurist, he helps companies understand what's new and next. His strategies include using silence, a three ac…

The Exponential Future of AI, Crypto & Human Creativity

In this episode of the Exponential Growth Podcast, I sit down with futurist, inventor, investor, and former Deloitte Chief Futurist Mike Bechtel to break down what’s REALLY happening right now in the age of exponential growth. We dive into:⚡ AI and the future of work⚡ Why authenticity may become th…

Mike Bechtel | Former Deloitte Chief Futurist on Real AI Value vs. Hype | Ep 31

In this episode of The IJK Podcast, Imad Jack Karam is joined by Mike Bechtel — professor, author, and former Chief Futurist at Deloitte Consulting — for a practical conversation on AI, innovation, leadership, and the future of work. We explore how leaders can think clearly about the future withou…

Security Awareness with Mike Bechtel

Credit unions are built on trust, but in today’s cybersecurity landscape, trust alone isn’t enough to keep you safe. On this episode of Financial Minds: Meet the Experts, we dive into the importance of security awareness and how fostering a culture of vigilance can help protect your credit union fr…

The Future, Interrupted by a Tornado

Mike Bechtel doesn't just study the future — he makes a living seeing it before the rest of us. As a historian, futurist, and professor at the University of Notre Dame, he spends his days tracing the throughlines between what's come before and what's coming next in technology and corporate innovati…