Daniel W. Rasmus
Daniel W. Rasmus is Principal at Daniel W Rasmus and
Liberal Arts Fellow at Bellevue College.
Dan was previously Director, Business Insights at Microsoft;
Vice President/Board of Directors at Institute for Innovation &
Information Productivity; and
Vice President, Research Leader, CKO at Forrester
Research.
Dan helps organizations shape strategy through scenario planning and
deep
analysis of the uncertainties and dynamics of the business climate. He
applies his unique ability to synthesize social, economic, political and
technological data in order to reveal emergent opportunities, identify
threats, and discover creative approaches to both.
Clients
can expect
strong leadership, frank and constructive feedback, and a willingness to
teach others how to effectively develop and execute strategy. His
speaking and writing skills can be applied to third-party thought
leadership content aimed at changing perceptions, repositioning an
organization, and demonstrating industry leadership.
Dan authored
Management by Design: Applying Design Principles to the Work
Experience
(Microsoft Executive Leadership),
Listening to the Future: Why It’s Everybody’s Business (Microsoft
Executive Leadership Series), and
Rethinking Smart Objects: Building Artificial Intelligence with
Objects
(SIGS: Advances in Object Technology).
His papers include
Social computing’s elusive value,
Exploring Microsoft Future of Work Scenarios: Implications for Higher
Education,
Scenarios and the Future of Education,
SMART: An Expert System in Printed Circuit Board
Manufacturing,
The Feeling Factory, and
Online or Not at All.
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Daniel W. Rasmus – SM201.
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Dan’s 2010 Bellevue College Commencement Speech.
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