Magnus Lindkvist

Foreseeing future trends is an essential aspect of modern business, but few have the insight and know-how in order to do so accurately. Luckily, there are experts such as Magnus Lindkvist, a foremost trend forecaster who shares his knowledge not only via consulting, but through engaging and inspiring speaking and workshops. His legendary ability to help future-proof business plans has seen him become one of the most sought-after speakers in the world.

Magnus Lindkvist’s Current / Past Roles & Positions

• Expert in present and future trends
• Founder of the Pattern Recognition company
• Creator of the world’s first academically accredited course in ‘Trendspotting and Future Thinking’, Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship
• Awards, Accolades, Achievements & Honours
• Business Speaker of the Year – Sweden (2009)
• Founder of the Trendspotting and Future Thinking course at Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (2008)
• Founder of Pattern Recognition (2003)

Languages

Magnus speaks English and Swedish.

Speaking Style

Shaping perceptions of the future, Lindkvist leads his eager audience on a tour of trends, his vitality and trademark humour truly inspiring organisations and individuals to predict and prepare for future changes.

Having spent years preparing organisations for future changes, Magnus Lindkvist has earned a reputation as one of the most inspiring and capable trend predictors in the world. Companies of all sizes have sought his advice and his popularity as a speaker continues to grow. His executive workshops and retreats with the Stockholm School of Economics have also earned an excellent reputation, teaching business people how to predict potential industry developments and to prepare for the unexpected.

After an inspiring career focused on Management consulting, strategy and branding, Lindkvist started his own business in 2003. The aim of this business, and agency called Pattern Recognition, is to help companies determine how future trends will affect their industry and how to take advantage of current and coming trends. Clients have included influential names in a number of sectors, including manufacturing, logistics, media, financial services and information technology proving that it is possible to predict and work with trends in the majority of industries, providing the expertise is at hand.

Lindkvist set up a course at the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship in 2008. The interdisciplinary course, in Trendspotting and Future Thinking is the first academically accredited course of its kind in the world. Frequently attended by students of business, medicine, the arts, and engineering, it has been commended by academics including Ronald Jones, a former Design Professor at Princeton.

Magnus Lindkvist graduated with an MSc from Stockholm School of Economics and a BA from the School of Film, Television and Theatre at the University of California in Los Angeles.