#AppliedErgo2025 Keynote: Mike Courtney, Aperio Insights

Achieve Excellence with the Experts at IISEhttps://iise.org/trainingcenter/The IISE Training Center is unsurpassed in meeting the educational goals of professionals in myriad industries. IISE is an IACET Authorized Provider and “has complied with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.” Our instructors are experts in essential topics including Lean and Six Sigma, concepts based on long-standing industrial engineering principles. We ensure that our students attain in-depth levels of understanding and practical knowledge of how to apply strategies to achieve business and professional excellence. Students earn digital badges and certificates to share on social media, email signatures, certificates, wherever employers are looking. The world is online - that's where your credentials should reside.In this special bonus episode from the Applied Ergonomics Conference 2025, Mike Courtney, founder of Aperio Insights, delivers a compelling keynote exploring the crucial link between imagination and innovation. Drawing on more than two decades of experience in market research and strategic foresight, Courtney shares how technologies such as AI and robotics are rapidly transforming concepts into reality. He emphasizes that the modern challenge isn’t just inventing but deciding which innovations truly merit investment. Courtney also highlights how adopting a futurist mindset enables professionals to not only survive but thrive amidst disruptive change, turning potential chaos into strategic advantage. Achieve Excellence with the Experts at IISEhttps://iise.org/trainingcenter/