Steven Fisher
Trend Forecaster. Social Scientist. Innovation Rebel. Kinda Funny **
If someone asked me to describe myself, I would say I am ...
a Creative Leader
a Seasoned Entrepreneur
a Soon to be Published Author.
a Sci-Fi Film Maker.
a Social Scientist
a Product Strategist.
a Wannabe Futurist
a Budding Craft Beer Maker
a Coffee, Chocolate and Cheese Lover
a Hot Yoga Practitioner
a Slow Runner
a Fast Eater
and of I'd like to believe, an Innovation Rebel.
Oh yeah and I'm Kinda Funny.**
I feel strongly that my background as an entrepreneur and filmmaker along with working for large corporations, has given me some unique insight into what businesses need to do in order to stay innovative, entrepreneurial and fiscally fit.
I believe that having a rebellious and innovative spirit is one of the paths to enlightenment. So is consuming chocolate and peanut butter - at the same time.
I speak and write on the future of work and everything that intersects with it and I am working on my first book "Work Free: The New Work Order" with co-author Ja-Nae' Duane, due out in the spring of 2012.
Currently, I have a really cool job is Head of the Social Business Practice at d50 Media in Boston. I get to lead a team of brilliant social marketers and strategists that show clients how social business can actually make them money.
Prior to d50 Media, I was at SapientNitro doing social business strategy and experience design for American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Starwood, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Visa and Network Solutions. Also, I was the creator of the Insight 2012 project, a digital trends and future outlook report supported by original research measuring the "Digital IQ" of the top 50 global brands.
As a filmmaker, I am co-creator and producer of Browncoats: Redemption, a sequel to Joss Whedon's feature film Serenity. It was completely crowdsourced recruiting 160+ people in 200 roles to create a feature length film that raised over $100,000 for five charities.
When I have slivers of free time I like to fly and successfully land airplanes, play awesomely loud guitar and classical piano risking the ears of everyone around me, create mushroom clouds with my cooking experiments, travel to exotic places that may require State Department permission and take pictures of anything that will stand still to capture this journey we call life.
** And the kinda funny thing? I have been told I am funny ha-ha, not funny weird. Promise.