Eric Garland

Eric Garland, author of Future Inc.: How Business Can Anticipate and Profit from Whats Next (AMACOM, 2006), is an adviser to executives at top corporations and government agencies as an expert in competitive intelligence and research on the future. Whether discussing potential opportunities from nanotechnology or tracking competitor behavior in pharmaceuticals, his insights help executives make more informed decisions when the organizations future is at stake.

Garland advises a global clientele on subjects such as information technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, agriculture, packaging, food, and consumer lifestyles to assist in strategic planning. In addition, he has conducted over 100 competitive intelligence studies to help executives track specific threats in their marketplace. He is an expert in competitive intelligence, and he brings his clients insight about the kinds of business intelligence practices companies need to get the right information to the right people in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

Eric Garland's company is the only consultancy to combine the disciplines of futures research and business intelligence to give decision makers a complete view of their intelligence needs for strategic planning. Garland calls this future intelligence, a view of strategic planning that includes the need for both short-term and long-term vision as they develop into the first future-focused generation of leaders.