BuildingGlobalTeamsToDeliverIntegratedServicesEvent:BCWorldwideWorkshopDate:December11-13,1996Place:St.Charles,IllinoisFourguestspeakerssharetheirinsightsonwhatittakestosucceedinthe21stCentury:SeeingtheWholeBusinessSystem--Co-EvolvingintheMarketplaceFeaturedinBusinessWeek’sAugust1996issue,JamesMoorefounderandchairmanofCambridge-basedGeoPartnersResearchandauthorofTheDeathofCompetition--Co-EvolveorDie!hasquicklydistinguishedhimselfasanoriginalthinkerandNewAgestrategist.Heemphasizestheneedtoworkwithotherplayersintheglobalmarketforcapacity,innovationandcapital.James’messageoflookingbeyondyourcurrentorganizationprovidesafuturisticlookatthebusinessmarket.ThismessagealsocanbeanalogizedtotheBCpracticewhereitisimportantforpractitionerstolookbeyondtheirownserviceareasandco-evolve(integrateexpertise)withothergroups.ForecastingFutureTrends:“ConvergingCommerce”FrankFeather,internationallyknownfuturistandauthorofG-Forces:35TrendsRestructuringOurFuture,isthePresidentofGlobalMarketing,Inc.aTorontobasedconsultingpractice.Hisbest-sellingbook,TheFutureConsumer,challengesbusinesstospotthechangesthenextdecadewillbringandhowthesechangescanhelpwinnewcustomersfororganizationsreadytocompetemoreeffectively.Frankdiscusseshisforecastofaworldwide“Super-Boom”,asheexaminesknowledgeandtechnology’simpactonkeyindustriesthathepredictswilldrivetheglobaleconomyduringthenext20years.Teamsforthe21stCenturyAsLouHoltzcompleteshis26thseasonasaheadcoachatthecollegiatelevel,theUniversityofNotreDame’sfootballcoachhasestablishedhimselfasoneofthemostsuccessfulcollegefootballcoachesofalltime.Anotedspeakerandstudentofmotivation,Holtzhaschampionedcountlesscharitableandeducationalcausesandhasproducedthreehighlyacclaimedmotivationalvideos:“DoRight,”“DoRightII,”and“IfEnoughPeopleCare.”Loushareshisinsightonhowtocreate,developandmaintaincuttingedgeteamsthatcanwinandsucceed.FutureofConsultingFirmsMikeTurnerfromMarsConsultingspeaksaboutthefuturetrendsoftheconsultingfirmsincludingopportunitiesandthreatsfirmsmayencounter.Mikegivesideasonhowtodifferentiatebetweencompetitioninthemarketplaceanddiscusseswhatorganizationsalongwiththeirleadershipneedtodotobepremierconsultingfirms.SuggestionsonwhatAABCshouldbedoingtobesuccessfulandwhichmarketswillallowAABCtomakemoneywillalsobegiven..Thereisstilltimetotakeadvantageofthishigh-energy,participativeforum.