Don Gilman, professional speaker, trainer, and consultant, is the president of Chameleon Creators, Inc., a change management consulting firm, and author of the upcoming book, "Chameleon Corporations: How Companies Adapt to a Changing Environment". With advanced degrees in Engineering Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Engineering Management, and Doctoral studies in Organization Change, Don is uniquely positioned to understand the major trends affecting our world today, and to blend them in a way that adds meaning and relevance for his audiences.  Don's firm made its name doing strategy work, and large-scale change-implementation projects.
 

A key element of Don's work has been to look at major trends and how they interact with each other, in an effort to determine how they are most likely to play out. Often running against conventional wisdom, this “trends blending” approach has allowed him to correctly call everything from organization issues and stock market swings, to real estate values, and election results. Don has worked with clients of every size and sector, from automotive companies in Germany to aerospace companies in Japan.

Out of these projects came Don's presentations, critical lessons learned from the key elements needed to successfully implement change and manage effectively in a turbulent environment. Strategy work and trends analysis looks at the interaction among major trends, including economics, corporate restructuring, demographics, globalization, technology, and psychographics, to describe their combined impact on organizations, and the future of work. This unique approach, often in defiance of conventional wisdom, has proven remarkably accurate.

Don has been involved in his industry’s professional associations in numerous capacities, including serving on the executive board of the Institute of Management Consultants Southern California division. Don's combination of unusual insights, fresh analysis, useful ideas, and appropriate humor resonates with audiences, making him one of the highest rated speakers internationally. His client list includes mom-and-pop operations to global powerhouses.