Michael Perman
Michael Robert Perman is a futurist and innovation professional based in Portland, Oregon. He is a keynote speaker on the topics of future trends, creativity and innovation, through his consulting firm called C'EST WHAT? LLC. Michael is also the producer of the upcoming podcast called "CRAVING THE FUTURE"and regularly writes on future topics in Huffington Post, Medium Linked in and other venues. In January, 2018 Michael was ranked #6 among 1300 keynote speakers in the United States by popular vote on Speaking.com
Michael was previously "Dean of Innovation" for Gap Inc across all their brands and functions, responsible for building a culture of creativity, developing innovation skills and advancing projects from "fuzzy to fruition". Prior to Gap, Michael was Senior Director of Consumer Insights and Global Marketing for Levi's. Michael has provided innovation leadership and foresights for a broad spectrum of organizations in food, fashion, retailing and sustainability.
Michael's definition of innovation is: the ability to perceive alternative realities and the courage to move toward those visions.
