You may not know yet when you’ll retire, but there will be a broader context for your retirement. And while no one knows exactly what the future will bring, it’s wise to consider emerging trends that may impact your next act. Futurist Robert B. Tucker joins us to discuss some of those trends – and why you need to “futurize” your next act in your third trimester of life.

Robert Tucker joins us from Santa Barbara, California.

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Bio

Robert B. Tucker is president of The Innovation Resource (TIR), and an internationally recognized leader in the field of innovation. Formerly an adjunct professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, Tucker has been a consultant and keynote speaker since 1986.

His pioneering research in interviewing over 50 leading innovators was published in the book Winning the Innovation Game in l986. Since then, he has continued to publish widely on the subject, including his international bestseller Managing the Future: 10 Driving Forces of Change for the New Century, which has been translated into 13 languages. In Driving Growth Through Innovation he identified the emerging best practices of 23 innovation vanguard companies. And in his latest work, Innovation Is Everybody’s Business, Tucker interviewed 43 innovation-adept individuals from multiple industries and all levels of organizations, and teaches the personal skills necessary to become an innovator in this hyper-competitive world.”

As one of the thought leaders in the growing Innovation Movement, Tucker is a frequent contributor to publications such as the Journal of Business Strategy, Strategy & Leadership, and Harvard Management Update. He has appeared on PBS, CBS News, and was a featured guest on the CNBC series The Business of Innovation.

The Innovation Resource, based in Santa Barbara, California, is a consulting firm devoted exclusively to assisting companies seeking to improve top and bottom line performance via systematic innovation.

Tucker is a much sought after keynote speaker at conventions, company management meetings, and industry conferences. Clients include over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies as well as clients in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Australia.

Robert Tucker resides in Santa Barbara, California with his wife, Carolyn McQuay, and daughter Cara Rose Tucker.

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For More on Robert B. Tucker 

Website

Books

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Mentioned in This Podcast 

Reimagining Retirement: It’s Time to Futurize Your “Third Act”

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Wise Quotes 

The Gift of Longevity

“I’m seeing a need to refocus institutions and companies and organizations, but also, if we take this into kind of the personal level, to reimagine and reinvent how we’re approaching this thing called retirement. The one thing that the Boomers really are coming up short on is affiliation. We’re not joining the clubs, the service clubs, like our forebearers did. Well, these retiring Boomers are part of a larger mega-trend right now. It’s the aging of Western societies, and Japan, China, and South Korea, and really a significant chunk of the world’s population, getting older due to medical breakthroughs and healthier lifestyles. The fact is, we’re living longer, Joe, 30 extra years is what they’re saying, compared to a person 100 years ago. So we’ve been kind of given this gift. Right now, in America, there are 78 million people in the US over the age of 65. And they’re outnumbering the under 18 population for the first time in history. And think about this. Where is this going?”

On Taking Charge of Your Future

“I wrote about how many of today’s retirees are squandering this gift of extended life. It’s very sad to me. They’re watching 33 hours of television a week. They’re on the internet 15 to 20 hours a week. My grandmother used to say, idleness is the devil’s workshop. But when you stop to take a look, many of us started out strong, full of conviction. And today we’re idling away those extra years in loneliness, in poor health, in perpetual worry over our finances, and over the state of the world. And so this third act movement is all about how do you think about, how do you plan for, how do you experience this third trimester of life, so that you make the most of it? I really believe that in their heart, people want to live connected and fulfilled lives through community, not to be isolated, and not to have affiliation with their fellow human beings.”

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About Retirement Wisdom

I help people who are retiring, but aren’t quite done yet, discover what’s next and build their custom version of their next life. A meaningful retirement doesn’t just happen by accident. Schedule a call to discuss how The Designing Your Life process created by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans can help you make your life in retirement a great one – on your own terms.

About Your Podcast Host 

Joe Casey is an executive coach who also helps people design their next life after their primary career and create their version of The Multipurpose Retirement.™ He created his own next chapter after a twenty-six-year career at Merrill Lynch, where he was Senior Vice President and Head of HR for Global Markets & Investment Banking. Today, in addition to his work with clients, Joe hosts The Retirement Wisdom Podcast, which thanks to his guests and loyal listeners, ranks in the top 1 % globally in popularity by Listen Notes, with over 1.2 million downloads. Business Insider has recognized Joe as one of 23 innovative coaches who are making a difference. He’s the author of Win the Retirement Game: How to Outsmart the 9 Forces Trying to Steal Your Joy.