Trevor Haldenby

Trevor Haldenby is an imaginative futurist who tells new kinds of stories about the implications of emerging technologies. He has presented and performed at TED, the World Future Society Conference, Autodesk University, Merging Media, DIY Days, TEDx OCADU, and the CBC.

In 2012 Trevor founded The Mission Business, a design firm that brings scenarios about the future to life as interactive live experiences. Award-winning projects include Visitations - a 21st century ghost story set in Toronto’s Drake Hotel, ZED.TO: ByoLogyc - a 9-month simulation of the outbreak of a synthetic pandemic in Toronto, and Shadowfall, a multimedia adventure into the future of asteroid mining, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life that launched the 2013 IDEAS conference at NASA Research Park.

He is a graduate of the CFC Media Lab [2005], and OCAD University’s MDes program in Strategic Foresight and Innovation [2013]. As interactive producer he has worked on futuristic online projects including the virtual world Habbo Hotel, and Earth Rangers’ Bring Back the Wild eco-crowdfunding platform. He has also collaborated with Autodesk, the National Film Board of Canada, Arup, and Synbiota to tell playful stories about the future.

Trevor’s artwork has won acclaim and redrawn borders in digital storytelling, including the installation Painting The Myth: The Mystery of Tom Thomson, the interactive documentary New Media // New Trends, live concert visualizations with Spiral Beach, and his work as official photographer for Canada’s most innovative organizations.

He lives in Toronto with his wife, son, and a bewildering array of cameras and computers.

Trevor is currently pursuing partnerships and opportunities that call for the integration of his skills as a futurist, design thinker, digital strategist, and storyteller.

Specialties: strategic foresight, design thinking, experience design, transmedia, visual strategy, storytelling, keynotes