Scott Smith (born 1967) is a futurist, strategist, and writer known for coining the phrase "flatpack futures.

[5][6] He moved on to Director of Internet Business Strategies for Current Analysis in Sterling, Virginia in 1997.

[8][9] Smith is the founder and managing partner of Changeist, a futures research and consulting company established in 2007 which has worked with UNICEF, Comcast, Nokia, and NASA to assist them in preparing for a complex future.

[12] He is a frequent keynote speaker at Media Future Week, NEXT, and Lift conferences.

[13][14][15][16][17] Smith was a columnist for Qz from 2012-2016, and wrote the Discontinuities column for Thesigers' Current Intelligence from 2011-2013.