A few stories from this week that quietly challenge some long-held assumptions about how we lead, build, and belong.
1️⃣ TomorrowToday’s co-founder, Graeme Codrington, has been ranked the number 17 futurist in the world for 2026.
An honour for Graeme to be included amongst many other great futurists on this list, as he, together with the team at TomorrowToday, continues to help leaders build the capacity to see and understand the implications and meaning of change through the work we do.
2️⃣ When refusing to ‘fit in’ changes everything.
Bad Bunny’s rise is a sharp signal of how power is shifting: gatekeepers matter less when platforms, culture, and global audiences re-route the flow of attention. The real leadership question isn’t “How do we reach them?” – it’s “What are we still diluting to be acceptable to yesterday’s system?”
This story isn’t just about music.
3️⃣ The most dangerous leadership habit is “othering”.
If Bad Bunny shows what happens when the world stops asking permission, Keith Coats goes one level deeper by reflecting on what happens inside us when we create an “us” and “them”.
In organisations, “them” might be Head Office, Gen Z, unions, compliance, the ‘old guard’, the ‘new guard’, suppliers, migrants, activists, or “those people”. Keith’s piece is a timely reminder that in a BANI world, leadership isn’t only strategy and speed – it’s the courage to dissolve false divides, so we can lead with clarity, humanity, and better judgement. Read here…
4️⃣ Why you should be taking note of China’s 2035 and 2049 roadmaps.
In our latest podcast episode, Graeme turns to China to illustrate what Kairos readiness looks like in practice: long-term planning, disciplined execution, and the ability to move decisively when the world fractures. He explores China’s five-year planning model, the intent behind the 2035 and 2049 roadmaps, and why preparedness consistently beats reaction.
Graeme and Dean are hosting a free LinkedIn Live session on 19 February looking at what’s shifting and how leaders can think more clearly about what to do next. You can join them by registering here.
5️⃣ CEO Strategic Alert. The new social platform with 1.75 million AI agents.
A new social platform launches, and well over 1.5 million users arrive within days. But these ‘users’ aren’t people. They’re AI agents.
The platform – Moltbook – matters less for what it becomes and more for the early signal it points to: a world where organisations increasingly interact with machines acting on behalf of customers, partners, employees, and competitors.
Access our team’s latest strategic alert that looks at this shift here.
If any of this is landing for you and you’re wondering how it plays out inside a real organisation, this is the kind of work we spend time on with leadership teams.
If you want to talk it through, just reach out to us and let’s start a conversation.