This week’s Five for Friday dives into leadership, learning, and action. Discover habits that sharpen attention, why the future is built by doers, and how communities are driving real change. Get inspired, get curious, and explore ideas to bring impact into your work and world.
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Learning is the lesson: Three habits of attention for leaders to cultivate.
When leaders reconnect with curiosity, everything changes. Explore three simple but powerful habits that deepen attention, shift how you listen, and open the door to more authentic leadership and learning.
5 for Friday – 21 November 2025
It’s been a full week of conversations, insights, and moments that remind us just how fast the world is shifting and how much opportunity sits inside that change. Below are a few pieces from our team that stood out. They’re simple, practical, and rooted in the work...
Helping Brave School’s Leaders and Teachers Embrace Change – One Small Step at a Time
Struggling to keep up with school updates? The School GPT, part of Jude Foulston’s Cheese on Wheels Club, gives parents instant answers to every school question. Practical, time-saving, and future-focused – help your child’s school take one small, powerful step toward smarter, simpler communication.
5 for Friday – 14 November 2025
Five fresh insights on leadership, change, AI, and the future – from resilient organisations to future-fit parenting. A quick, thought-provoking roundup designed to spark ideas and help you lead with more clarity in a fast-shifting world.
AI’s Power Hunger, Sovereign AI & Sand Scarcity – Lessons from South Africa
What happens when AI runs out of power, nations reclaim their data, and sand becomes scarce? These are today’s Grey Elephants – forces reshaping the future of business. This episode is your guide to seeing them before it’s too late.
5 for Friday – 7 November 2025
This week’s 5 for Friday explores leadership, learning, and the future. From daily habits that sharpen how you lead, to insights on healthcare, education, and thriving through disruption – these five perspectives will inspire reflection, spark curiosity, and challenge the way you show up
From “No Achievement” to the World’s Largest EV Company
Why do humans adapt so easily, yet organisations resist change? Discover the four sparks that help leaders ignite transformation and how one man’s journey from poverty to building BYD reveals the power of ambition and alignment.
5 for Friday – 31 October 2025
This week’s 5 for Friday explores leadership, learning, and the future. From daily habits that sharpen how you lead, to insights on healthcare, education, and thriving through disruption – these five perspectives will inspire reflection, spark curiosity, and challenge the way you show up
ThrowForward Thursday: What if our Medicines Stop Working?
Antibiotic resistance is no longer a future threat, it’s happening now. In this episode of ThrowForward Thursday, we explore the alarming new WHO report and what it means for healthcare, science, and society.
Four Daily Habits to be a Futurefit Leader The good news? Accumulatively they won’t take more than 20-25 minutes!
Good leadership isn’t about endless to-do lists – it’s about the right habits. Discover four simple daily practices that can transform how you lead: read, think, write, and learn. Build these habits for 20 days and watch your leadership effectiveness grow naturally and sustainably.
5 for Friday – 24 October 2025
This week, we’re exploring change from every angle: why education is struggling, how leaders can turn disruption into opportunity, and practical ways to grow skills that actually matter. Discover insights, stories, and experiments to help your school, team, or organisation thrive in a fast-changing world.
ThrowForward Thursday: Cape Town Marathon 2025 Cancelled
When 24,000 runners faced a last-minute marathon cancellation due to extreme weather, it was a stark reminder: disruption isn’t coming – it’s here. From climate shocks to AI and leadership fatigue, 2026 will test us all. Learn how to future-proof your team and turn turbulence into opportunity.
The System Is Broken – And It’s Taking Our Teachers with It
Our education system is cracking under the weight of outdated habits. But change won’t come from policy – it will come from brave teachers, leaders, and parents willing to unlearn and rebuild learning for the century we’re in.
5 for Friday – 17 October 2025
The world isn’t slowing down, and neither can we. This week, we’re sharing insights to help you and your team make sense of what’s next – from the future of work and cyber resilience to antifragility and the big shifts shaping 2026.
ThrowForward Thursday: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Post-Truth World
In this week’s ThrowForward Thursday episode, explores AI, deepfakes, and the post-truth world through the lens of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide, revealing how scepticism, curiosity, and clarity become leadership superpowers.
From balloons over Venice to Data Fortresses: Reading the Future
Geopolitics, supply chains, and strategy are colliding in ways leaders can’t ignore. In this episode of Elephants in the Boardroom, Graeme Codrington, Dean van Leeuwen, and Mara Vernal-Konda unpack grey elephants, resilient supply chains, and how to turn compliance into competitive advantage.
5 for Friday – 10 October 2025
The world isn’t slowing down, and neither can we. This week, we’re sharing insights to help you and your team make sense of what’s next – from the future of work and cyber resilience to antifragility and the big shifts shaping 2026.
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