by Graeme Codrington | Jan 4, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends
Cop15, the global conference in Copenhagen last year, produced about as much as anyone could have expected (a lot less than was hoped) – a fudged solution that requires much further discussion and negotiation. And in the UK, the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (the...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Dec 20, 2009 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media
I’m always on the lookout for talented companies and I think I found one on my doorstep. The company’s name is Tesco and earlier this week I gave our Mind the Gap presentation at their marketing team away day. I’m a fan of Tesco (and have written several blogs on the...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 17, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends
This is a simple insight, but might help a few people as they think ahead to 2010. At this time of year it is fashionable to make all sorts of predictions for the year ahead – since I am a futurist and make my money by helping people to make sense of the new...
by TomorrowToday Global | Dec 17, 2009 | Archive, Diversity
Yesterday, in South Africa, Manto Tshabalala Msimang died from a liver complication that had been plaguing her for some time now. She is a former health minister, and her time spent in that role was fraught with controversy because of her seeming lack of will to...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 15, 2009 | Archive
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, I hope you’re expecting a calm analysis of yesterday’s announcement of a 12 day strike of British Airways cabin crew, effectively grounding the airline over the busy Christmas holiday season (remember schools...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 14, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends
This is not a frivolous question. China is making great strides towards a presence in space – as is India. Russia, the UK, the EU and the USA are already there. And it’s not all about national pride and the “because it’s there”...