by Dean van Leeuwen | Nov 16, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends
We’ve been noticing a distinct shift in the perceived value that a university degree brings. It’s largely accepted that a degree from an university, especially an ivy league one such as MIT, Harvard or INSEAD can improve expected earnings significantly....
by Dean van Leeuwen | Nov 15, 2009 | Future Trends
A few weeks ago I commented on whether or not the recession would be a U or a W (see blog Is the economy in for a V, a U or a W? HSBC Chief thinks it’s a W) Our research definitely suggests that we have entered a new season and that the next few years are going to be...
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 10, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends, Organisational Development
POSTED 10 November 2009; UPDATED 11 November 2009 One story is going to run for the next 3-5 years at least: how to fix the banking system. The big media headline grabbing story is how to regulate bankers’ pay. It appears as if bankers don’t know how much...
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 9, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends
Today is the twentieth anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down. In just a few weeks, we’ll also celebrate twenty years since the Velvet Revolution (Prague, 17 November), the execution of Nicolae Ceausescu (Bucharest, 25 December), the release of Nelson...
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 2, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends
I was recently interviewed by a journalist on the issue of Twitter and social media, and how it might impact traditional media. It was a fairly focused interview – not broad ranging – but you might be interested in some of the thoughts that emerged. Q1....
by Keith Coats | Oct 28, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends
Just been part of a conversation that happens all too infrequently. You know, one of those conversations that leave you buzzing, unable to sleep or concentrate on the ‘next thing to be done’. A conversation that ‘gets the juices going’ – a conversation in which you...
