by Graeme Codrington | Dec 28, 2011 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media, Future Trends, Leadership
Trevor Manuel was moved our of the Treasury some time ago and has spent much of his time in a new entity called the National Planning Commission (NPC) of South Africa. The NPC is tasked with identifying and responding to the key challenges facing the nation. They are...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 22, 2011 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
It used to be an art form. Sending Christmas cards, that is. You had to select just the right card to portray the right message: not too wintry if you’re southern hemisphere, not to secular if you’re religious (or vice versa), and always consider buying...
by TomorrowToday Global | Dec 19, 2011 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
Our friends and colleagues at Gatehouse Advisory Partners do constant analysis of the changing geopolitical landscape we live in. As ex-diplomats, they’re well connected and have deep insights not only into what is happening on the surface but also some of the...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Dec 15, 2011 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
We are well into the Christmas shopping season and most foresee a tough time for retailers in the UK. Visa reports spending for last week was down 6.2% against the equivalent week last year, and 2.3% down over the past 4 weeks. Given higher fuel and food costs,...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Dec 15, 2011 | Archive, Future Trends
One of Time Magazine’s “10 Ideas that Will Change the World”, Collaborative Consumption is a term first coined by Ray Algar back in 2007, in response to the explosive growth of Wikipedia, TripAdvisor, eBay and Dynamic Pricing. Today, the term is used to describe the...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 12, 2011 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
Last week I was asked by the great team at Enviable Workplace.com to experiment by doing a video podcast for them instead of something written. So, here’s a 12 minute discussion on the role of education in the new world of work, and what we need to do to change...
