by Keith Coats | May 19, 2009 | Future Trends
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle throws a large spanner in our quest to know, understand and decipher the future. It states, “If we know the present, we can calculate the future – it is not the conclusion that is wrong but the premise”. Seeing...
by Graeme Codrington | May 6, 2009 | Future Trends
The research team at Forbes.com reckon that the signs are good that we will have a sharp V shaped downturn, and that we’re now at the bottom. Read their justification for this bold view at their website, or below. The Recession Is Over Brian S. Wesbury and...
by Graeme Codrington | May 4, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends
Times are tough, and it’s easy to feel down when thinking about business at the moment. I know that in hard times there are opportunities. I know that it’s not what happens to you, it’s what you do about it (this lesson from my friend, W Mitchell)....
by Dean van Leeuwen | Apr 24, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends
Strategic planning is becoming the corporate buzzword again. Over the past ten years companies have been obssessed with short-termism and strategic planning was largely ignored for tactical activities based around improving sales and cutting costs for the next quarter...
by TomorrowToday Global | Mar 26, 2009 | Archive, Future Trends
Sir Ken Robinson is an expert on creativity and innovation. I highly recommend that you watch his excellent talk on ForaTv, especially if you don’t have time to read his book called The Element: How finding your passion changes everything. The talk is about 90...
by Graeme Codrington | Mar 26, 2009 | Future Trends
If you read this blog regularly, you might have spotted that last week’s Spectator magazine has been on my reading list. It just happened to be a fairly thought provoking edition. Here is another thought it sparked for me. When the world changes, we need to...