5 for Friday – 8 May 2026
Are we still preparing young people for a world that no longer exists? This week’s 5 For Friday looks at education, AI, and the quiet resistance to new ideas.
Are we still preparing young people for a world that no longer exists? This week’s 5 For Friday looks at education, AI, and the quiet resistance to new ideas.
Should you trust AI with medical advice? A fascinating Oxford study reveals why AI performs brilliantly in the hands of experts and dangerously poorly for everyone else. This week’s ThrowForward Thursday explores the hidden risk behind confident AI answers.
From future-fit teams to Earth Month impact, this week’s 5 for Friday shares practical insights on leadership, sustainability, and innovation – helping you prepare for what’s next while making a meaningful difference now.
Future-fit teams aren’t built in a crisis. Graeme Codrington shares five leadership strategies – from confronting Grey Elephants to protecting wellbeing, that prepare your people to thrive through the disruption already shaping 2026.
$80 billion – gone. Meta’s Metaverse shutdown is a reminder that hype isn’t strategy. We called it in 2022. This ThrowForward Thursday revisits that insight and why the same pattern is now unfolding with AI.
Five reads, one clear thread. From Grey Elephants inside your business to kids in Zambia solving real climate problems, this week’s picks show how leaders and learners staying ahead are asking better questions and building real capability.