by James Preston | Apr 13, 2017 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
A recent article on Disruption Hub links nicely to some work our team has done recently with some transportation companies (car and airline), and some recent we completed some time ago on the future of shipping. Read the Disruption Hub report on their site, or an...
by James Preston | Apr 12, 2017 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
I was asked recently what a young person thinking of becoming a doctor should consider before making a final career choice. It’s a great question, and applies to many of the professions that are about to change dramatically. I thought I’d answer in the...
by Raymond de Villiers | Apr 11, 2017 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Tuesday Tips
2017 has been described as the year of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by several publications and blogs that track technology and the impact it is having on our society. But, what does that mean for “normal” people like us? The simplest way to understand AI is to break...
by Raymond de Villiers | Apr 4, 2017 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Tuesday Tips
The other day I was having a conversation with my 13 year old son and we ended up on a topic / issue that we needed more info on – my response was to “Google” it, he chose to “You Tube” it. I realised at that point that we had different ways looking for...
by James Preston | Mar 26, 2017 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Part of the research I did to complete my Doctorate of Business Administration was looking at the ways a leader’s view of the future impacted their leadership style. It was very clear that the most successful leaders all seemed to share a more positive outlook...
by James Preston | Mar 14, 2017 | Archive, Future Trends
In a world characterised by exponential change, disruptive technologies and growing complexity, it is clear that many of us need to develop a new set of skills related to strategic thinking and being future focused. Without these new skills we are in danger of being...