Podcast: Older workers in the workforce
The world of work is changing. Baby Boomers are now over 50 and heading towards the last phase of work according to corporate policy and procedure manuals. Listen to what Lynda Smith from the Refirement Network has to say on older workers in the workforce - both from...
Tuesday Tip: How to get more out of your conferences
One of the biggest problems with taking your team or whole organisation away for a few days of conferencing is making sure you get a proper return on investment. Conferences can cost a lot, and that’s without calculating the cost of taking everyone away from their...
Free webinar: Protect your career from robots and algorithms
From doctors to news reporters, secretaries to drone pilots, jobs are evolving faster than ever before. Thousands of new professions are listed in LinkedIn every day, and every business magazine you read seems to have at least one article warning us that our jobs are...
Iceland to generate electricity from volcanoes
At TomorrowToday, our team has been tracking many of the world's great energy projects for some time now. These include: ITER (the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) - due to come online in 2027, this is quite simply a star. Nuclear fusion produces more...
Professional speakers: How to get a speaker agent to book you more
One of the questions I am often asked is: "How do I get speaker agents to book me more?" I am asked this because I have a good relationship with many speaker agents and bureaus, and have had these relationships for many years. For the record, I have been a...
The Future is Now…and it is called Sarah!
Sitting on an early morning flight recently I overheard a fascinating conversation between the two gentlemen sitting next to me. As we descending into a misty and overcast Brussels, having left an equally misty and overcast London, my fellow passengers, who were...
The remarkable leading edge of medicine
One of the most exciting professions to be in right now is medicine. There are so many remarkable advances taking place it is breathtaking, and almost impossible to keep up. If you happen to be in London this coming weekend (6 May 2017), you could hear six experts in...
Tuesday Tip: A practical exercise to get your team to think differently.
The Problem: I need to get my team to ‘think differently’ – to come up with a ‘better way of doing things’ – how can I get them to understand this in order to find this ‘better way’? The Solution: Here is a fun and participative exercise that will help achieve this...
Achieve Remarkable Things – A thought-provoking paper by TomorrowToday Global
This century should be rather remarkable but it will not just happen, you have to create it. Ancient Greeks had two concepts of time, chronos and kairos. The former referring to the sequential progress of time; and, the latter, opportune moments - pockets of...
The Quest for a Great Computer in a Book
Every blog needs a story about Apple and here is one of ours, but it is not your average account. This is a story of a very young man, presenting his crazy idea at the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen, long before he or his company were famous. At the...
Creating a billion new farmers using a robot in a box.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Not these old geezers. How the quest to create a billion farmers will disrupt and revolutionise how we think about and grow our food. Do you know how old the average apple is? From the time it is picked to you buying it from a...
Tuesday’s Tip: The Power Virtual Workplace for An older Workforce
People are living longer and healthier lives. This is a good thing because most baby boomers have not amassed enough savings to retire as early as their parents and parents did. But even if they have the savings for decades-long retirement many baby boomers still want...
Headless AI is where the real value lies
Last week, I sat through a session by GE's Global Head of Digital. He gave us a really great example of the type of work his team does for GE. Well, at the time I didn't think it was so great, but the more I have thought about it the more impressed I am. Using...
Disrupting the travel industry
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...
TomorrowTrends Podcast: Episode 11 – The Future of Work Academy Launch Edition
In this month’s podcast:
* Keith Coats outlines six things that future-fit leaders need to know
* We recommend two amazing books that every leader should read: Uncommon sense, common Nonsense; and Humble Inquiry.
* Introducing The Future of Work Academy — our loyal podcast listeners can click here for a special $1 sign up deal
* Dean van Leeuwen asks what the most important asset in your business is (spoiler alert: it’s not money, and it isn’t your people)
* We introduce a new segment on “careers of the future”. We look at the medical profession and ask what it will look like in the future.
Duration: 45:05
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VIDEO: The future of the medical profession and doctors
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 form of a...
Tuesday Tip: The Artificial Intelligence Revolution for “Normal” People
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...
Tuesday Tip: Are you using the correct Social Media platforms?
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...
What’s in the Future of Work Academy in April
Our team is putting the final touches on April's Future of Work Academy content. As always, it's brilliant. The Academy provides resources to help you be successful in your career in the future of work. Here's a video Graeme put together overviewing the content for...
Tuesday Tip: Preparing Talent for the New World of Work
One of the anecdotal points we often make in our presentations is that when children who are in junior school today enter the workplace in 15 years time, up to 30% of the jobs they apply for will be jobs that don’t exist yet. How do we prepare talent for a new...