Surviving the Storm: The Goodwin Sands Warning
South Foreland is site in Dover, England. It is a place that can lay claim to some unique history for it was here, way back in 1858 that the first ever electric light was illuminated, long before Thomas Edison first lit up his bulb. In another quirk of important...
Incrementalisation – A strategy for those who don’t want to succeed spectacularly
Incrementalisation (n) ~ a strategy seeking incremental gains delivered through increased efficiency and effectiveness − does not mean you will fail dramatically, but you are certain not to succeed massively either. Being creatively conservative is not a formula for...
Incrementalisation – A strategy for those who don’t want to succeed spectacularly
Incrementalisation (n) ~ a strategy seeking incremental gains delivered through increased efficiency and effectiveness − does not mean you will fail dramatically, but you are certain not to succeed massively either. Being creatively conservative is not a formula for...
LinkedIn and the future of freelance work
Possibly the most significant change about to affect the world of work is the shift away from full-time employment to an economy based predominantly on freelance workers. For the past century, the white-collar workforce has been characterised by people swapping most...
LinkedIn and the future of freelance work
Possibly the most significant change about to affect the world of work is the shift away from full-time employment to an economy based predominantly on freelance workers. For the past century, the white-collar workforce has been characterised by people swapping most...
Watch 35 Years of the World’s Economy Evolving as a Living Organism
In a world drowning in data, the ability to cleverly and visually capture the essence of information and communicate it in thought-provoking ways is a much needed skill which few leaders have. This is a shame because there are awesome resources which can help them do...
Watch 35 Years of the World’s Economy Evolving as a Living Organism
In a world drowning in data, the ability to cleverly and visually capture the essence of information and communicate it in thought-provoking ways is a much needed skill which few leaders have. This is a shame because there are awesome resources which can help them do...
Meetings – getting some to talk less & others to talk more
The Problem Losing your marbles: Meetings – getting some to talk less & others to talk more Getting balanced participation in meetings can prove elusive. Some team members like to talk – and do; others hardly talk, but should. How do you get some of your team to...
Talent: Companies just don’t get it and the consultancies are to blame.
I recently sat through yet another mangled explanation as to how a company (let’s call them ‘Company Y’), this time in the financial sector, was planning to attract and retain ‘talent’. It wasn’t the first but I hope it will be the last however I doubt it will be for...
…And to think it all started with some spare time at Waterstone’s!
When it comes to learning…what gets you excited? Hold that thought whilst I backtrack a little... I had arrived early for a meeting at Waterstone’s, the famous bookstore situated a stone’s throw from Piccadilly Circus in London. Getting there early with some time to...
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[Video] Virtual Reality really is here (for real this time)
Virtual Reality has been promised to us before. Back in the 1980s tech geeks were very excited about the possibilities of putting screens onto our faces, and immersing us in artificial worlds. The movie, Tron, took a huge step forward in computer graphics, and we...
The future of lawn mowing
The future of Robotic lawn mowing has arrived and we are delighted that TomorrowToday Global's co-founder and futurist Dean van Leeuwen has been selected to participate in the Husqvarna Automower Challenge. Over the next six months Dean along with 99 other fortunate...
The Path to Innovation – Do someone else’s job
Innovation, Innovation, Innovation - It's a big word at the moment. If you want innovation you have to give your people space to do different things… to innovate! Some companies give their teams one day in the week to work on things that are not part of their...
16 Skills for 21st Century Education
In March 2015 the World Economic Forum held a meeting in Dubai with a focus on education. They released a paper that identified 16 critical skills for the 21st century. The skills were clustered into three areas with learning processes focusing on building...
Respect: Vardy, vardy I say unto you, Roy’s got it horribly wrong!
There has been a lot of publicity and no shortage of opinion concerning Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy’s sending off against West Ham United. England manager, Roy Hodgson has come out publically in support of Vardy, exonerating him of the dive (that earned him a second...
Raymond de Villiers
Expert on the Future of Money
Raymond de Villiers
Expert on the Future of Money
Don’t wait for a meteor to wipe you out, Re/Evolve and adapt now.
A recent study shows that the dinosaurs were already in decline 50 million years before the meteor strike that finally wiped them out. "We were not expecting this result," says Dr Manabu Sakamoto, a palaeontologist from the University of Reading, who led the research....
Welcome to the Future: When ‘Gut Feel’ counts for nothing
There is a lot to be said for ‘gut feel’ or intuition and in select aspects of leadership practice more and more emphasis is being placed on intuition. William Duggan’s excellent book, ‘Strategic Intuition,’ being a case in point. However, in the face of big data,...
The gap between the ‘next generation’ of leaders & the current leadership practice.
The Problem - “Has my Boss heard this?” This is a commonly asked question on senior leadership development programmes and one that reveals a serious problem. There is often a disconnect between what the ‘next generation’ of leaders are being taught and what is common...