Thinking Like a Futurist (and what that actually means)
Today’s insights are brought to you by my colleague and leadership thinker, Keith Coats. Describing oneself as a ‘Futurist’ has its risks! On many occasions, I’ve had people look at me with a strange expression after they’ve asked me what I do… On one occasion...
5 for Friday – 3rd November 2023
This week’s combination of resources and articles offers insights and practical resources to help you equip yourself with the skill required in these disruptive times, as well as for the Future of Work. • The question for every leader should come down to what...
Five Ways to Succeed at Reskilling
Reskilling is now a Requisite - Insights brought to you by BCG, Leadership by Design. The Premise The average half-life of skills is now less than five years. Many knowledge workers will discover that AI and other new technologies have altered what they do....
Throw Forward Thursday: Digital (Dead) Musicians
Are you keen to see a famous musician from the past live in concert, or to hear new music from them generated by their digital persona? This is now possible - but do we want it?TRANSCRIPT If you could go back in time and see one of the great musicians doing a live...
Creating A Great Team Culture: Focus on Living Your Values
Today’s insights are brought to you by my colleague and Future of People expert Buhle Dlamini. What if we hired and fired people based on their values? Wouldn’t that be something? To be able to hire and fire people based on whether their values and behaviours are...
5 for Friday – 27th October 2023
This week’s combination of resources and articles offers insights and practical resources to help you equip yourself with the skill required in these disruptive times, as well as for the Future of Work. • Asking the right questions today will allow leaders to...
Throw Forward Thursday: Digital Copies of You
We already have almost all of the technology we need to create a digital replica of you: voice, visuals, and even your thinking, worldview and way of expressing yourself can all be mimicked. Would you want to create a digital replica of someone else? Would you let a...
Dealing With Disruption: 4 Steps to Survive Deep Disruptive Change
Do you feel like you need a different set of skills to successfully navigate all that this decade is throwing at us? Does managing your team through these disruptive times feel overwhelming? Are you battling to motivate your people right now? Are you and your people...
5 for Friday – 20th October 2023
This week’s combination of resources and articles offers insights and practical resources to help you equip yourself with the skill required in these disruptive times, as well as for the Future of Work. ● Improve Your Strategic Thinking with Futurist Graeme...
Throw Forward Thursday: Three essential ways to Play Around at work [SAMPLE]
This is ThrowForward Thursday's second episode of Season 4 about three ways to experiment at work - or more precisely: three essential categories of experimentation you need to specifically focus on to ensure you maximise innovation, creativity and future focus in...
Improve Your Strategic Thinking with Futurist Graeme Codrington!
Are you ready to think like a futurist and transform your strategic mindset? Join us for the next installment of the "Think Like a Futurist" series, hosted by Graeme Codrington. This live webinar is your opportunity to unlock the secrets of strategic imagination and...
5 for Friday – 13th October 2023
This week’s combination of resources and articles offers insights and practical resources to help you equip yourself with the skill required in these disruptive times, as well as for the Future of Work. ● Those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn will...
Throw Forward Thursday: Magic Materials, Goretex and playing around
This is the first full episode of Season 4 of ThrowForward Thursday. This season, we will keep the videos shorter, so they can be used in your "Five Minutes from the Future" sessions. They will be followed (next week) by a discussion guide to help you and your team...
The Importance of Learning, Unlearning, and Relearning for Business Leaders
Today’s insights are brought to you by my colleague and leadership thinker, Keith Coats. In today's fast-paced and constantly evolving business world, the ability to be agile in thought, approach, and action is of paramount importance. One might think that...
5 for Friday – 6th October 2023
This week’s combination of resources and articles offers insights and practical resources to help you equip yourself with the skill required in these disruptive times, as well as for the Future of Work. ● Struggling with chronic stress at work? Discover how...
Throw Forward Thursday: Introduction to Season 4
WE ARE BACK! Season 4 of ThrowForward Thursday is here, and it's going to be brilliant. We are going to focus on providing videos that you can use in your "Five Minutes from the Future" meetings, with discussion guides being made available to help you and your team...
5 Tips for Managing Chronic Stress at Work
Today’s insights are brought to you by my colleague, psychologist, and consultant, Tamryn Batcheller-Adams. You struggling to concentrate. You find yourself making careless mistakes. You spending longer on basic decisions feeling ‘stuck’ in knowing what to do....
5 for Friday – 29th September 2023
This week’s combination of resources and articles offers insights and practical resources to help you equip yourself with the skill required in these disruptive times, as well as for the Future of Work. • Discover our weekly article on Grey Elephant #6:...
Multipolarity – Why companies must plan for geopolitical volatility and global rebalancing
Today’s insights are brought to you by our colleagues and global futurists, Graeme Codrington and Dean van Leeuwen. The world is always changing, and geopolitics never stands still. But there are some moments in history that are more consequential than others,...
5 for Friday – 22nd September 2023
This week’s combination of resources and articles offers insights and practical resources to help you equip yourself with the skill required in these disruptive times, as well as for the Future of Work. ● Gaining insight into how our brains work is key to...