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...
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...
Your view of the future shapes your world today
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 on the...
Webinar: How to Think Like a Futurist, 22 March 2017
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...
O2 Business 2017 Futurist Forecast
Earlier this year, we collaborated with O2 Business in the UK to produce a special report on technology trends impacting business - and especially enterprise IT - in 2017. The report is now available to the public. You can download a PDF copy here. The introduction to...
The future of cars (Geneva Motor Show)
One of our associates, Markus Kramer, is the ex-Marketing Director for Aston Martin and Harley Davidson. He is a superb speaker on what we can learn from and about luxury branding in the new world of work. He recently wrote an excellent article on the Future of Cars...
In the media: hospitality, engineering, finance – all looking to the future
Our team is often called upon for expert comment on the trends that are shaping the world around us. In the past few months, we've been featured in Hospitality News, the CFO magazine and Creamer Media's Engineering News. Read how each of these industries need to face...
Tuesday Tips: Do you see the benefit of the future of money yet?
The Problem: One of the challenges I face when discussing the future of money with people and audiences is a sense of inertia and lack of perspective on the imminence of the change. Money as we know it has been around for so long that it is difficult to...
Value – the FinTech litmus test
When we a transaction is conducted between two parties, the key to a positive response from each is their perception of the value transfer inherent in the transaction. Today that value is reflected by the amount of money that changes hands. Money, as we know it, is...
Achieving Remarkable Things: The ART of feeding 10 billion people by 2050
PHOTOGRAPH BY GEORGE STEINMETZ This post is part of our Achieving Remarkable Things series profiling inspirational thought-leaders, disruptors, innovators, tinkerers and hackers who are on quests to make the world a better place. Quests begin with a simple question:...
Enabling Foresight and Strategy: Spotting the Disruptors Before They Arrive
Enabling Foresight and Strategy: Spotting the Disruptors Before They Arrive It has always been the task of the leader to think strategically and spend more time than their team looking at the horizon. That is still the case, although many modern...
2017 Strategic Brand & Communication Prognosis
Brand & Communication Prognosis: Thank you to the many of you who have given a little bit of their valuable time to complete our short “Brand Impact 2017” survey over the festive season – Happy New Year! Cutting to the chase: what’s in it for 2017? The primary...
Recommended Reading: Best Business Books
The latest edition of The Economist has a cover article about lifelong learning being one of the most important things you can do to survive in an age of automation. A crucial part of lifelong learning is reading. I hope one of your New Year's resolutions was to read...
Why a technology that won’t work is good news
It's technology silly season at the moment with CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) 2017 in full swing. This is where tech companies come to show off their latest gadgets, and all the world's tech journalists gather to salivate, and write up the easiest stories of the...
Remarkable World? It does not feel that way.
There are very distinct signs that humankind has entered the dawn of a new golden age of technology, a new Age of Discovery, one that has the potential to have as great an impact as the Renaissance. And, yet for the vast majority of people,...
Remarkable World? It does not feel that way.
There are very distinct signs that humankind has entered the dawn of a new golden age of technology, a new Age of Discovery, one that has the potential to have as great an impact as the Renaissance. And, yet for the vast majority of people,...