Geoengineering – part of the solution for a warming planet?
I am convinced by the science: our planet is warming up. This appears to be part of a natural cycle that has flowed through the planet's history. But it also seems very clear to me that human activity on the planet - especially in relation to generating and consuming...
Remembrance: C.K. Prahalad one of the wisest and influential management strategist of our time
I first became familiar with the works of C.K. Prahalad when I was studying my MBA in the early 2000's. He greatly influenced my thinking and I made numerous quotes and references to his work in my thesis on network alliances. For me C.K. Prahalad was a genius who...
Partnering with customers
Partnering with customers is a trend that I'm a huge advocate of. The new world of work demands that companies actively engage with and enter into mutually beneficial relationships with customers. Companies that create and encourage channels allowing customers and...
Why the Recession wasn't worse
Fareed Zakaria is the editor of Newsweek International, and wrote an excellent editorial for the magazine's Davos Special Edition last month. The special edition was entitled, "Is That All?" and looked at the global recession from a number of different perspectives....
Why the Recession wasn’t worse
Fareed Zakaria is the editor of Newsweek International, and wrote an excellent editorial for the magazine's Davos Special Edition last month. The special edition was entitled, "Is That All?" and looked at the global recession from a number of different perspectives....
Shaping Ideas, 2020 from Ericsson
Ericsson have created an absolutely awesome resource. They are interviewing some of the world's top thinkers about the world in the next decade, and they're making the videos available for free. These are some of the world's top communicators, trend watchers and...
Reinventing customer service
The Great Recession has had a lasting impact on consumer behaviour and attitudes. Citi announced that 75% of people researched in a recent survey believe their attitudes towards savings and loans have changed forever. Combine this with social media providing clear...
Volcanic ashclouds, conferences and keynote speakers
The disruption to flights in Europe gives us an unprecedented opportunity to innovate at conferences. I speak/facilitate regularly at conferences and away day strategy sessions. Some might think it's a strange way to make a living, but I love it. Well, all except the...
PodCast Update – Relationship without Investment
We’ve just added a new PodCast to the TomorrowToday feed. In February 2010, Graeme Codrington wrote an article around relationships, social networking and some change we're seeing. This is the audio track of that article. Here's a short exert from his introduction: My...
Surfing the silver tsunami or crash and burn!
One of the biggest and yet least talked about shifts is the challenges and opportunities that an ageing population presents to business and society. Few political or business leaders are facing up to this Tsuami that is beginning to break on the shoreline. It's time...
PodCast Update – Trends shaping business in the next few years
We've just added a new PodCast to the TomorrowToday feed. It features a conversation between Dean van Leeuwen and Graeme Codrington about some trends facing business during the next few years. Amongst other things, they talk about talented companies as opposed to...
The future of digital-inspired fashion clothing
There is no doubt that clothing designed with new digital accessories in mind will have a definite place in the market in the future. Jeans that are designed with purpose-built pockets for mobile phones (with flaps that close tight), or have pouches for memory...
The Global Wraps FourSquare last mile flop
When FourSquare opened it's 'borders' to include South Africa, I think I might have been in the 20 first users. I worked hard to learn the culture and energy around this social media positioning platform that I was reading so much about. I religiously checked into...
CNN’s 6 job market trends for 2010
CNN Living recently carried an article by CareerBuilder.com's Matt Ferguson. In it, he suggests that there are six key workplace trends that employers should be watching. Read his article here. I like his list: 1. Hiring contract workers -- Be open to job listings...
CNN's 6 job market trends for 2010
CNN Living recently carried an article by CareerBuilder.com's Matt Ferguson. In it, he suggests that there are six key workplace trends that employers should be watching. Read his article here. I like his list: 1. Hiring contract workers -- Be open to job listings...
M-Pesa. Here she comes…
In November 2009 I suggested you should watch M-Pesa, Vodacom and Nedbank. I was right (according to 702). I guess it could be said it was fairly obvious? With all the cross-over in board members, owners, and the move of Rob Shuter from Nedbank to Vodacom, it was...
Cars that talk to each other – the future of driving and road safety
Since seeing a presentation by Andy Stanford-Clark of IBM on "Tweetjects" - objects that tweet. It's not just tweeting though. The promise of "augmented reality" is that objects around us will be able to capture, store, transmit and even analyse the data associated...
Forecast: Stormy skies but golden opportunities
We've started a discussion group in Linkedin called the Future of Work. One of the questions I've asked is what business leaders believe will be the big challenges over the coming years. Please click on the link here and join the Future of Work discussions. Ask your...
Generation Y young people – NOT coming soon to a bank near you
In a report released in February 2010 by Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) (download the PDF here - 2.8Mb), the needs of a younger generation of banking customers was investigated. It makes for interesting reading. Some of the highlights include the fact...
Do you value intuition or experimentation?
This a great question posed in this months HBR. In the article Dan Ariely wonders why so few companies experiment. He comes up with two reasons: Firstly, experimentation requires short term losses for long term gains and secondly, managers are more comfortable paying...