South Africa is most economically at risk emerging market in the world
For the past 5 years or so, South Africa's central bank governor, Tito Mboweni, had been publicly concerned at the high levels of credit in the economy. Consequently, he raised interest rates every few months. Prime interest rates are now at 14%. He did this in order...
7 ways forward (strategies for now)
I subscribe to the online version of Booz&Co's "Strategy + Business" magazine. I think it's brilliant. And it's free. Their latest edition is entitled "7 Ways Forward" and has their best and brightest collaborating to provide short, sharp insights for seven key...
What is shaping the next leaders of Britain
At TomorrowToday, we study the past to track the trends that help us predict the future. In last week's Spectator magazine, there was an excellent article on the influences currently shaping the Conservative party, and particularly David Cameron and his inner circle....
Move beyond simply maximising shareholder wealth
It is no longer ‘cool’ to say your company’s mission is to make money and maximize shareholder wealth. Although many companies pretend that they have a more noble purpose, their actions, processes, controls, hierarchy, behaviour of management and treatment of their...
Leo Burnett’s take on trends in 2009
Leo Burnett is the world's 9th largest ad agency. They have produced two resources looking at trends they expect to see in 2009. The first is a YouTube video that is a bit flashy (I mean literally flash-y) and focuses on advertising trends in 2009. The second was sent...
Leo Burnett's take on trends in 2009
Leo Burnett is the world's 9th largest ad agency. They have produced two resources looking at trends they expect to see in 2009. The first is a YouTube video that is a bit flashy (I mean literally flash-y) and focuses on advertising trends in 2009. The second was sent...
Is Google making us Stupid?
For those of you with the time (and it needs some time) take a read of this article from The Atlantic. It's a great read, written by Nicholas Carr, taking us on a short-ish journey of the impact of technology. From the written word to the internet and it's impact on...
Cancer free baby is born
The first baby in the UK tested before conception for a genetic form of breast cancer has been born. For some time now, we have been predicting that it will become the norm to attempt to use our growing understanding of DNA and genetics to control the genes our...
President Obama – a surprise?
At our company, TomorrowToday, we track trends and try and make informed predictions about the future of work. Recently, my colleague, Keith Coats, was traveling through the USA and was asked what "the world" thought about the elections. His answer was...
Yuwie – earn cash for playing
The explosion and evolution of social networks on the internet is something I have been watching and participating with a keen interest especially Youtube, Facebook and SecondLife. What is great about these social networks is that around the time of the dotcom crash...
Looking back to look ahead
One of our colleagues, Raymond de Villiers, is doing formal post grad work in Future Studies. He is particularly interested in future backward scenarios and alternative histories as methodologies of future planning (Google these terms if you're interested, or contact...
Personalised genetic analysis
A report from The Economist, titled: Within spitting distance, from Nov 20th 2007 edition. Read the full story here (I think a subscription might be required), or see extracts below. MEDICINE has long been a mysterious art. Some people are more susceptible to disease...
Face the facts… about ageing workforces
One of the issues we are tracking closely at TomorrowToday is the ageing Boomer generation, and the impact they are likely to have on the workplace, on retirement (we prefer to call it retyrement) and society as a whole. Here is a great piece I saw recently in an...
The Lion and the Dragon
This past week, ICBC, the world's most valuable bank (valued at $319 bn) took a 20% stake in Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank by assets. The deal is worth $ 5.5bn. This is the largest foreign investment by a Chinese bank anywhere in the world. And it is the the...
The Lion and the Dragon
This past week, ICBC, the world's most valuable bank (valued at $319 bn) took a 20% stake in Standard Bank, Africa's largest bank by assets. The deal is worth $ 5.5bn. This is the largest foreign investment by a Chinese bank anywhere in the world. And it is the the...
Planet in Peril on CNN
I am sitting watching a documentary series on CNN, by Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Cupta, called "Planet in Peril". See the related website here. It starts as a list of climate change issues, from melting ice caps to rising sea levels, disappearing lakes to heating...
Planet in Peril on CNN
I am sitting watching a documentary series on CNN, by Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Cupta, called "Planet in Peril". See the related website here. It starts as a list of climate change issues, from melting ice caps to rising sea levels, disappearing lakes to heating...
“There’s a problem with Facebook”
At least, that's what my favourite Talk Radio station (Radio 702) said during their half hourly news reports throughout today. As a regular facebook user (see my profile here, and challenge me to Rock, Paper, Scissors here, if you have nerves of steel), I was...
"There's a problem with Facebook"
At least, that's what my favourite Talk Radio station (Radio 702) said during their half hourly news reports throughout today. As a regular facebook user (see my profile here, and challenge me to Rock, Paper, Scissors here, if you have nerves of steel), I was...
"There's a problem with Facebook"
At least, that's what my favourite Talk Radio station (Radio 702) said during their half hourly news reports throughout today. As a regular facebook user (see my profile here, and challenge me to Rock, Paper, Scissors here, if you have nerves of steel), I was...