Traditional hierarchical structures lack the responsiveness required in an era of accelerated technological and social change. Lessons from history demonstrate how firms such as Philips Consumer Electronics were killed off by Samsung because of a laid-back investment approach and slow decision making. Another example being Kodak who filed for bankruptcy due to a lack of innovation […]
As part of organising my thinking around new ideas, I’ll be producing a suite of 30-second videos exploring trends that will be central to how business and society will organise itself by 2025. Here’s the first, exploring ‘Ethical Business as the New Normal’. I hope you enjoy it.
While putting together the ‘Rediscovering our Humanity‘ presentation for TechXLR8, it occurred to me some participants might find a set of definitions around ‘Learned’ and ‘Intuitive’ mind helpful. They are based on my interpretation and are loaded ideas which I recognise others may think differently about: Learned Mind Conceptualisation: Structuring our understanding of the world. […]
I’ve been invited to contribute to the TechXLR8 event on June 14th, 2018 at Excel Centre. I’ll be speaking as part of the London Futurists ‘Advice from 2023’ strand. ‘Rediscovering our humanity’ I’m convinced that ordinary people have more power in their hands to create change than ever before. A lot of my work explores the relationships and […]
Originally published via Singaporean Arts Organisation, Meshminds. Titled ‘In Conversation with Matt O’Neill, Futurist‘. What inspires you about your work as a Futurist? Far from being the soothsayer, staring into the misty distance, my view is that our future is a function of the things we do today: it’s not unchangeable, and we all play […]
Over recent months, I’ve worked on a project for a client, Epicor, exploring how SME manufacturing could evolve over the next 10 years. The video and A1 poster look at impacts on: Sales and Marketing Project Management Operations and Production Management Service Management Finance Product Management Human Resources Purchasing Take a look at the short […]
SYNOPSIS USED FOR MACQUARIE INTERNAL COMMUNICATION. YOU MUST BE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT. The world is changing faster than ever. Do you ever wonder what that means to our business, your career and life? In a time of exponential change, the Silicon Valley mentality promises a utopia in which virtual borders are melting away […]
Following last month’s release of ‘The Future is Now‘ on paperback/kindle, i’m pleased to announce a third ‘hybrid book‘ format. It’s not for sale, but is available to people expressing serious interest in working with me. You’ll find 16 videos built into the inside front cover. They feature a roster of world-class experts being interviewed […]
The Future is Now is a set of signposts to a world gripped by accelerated change. Technological innovation continues to raise the standard of living for billions of people around the world. But it’s not without its social, cultural and political consequences – and we are on the cusp of inevitable change to our businesses, […]
On 24th November, Bridge Partnership Hong Kong invited me to participate at their ‘Next Generation Leadership Asia’ event. The idea being to provide some current and near Future trends for business leaders in the region. Whilst engaged on another client assignment that day, I suggested producing a short video instead which could be displayed over […]
