In recent weeks, I’ve been updating my virtual Keynote presentations around the pandemic. As part of the process, I’ve been creating some *hopefully* fun little videos. As we cautiously resume a more socialised existence, it’s worth being mindful that other simultaneous future-shocks are imminent. They could include Artificial General Intelligence, Viral Mutation, Human Attributable Weather […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the world. Everyone is asking questions. How and when will restrictions be lifted? How will life be reshaped? New tracking technologies could make life manageable in the short term, but at what cost? The digital ethics questions they raise seem trivial in-the-moment but are a welcome gift to autocrats as […]
One word – Extraordinary. I’d no idea what to expect when joining Gabriele Romagnoli for his ‘How to Pitch XR‘ gathering in BigscreenVR last night. I didn’t attend for the content (which was excellent), but to discover how VR could be used for events and meetings. Reflections on what made the experience: The sound quality […]
In this video, I explore a few practical changes we could see in the short to mid-term following these unusual times. You might think viral self-testing in smartphones seems far fetched? It’s worth noting that Sharp introduced Geiger counters in their ‘Pantone‘ range of phones following the Tohuku earthquake in 2011. What changes do you […]
In this short video, I offer NO advice whatsoever. It’s purely a collection of ideas i’ve had about how the situation could move us forward. Optimistic, yes. Naive, maybe. But – why not aim for something better than doom-saying! It’s the beginning of a short content series about ‘Black Swan‘ events – what they are, […]
In recent weeks, I’ve been working to finish a first draft of a second book ‘The Roaring 2020s: How to be Future Ready‘. This week is all about the impact of Automation on work. The corporate world is awash with the AI Zeitgeist ‘Robotic Process Automation‘, most of which you can’t see as it’s about […]
I’ve spent a fair amount of time this week developing new writing and ideas for the forthcoming ‘Roaring 2020’s’ book mentioned here a short while ago. As I dig further into technological shifts and the resulting social changes, it’s more apparent than ever that the work of Piers Thurston and other ‘Inside-Out’ practitioners is essential […]
Written for and republished with kind permission from CFO.co.uk. The way we interact with computers is changing forever as a blend of technologies allow us to cut cables and increase immersion. The spatial era is an opportunity and a risk. ‘Spatial Computing’ might seem like a new idea – one of the endless revolutions in […]
My new book is on the way! It’s called ‘The Roaring 2020s: A Guide to thriving in a decade that’s changing faster than you think!‘ (Does anyone get the James Cagney reference in the title?) 🙂 This one is as broad-ranging as the ‘Future is Now‘, but hopes to offer the best advice I can […]
Originally written for UNISON. Republished with kind permission here. It’s impossible to explore the future of industrial relations without first looking at how the world of work is evolving. Traditional models of full-time employment are being eroded by the growth of self-employment. Included in this is the rise of freelancing. Of the 4.8m self-employed people in […]
