It’s my contention that in the mid-term, we can be more effective in our work and broader lives through a better understanding of how the human mind works. Quite innocently, we assume that the mind works like a camera, drawing input from the senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste) or an input which we […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
As with all new trends, the ‘Factory of the Future’ is represented by different themes for different people. Read the industry press and you’ll see terms like ‘Industry 4.0’ and ‘Smart Manufacturing’ bandied about like Jelly Beans. I think it describes how new technologies are creating change in manufacturing on a par with how water […]
The Future of Work is a multi-faceted subject. One that’s ripe for multiple books, not just a few short articles. I’d like to tackle the topic here from just a couple of angles. First, the ways in which people are working. Second, the ways in which automation and robotics will augment and sometimes replace people […]
What used to be the supply chain is increasingly the ‘supply network’. This is the inevitable result of the challenges facing today’s global supply chains. As organisations seek to grow and expand into new markets, they have to look at whether existing supply chains are capable of servicing these objectives. Supply chains have never been […]
