DECODING TOMORROW: FUTURISM AND FORESIGHTS TODAY

FORESIGHTS AND IDEAS THAT EXPAND MINDS AND INSPIRE A CHANGE OF HEART.

03 Feb 2012

Smart Consumers: 2012 State of Retail

When I was at law school I was told that the main benefit of the course would be that I would learn to 'think like a lawyer'. Independent thought and critical analysis were virtues in this highly intellectualised world of academia, ...

01 Feb 2012

Future Phobia: Kodak's missed moment

It's January 30th, 2012, and I am sitting on US Airways Flight 3696 from Philadelphia to Rochester. I am on my way to a former hotbed of innovation. A place where Eastman Kodak was born. A city which is losing one of its family's ...

28 Jan 2012

Pharma Futures: disruptions to customer behaviour

Patent expiries, generic inroads, changing customer behaviours, tight regulations, eHealthcare, and old school research and development mindsets have left one of the most profitable industries during the last 50 years in the lurch. If ...

22 Dec 2011

Future Innovation: creativity within constraints

Have you ever wondered what to do in a resource-scarce future? Have you recently been tasked with thinking up an innovation program for your team? Ever been invited to a creativity workshop at a Think Tank aimed at getting analytical ...

18 Dec 2011

2020 Vision: the future of airlines and aviation

I'm on Delta 17 from LA to Sydney. It's December 14th, 2011. The lie-flat seat is comfortable and I have managed to sleep for 9 out of the 13 hours that the flight entails. I'm eagerly awaiting the breakfast I can smell beyond the ...

03 Dec 2011

Future Trends: 3 waves of change for small business in 2012

I was recently asked to give a future focus perspective on 2012 for small business owners belonging to a chamber of commerce in Queensland, Australia. As I scenario planned and looked at some of the challenges confronting small ...

29 Nov 2011

The State of Play: Social Media in Corporate Australia 2011/2012 Report

We at Thinque are excited to announce the launch of the State of Play: Social Media in Corporate Australia 2011/2012 Report. This report contains the latest insights into the state of play of social media in the near future in the ...