DECODING TOMORROW: FUTURISM AND FORESIGHTS TODAY

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

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 ...

13 Oct 2011

The Future of Banking: Top 3 Disruptive Trends in Banking

Wall St is under occupation, banks like Dexia are once again asking for bail-outs, and the global financial system is weary of another Lehman Bros banking collapse. While it is easy to focus on liquidity, exposure, debt write-offs, ...

28 Feb 2011

Hindsight Can Be Foresight

Hindsight Can Be Foresight I reckon 2020 vision begins with 2020 hindsight. It's only when we reflect on past patterns, that we can either break those patterns, or continue them into the future. In fact, when we reflect, there is a ...

11 Feb 2009

2020 Vision or Tunnel Vision?

Thought of the day: Last week in a Thinque-zine entitled 'Upgrade Your Thinking in Downgraded Times', I mentioned that my mantra and advice for 2009 is 'Full Force Forward / Back to Basics'. In other words be: a. an innovative, ...

11 Feb 2009

Full force forward / Back to Basics

We have gone from 2020 vision to tunnel vision in one year. Last year we engaged in a qualitative talk-best that, in the absence of execution, at least stretched our brains a little. Now we are deep into scitomatic tunnel vision. In a ...