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Why Simplified Scenario Planning is Essential for Today’s Executives.
Discover how simplified scenario planning frameworks boost efficiency, flexibility, and strategic foresight, helping businesses navigate uncertainty and adapt in dynamic markets.
What is Informed Uncertainty?
Explore the art and science of foresight: balancing the known and unknown, embracing complexity, and navigating the shifts and disruptions of our world.
Five Reasons to Say "Futures" Instead of "the Future".
Discover why we use the term “futures” rather then “the future”, and we think you should too.
The Futures of Work: Balancing Technology and Jobs.
The futures of work are changing at a rapid pace, and it's hard not to be excited and curious about them! With the rise of robots, artificial intelligence, and smart technologies, it seems as though the possibilities are endless. What could happen next?
How The World Changes: Slowly, Then Suddenly.
As humans, we often find ourselves in a state of equilibrium for a certain amount of time before something unexpected disrupts our lives. Change rarely occurs linearly. The concepts of exponential growth and tipping points show us how change can sneak up on us over time and shift our reality quickly.
How to Use Foresight to Ensure Long-Term Success.
Foresight is essential to long-term success because it gives businesses the ability to anticipate and adapt to change. By understanding customer needs, monitoring industry trends, exploring new technologies and preparing for multiple future scenarios, businesses can stay ahead of the curve and remain competitive in an ever-changing landscape.
Prepare Your Business for Futures with insight & foresight.
The world is becoming more complex and unpredictable, making it difficult for businesses to stay ahead of their competition. This is where strategic foresight comes into play. It allows businesses to identify potential risks and opportunities before they arise, allowing them to make informed decisions about how best to move forward.
futures insights: New work values.
Rather than solely striving for financial success, an increasing number of people recognise the importance of leisure time. How could this change in values alter our relationship to work and leisure? What role will AI and automation play? Its time to start thinking about this emerging change and its impact!
How To Be Ready For What Happens Next.
When your business is faced with times of uncertainty, it's essential to have a plan. Here are some tips for leaders on how to manage in difficult times.
Regenerative Leadership for a New Pathway Forward.
Regenerative leadership offers us the opportunity to build a better tomorrow by transforming our current systems and structures from the inside out. It is an approach that can be embraced at any level—from businesses seeking to grow sustainably to communities striving for greater equity.
The Benefits of Shoshin: A Beginners Mind for Leaders.
By taking a shoshin-based approach, leaders can create more efficient teams that are open to new ideas, more innovative solutions, and a broader view of the company’s goals and objectives.
The Power of Curiosity in the Business World.
Business leaders around the world have long been searching for the one attribute that will help them succeed in an ever-changing business climate.
The answer? Curiosity.
Making the Right Choices for Your Business in a Rapidly Changing World.
In a rapidly changing world, business leaders have to make tough decisions every day—choose between addressing “clear and present danger” and preparing their organisations for the unexpected.
How Imagination Can Overcome Assumptions.
To truly create value for stakeholders requires reimagining what’s possible through creative thinking and questioning our own assumptions about what we know about business as usual.
Developing Blockchain Strategy.
In this article, we are going to explore blockchain and some of the things you might consider when developing a blockchain strategy for your business, plus we explore a DAO for payment by outcomes.
What's the Difference Between Business Uncertainty and Risk?
Businesses need to be aware of both risk and uncertainty when making decisions. By understanding the difference between the two, you can be better prepared to deal with whatever comes your way.
"What if?" - A great question to start strategic thinking.
"What if?" analysis is a powerful tool that can be used to make more informed decisions, identify potential risks, and develop strategies to counter potential threats.
The Benefits of Systems Mapping.
Imagine a world where you are able to understand the complexity of your operating environment, and make better decisions. Systems mapping can help!
futures insights: Working in a holacracy.
Holacracy is a system of governance that seeks to replace the rigidity of a traditional command structure with a more flexible and adaptive system. Could it be the future of work?
futures insights: Universal Basic Income.
Universal Basic Income is a system where all citizens of a country or state receive an income from the government to meet their basic needs. What could futures that include Universal Basic Income look like? How could it be funded?