The art of “Back Casting” needs care
Backcasting is a planning method that starts with defining a desirable future and then works backwards to identify policies and programs that will conn…
Backcasting is a planning method that starts with defining a desirable future and then works backwards to identify policies and programs that will conn…
Throughout the course of my career, I have been extremely fortunate to manage and lead innovation initiatives with companies in different parts of the …
This thought piece is the follow up to Picking the right Innovation Races that looked at Horizon Scanning and the growing list of digital platforms tha…
It seems widely accepted that innovation today is a collaborative endeavor, with universities playing a significant part. For instance, a study publis…
March 1 marked the annual World Future Day. Organized by futurist organizations like the Millennium Project, the Association Of Professional Futurists,…
You would need to have been asleep for many years to have missed the technology revolution that’s been sweeping through just about every industry. FinT…
This is the last in my Californication series that has looked at the influence of California on our new radical technologies. The thought pieces consi…
This week 20 years ago IBM's Deep Blue defeats Gary Kasparov in a game of chess. Deep Blue’s victory against Kasparov represented a major milestone in …
Given the continuing impact of technology on the political arena and the growing perception that big tech has become big brother. This piece considers …
Robots and Artificial Intelligence have been part of our everyday lives for some time, be it with our smartphones or a laundry folding application. Th…
My piece builds on my comments and feedback on fellow Future Shapers considerations in the Automation Apocalypse. Without giving all the details away …
One of the founding principles of The Future Shapers is that Next Generation Organisations deserve Next Generation guidance. In helping businesses and …
A key aspect of my role is to work with clients to understand the impact of emerging technologies, to demystify the challenge and to identify ways for …
My obsession with the future wasn’t always defined. Or perhaps even diagnosed. I did have that funny feeling when I was headed to a banner event like…
The dawn of the thin enterprise In my role I get involved in lots of client discussions. People look at me to bring ideas to life that help tackle the…