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Why unemployment will rise as the economy recovers in 2010

by on December 17, 2009 in Future Trends, Global View, Recession solutions, Strategy

This is a simple insight, but might help a few people as they think ahead to 2010. At this time of year it is fashionable to make all sorts of predictions for the year ahead – since I am a futurist and make my money by helping people to make sense of the new world [...]

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TIDES of Change: the five trends disrupting business in the next 5 years

TIDES of Change: the five trends disrupting business in the next 5 years

by on December 3, 2009 in Articles, Boomers RetYrement, Ethics, Future Trends, Global View, Marketing and sales, Organisational Design, Recession solutions, Ripping and burning - Digital entertainment, Strategy, Sustainability & environmental issues, Talent, Technology, The Quick and the Dead - case studies, Web 2.0, Work-Life Integration (and wellness)

Updated in May 2010 Download a copy of this article in PDF format – right click here. The contents of this article can be presented as a keynote or a workshop for your team. Contact our UK or South African offices to find out how. As the world slowly emerges out of recession over the [...]

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The James Martin 21st Century School – understanding the future

by on November 19, 2009 in Collaboration and partnerships, Ethics, Future Trends, Global View, Strategy, Sustainability & environmental issues, Technology, The Quick and the Dead - case studies, Training and Education

I am a huge fan of James Martin. Not the celebrity chef. Nor the inventor of the aircraft ejection seat. Nor any of the other famous James Martins. I am a huge fan of James Martin the futurist and author of one of the best books of all time, “The Meaning of the 21st Century” [...]

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The increasing bankruptcy of 24 hour news media

by on August 20, 2009 in Media tidbits, Ripping and burning - Digital entertainment, The Quick and the Dead - case studies

I enjoy Jon Stewart’s Daily Show – the satirical news program from the States. Sometimes puerile, sometimes just dumb, but quite often genius, it is an (irreverent) look into US politics, culture and media. This past week, Stewart once again poked fun at the US media giants and the dumbing down of mainstream news media. [...]

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