In last week’s post, I dove into the idea of the ‘Olympic Year’ and how we can use metaphor to gain deeper insights and uncover new opportunities. One of the insights gleaned from the metaphor was that unlike Olympians who get three years to develop the skills and teamwork before
As leaders, there are different cycles in the work we undertake. Some cycles are weekly, others are monthly, and some might only happen annually. And then there are those, that like the Olympics, only happen once every few years. I recently caught up with a friend who is a director
It might feel a little early for a check-in, but how is your 2025 going so far? Did you get some time off over the summer? Are you feeling re-energised? Or are you (like me) feeling like you’re suffering a hangover after five years of heightened uncertainty? Personally, the pervasive
For most of human history, we have understood that different seasons require us to have a different focus. Trees don’t bear fruit year-round, crops need to be planted in spring, and the harvest needs to happen before winter rolls around. Growth necessarily happens in a cycle of renewal, abundance, harvest,
Welcome to another edition of Simon Sees! This time, we’re diving deep into a head-spinning theme: The Future of What is Real. Hold onto your hats as we explore the fascinating (and sometimes unsettling) ways science and technology are blurring the lines between what’s considered “alive” and what’s simply a simulation.
The December Drift It’s easy to blame Christmas for a lack of focus in December. People are winding down, office parties are ramping up, and talk of holidays takes priority over team goals. And, last-minute shopping lists often overshadow task lists. But in reality, the focus has probably been slipping
In Simon Sees I share some of the signals I’m seeing in the world around me that indicate how the future might be different from today. In this edition we’re looking at ‘the future of getting old’. Aging has always been a natural part of life, but as a result
This post was inspired by an exchange I had recently with a client of mine, Rob Cornish. Rob shared with me a post he’d recently written, and in it he made the point that not all corporate strategies are necessarily that strategic. In Rob’s post, he suggests that we should
… in work hours Make yourself some tea, put it in a sippy cup and then strap yourself in for a rollercoaster ride of an article. How to Become a Centaur includes a dash of history a handful of science and a large dose of humour to produce a great primer
Strategic and organisational planning is a time-consuming process. For larger organisations, there may be a team that undertakes strategic planning on a near-continuous basis. But even smaller clients may spend more than a year developing a four-year strategic plan. In fact, I recently participated in the development of a 20-year
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How scenario planning can be used to align thinking, stimulate ideas and overcome the inertia of uncertainty.
