Simon Reads: The Future of Power
This edition of Simon Reads is inspired by this week’s episode of The Future With Friends, where we explored the future of power – who holds it, how it shifts, and what it
Simon Sees: The Future of Community
Welcome to this week’s edition of Simon Sees! This week was inspired by our latest Future With Friends episode – “The Future of Community” with Stef Koster, recorded live at CoCo Place in Mornington. In
Simon Sees: The Future of Immigration
Welcome to this week’s edition of Simon Sees! This week was inspired by our latest Future With Friends episode – “The Future of Immigration” with Anton van der Walt. What flows
Simon Sees: The Future of Meeting Strangers
Welcome to this week’s edition of Simon Sees! This edition was sparked by our latest Future With Friends episode with the effervescent Anneli Blundell, where we explored ‘The Future of Meeting Strangers’. Together,
Simon Sees: The Future of Doing Risky Things
Welcome to this week’s edition of Simon Sees! This edition was sparked by our latest Future With Friends episode with the brilliant Leanne Williams, where we explored The Future of Doing Risky Things. Together, we discussed
Simon Says: Is this your Olympic year?
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
Look for signals in out-of-the-way places
If you’ve noticed my absence from email and social media for the last few weeks, it’s because I’ve just spent a month in the US on a family holiday (and
From disjointed speculation to collective assumptions
I first studied economics nearly 30 years ago when I was still in high school. I have probably forgotten a lot of what I learnt at high school, but there
Are things more uncertain or is it just me?
Between extreme weather events, political upheaval, regional insecurity, financial instability and global conflicts, there is a general feeling that the world is a little uncertain right now. But is the
The Paradox of Planning in uncertainty
**Beware, click-bait ahead** Research shows organisations are spending 36% less time working on strategy in 2022 than they did in 2021. Now I cannot vouch for the validity of that
