New Book update
For those of you who’ve been following along on my socials you’d know I’ve been working on a new book. Things are running just a little behind schedule so I
Having a Future Mindset
An extract from my soon to be released Scenario Planning Guide The following post is another abstract from my upcoming book ‘The Scenario Planning Guide’ due out later this month.
Think before you plan
The following is an extract from my new book! The Scenario Planning Guide is a comprehensive and insanely practical guide for leaders who are interested in using scenarios as part of their
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
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
Where will we be working in 2025?
There is an increasingly polarising debate emerging in many workplaces as to the permanency of remote working. For many organisations, working remotely was not a strategic decision, it was just
The future is unknowable, but we can still prepare for it
We’re going to do a quick exercise together. I want you to take a moment to close your eyes and try and imagine a future 10 years from now. [insert
Think more like a fisher and less like a sailor
In 2004, I competed in a Sydney Hobart yacht race. The weather conditions that year were particularly bad and only about half the fleet made it to Hobart. Most of
How to predict the future (and almost always get it right)
Understanding the future is the ultimate competitive advantage. Defining strategies and making decisions become a whole lot easier if you already know where the future is taking us. Unfortunately, knowing
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