Case studies Beats by Dre could only have been created in the USA Beats by Dre headphones are pitched as 'sneakers for your head', the brand is the love child of Jimmy Iovine and Apple.
Horizon scanning How the pandemic has influenced dating behaviour Research indicates that during these pandemic lockdowns singletons are behaving far less selfishly and are displaying acts of empathy to strangers that they meet.
Horizon scanning Strong forecast of a collapse of the microfinance industry What the pandemic has highlighted is the real need to innovate business models as part of an overall strategy to grow more future-fit enterprises.
Articles Be bold in the face of fear Instead of shrinking your way out of a crisis, what if you decided to grow and innovate your way back to sustainability
Case studies The Next Generation Foresight Awards 2020 - enter your project before 31 May 2020 I have been asked to help judge this year's Next Generation Foresight Awards.
Articles Right now this important activity needs your focused attention To hustle is to be actively taking responsibility for yourself; it's to ensure that you don't allow yourself to be a victim.
Articles [Home economics] Is the global property market about to explode? As long as social distancing and fears of getting the virus persist, consumers probably will spend more on the trappings of their homes.
Articles This is how the true value of a company will be measured in the future There is a list of companies in South Africa that I will never consider doing any work for.
Articles The world's most valuable retail brands 2020 If I'm honest - going through this report that lists the world's most valuable retail brands leaves me cold.
Articles This is the golden opportunity that you have been waiting for This pandemic then is the perfect opportunity to stop - step back for a second - and purposefully adjust your point of view on your life.
Podcasts What does the future of retail in South Africa look like? The retail industry in South Africa has gone through some radical changes in the past two decades and now faces an uncertain future.
Articles Cape Town drought documentary wins top award Scenes from a dry city - a documentary about the Cape Town drought has won the top prize for online film at the 2020 World Press Photo Contest.
Articles It's time to Save Your Local Save Your Local is a curated online marketplace which connects local businesses to local customers.
Articles Stella Artois is helping South African hospitality survive with #SaveYourSpot Stella Artois South Africa have initiated a campaign where you can help save your local bar / restaurant through the purchasing of a voucher which is redeemable after the lockdown ends.
Articles What is the 'localisation' of the South African economy all about? The government will be focussing its efforts on bringing in policies that encourages and promotes the 'localisation' of supply chains.
Podcasts Why proper scenario planning is so important right now The sheer number of shifting influencing factors of change all interconnecting in a complex web of causality is making planning for the future of any organisation almost impossible at the moment.
Tools Book a remote scenario planning workshop When navigating a company, or team, through times like these, a very useful tool to generate a better understanding of the future is scenario planning.
Case studies South African innovation, BUSQR, is the world’s first live donations platform Audiences may have moved online, but the ability to pay for live performances hasn't.
Articles Do weird kids grow up to be better innovators? In an insightful article in The Atlantic, author Olga Khazan goes into facinating detail as to how strange children often grow up to be very gifted leaders of innovation.
Articles South African surf brand, Mami Wata, donates 100% of their online profits to help others Times are tough and we want to lend a hand or, since hands are off limits, an elbow, to our fellow African surfpreneurs through The Elbow Project.
Tools Is it even worth planning anything at the moment? Creatively brainstorming options and carefully considering the long-term effects of actions creates mental agility and cognitive dexterity.
Articles What business are you in? Does your business still have as much relevance as it did a month ago?
Articles Coachella - The building of a remarkable festival brand If you want to spot early signals of change in the cultures of societies, following the arts is a recommended pursuit.
Tools Why your business should be doing scenario planning right now Being future-fit has now become about being prepared for multiples paths into the future.
Tools 6 clever restaurant innovations in response to the pandemic All businesses, but especially those whose business model is premised on people needing to be physically present in order to engage with them commercially; need to be doing everything they can to survive at this time.
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