Articles Nando's leads the way in selling South African creativity across the globe Nando's have quietly been filling their 1200 restaurants around the world with art and design sourced from local makers for the last 5 years.
Tools A new way to look at organisational innovation At its core - innovation starts out surprisingly humbly, builds, dies and runs in cycles over time.
Articles The real importance of having a big vision of the future Frankl explains why it is vital that in order to be the truest version of yourself, you owe it to yourself to imagine a wildly positive future.
Podcasts How subcultures influence bigger consumer trends In the latest episode of the podcast we chat about subcultures and how they influence bigger consumer trends in the world.
Articles The story of the Liberty Fields Rugby Club Guinness turned the true story of the Liberty Fields Japanese Women's Rugby Club into an ad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, but the remarkable story of the team was also shot as a 5-minute documentary.
Articles The Top 10 Most Relevant Brands of 2019 What makes a brand relevant? Relevant brands are those that have a close relationship with their customers, they understand their needs and wants, and relentlessly innovate new ways of satisfying those needs.
Articles South Africa's carbon emissions are higher than those of France and the UK South Africa is ranked #14 in the world of worst polluters - ahead of France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Turkey.
Podcasts The future of storytelling with Peter von Stackleberg Why is it that the much hyped advent of augmented reality and virtual reality just hasn't really taken off?
Articles Rugby World Cup 2019 ads The Rugby World Cup 2019 kicks off in Japan this weekend. Here is a collection of the best Rugby World Cup 2019 ads, that we could find so far, to whet your appetite.
Articles How to give yourself more time How might we stop the rampant theft and take back more of our time for ourselves?
Case studies Intrapreneurial guidelines courtesy of Lego's innovation team How do Lego welcome and nurture intrapreneurial ideas within the walls of a giant global organisation?
Articles A look at some of the new words for 2019 Every year the Merriam-Webster dictionary updates their list of recognised English words and phrases with new ones that have entered the general course of language use.
Tools Understanding where your customers feel the most pain? If you want to run a successful business - you need to focus on solving an existing challenge that your customers face - better than your competition does.
Case studies Why companies with diverse leadership are more innovative Why is it that South African companies tend to struggle so much with innovation? One very plausible reason is a real lack of diversity. Here's the evidence to prove it.
Articles Castle Lite innovates with new packaging that keeps beer ice cold for 3 hours Castle Lite is one of the biggest premium beer brands on the African continent. To differentiate and secure more of that massive emerging market, Castle Lite have adopted a clever strategy of innovation to grow their business.
Case studies The 5 biggest regrets people have on their deathbed all come down to one common challenge in life Why, when designing the future that you want as a business or as an individual, asking the right questions is far more important that apparently having all the answers.
Tools How to improve your critical thinking skills The way you think can literally mean the difference between success and failure - here's how to improve it.
Articles Nordstrom Local - a shop where you can't buy anything Nordstrom - the big American retailer - has opened up an interesting anti-shop in New York City, which they have branded Nordstrom Local. It's an anti-shop because it actually doesn't sell anything.
Articles Sanlam says there has never been a better time to be an investor Change brings opportunity and in their latest TVC - Sanlam are suggesting that there has never been better to be an investor.
Podcasts The Future of the Fashion Industry in South Africa What does the future hold for the South African fashion industry? What opportunities are there for retailers, designers, manufacturers, suppliers and smaller garment producers?
Articles What kind of character do you need to develop to thrive in the future? What specific character traits or personal virtues will it be useful to develop in an uncertain future?
Articles Study finds that the marriage rate in the US is falling due to a shortage of economically attractive men A study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family suggests that in the US the number of people getting married has declined sharply, due in part to a shortage of economically attractive men.
Articles VW goes for a 'no bullshit advertising' approach in their latest campaign VW marketing people can't afford to shop in fancy shopping malls - so they made an honest ad featuring the truly gnarly stuff that family life entails.
Reports South Africa takes a knock on the WEF's Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 When the World Economic Forum releases their Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019 - it's a lengthy document worth paying attention to.
Podcasts Better thinking about the future with Dr Tom Lombardo I spent some time chatting to Dr Lombardo about how people can think more creatively about the future, which was recorded for your listening convenience and loaded onto our new podcast page.
