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Interesting indicators of change in economics, politics, the environment and social dimensions that could serve as an inflection point that has a significant effect on the future.

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The rise of 'choose your own adventure' holidays

Holiday makers are choosing some extreme options when it comes to activities and destinations.

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#BookTok: How teenagers are revolutionising book publishing

Reading physical books is enjoying a very strong revival amongst the youth these days.

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What future-orientated strategies should South African media companies be considering?

Get better, or get out.

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Tiny Mining: Mine yourself

Any decent idea about the future needs to at first sound utterly ridiculous.

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Is a new kind of learning emerging?

Imagination is the key to better sense-making in these times.

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The 'era of cheap money' is coming to an end

Now what does this mean for businesses?

7 Key drivers of change in South Africa that should be considered in your 2022 scenario planning

The value of scenario planning of this nature is that the stories offers a glimpse of what the future might hold for an organisation.

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Something to think about as we head into 2022

2022 is 'when everything will go back to normal again'.

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Is a DAO the future of company ownership?

A DAO is an internet community with a shared bank account.

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Improving your relationship with money

There is an emerging specialisation in psychology that focuses on our emotional connection to money.

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Is it a sign, or do you have proof?

An early sign is incredibly valuable because you can still do a lot if you are able to make a good judgment based on your interpretation of it.

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Workers are back in control

What if automation and artificial intelligence actually created more jobs for people?

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The problem in the Suez Canal was forecast, but ignored

It's certainly not the first time that forecasts of disaster have been ignored.

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What if SXSW had an app?

Investors are excited about its potential, as are brands.

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Welcome to the low-code future

Low code applications are like simple building blocks that can be quickly and easily combined in unique ways to prototype and build new apps.

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How an innovation from Zimbabwe is leading the fight against the mental health pandemic

In 2007, Chibanda seized on the idea of creating an informal system of therapists from the community.

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Embedded finance: Money and technology merge

Embedded finance is fast becoming one of the most disruptive trends in payments, banking and technology today.

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Corruption: How does your country score?

The corruption index can be viewed as an indicator of how functional a democracy is.

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NBA Top Shots: blockchain-based video collectibles

A brand new market for digital sports memorabilia has opened up, largely thanks to blockchain technology.

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The worrying rise of mob rule

Take a look at Syria, Libya and Egypt to witness what the much-lauded Arab Spring ended up creating for those countries.

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Fake news for hire

Nearly 70 percent of 6,100-plus Americans said that fake news greatly affected their confidence in government institutions.

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Men are sewing?

Yes and some of them are pretty handy with a needle and thread.

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The security of Southern Africa is at serious risk

There is a motivated and capable enemy practically camping out on our doorstep.

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How Trump has made China even stronger

China has now taken on the title of defender and champion of globalisation thanks to Trump.

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What's the future of the fur industry?

Europe still has a fur industry?