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May 13, 2026

Positioning for the future

How far into the future do you need to look to determine whether the decision you're about to make is a good one?
Simon Waller
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Signals: The Future of Deep Connection

This week, our signal inspiration comes from the latest episode of The Future With Friends - "The Future of Deep Connection", where I sat down with Michael Schiffner to explore what it truly takes to create deep human connection.
Simon Waller
September 17, 2025

Simon Reflects: Rewriting the future

Previous posts in this series Looking Back at the Future What We Got Right (and wrong) About The Future of Where We Will Work Reflecting back on the 2021 scenarios, it's clear that the future is never clear.
Simon Waller
September 12, 2025

Signals: The Future of Community

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.
Simon Waller
September 1, 2025

Signals: The Future of Immigration

This week was inspired by our latest Future With Friends episode – “The Future of Immigration” with Anton van der Walt.
Simon Waller
August 14, 2025

Signals: The Future of Meeting Strangers

This edition was sparked by our latest Future With Friends episode with the effervescent Anneli Blundell, where we explored 'The Future of Meeting Strangers'.
Simon Waller
July 31, 2025

Simon Reflects: What We Got Right (and Wrong) About the Future of Where We Will Work

In 2021 I wrote a series of scenarios looking at the long-term impact of Covid on how and where people will be working from in 2025.
Simon Waller
July 29, 2025

Signals: The Future of Doing Risky Things

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.
Simon Waller
July 16, 2025

Simon Reflects: Looking Back at the Future

In late-2021, I wrote a series of scenarios to explore how remote and hybrid work might evolve through to 2025.
Simon Waller
July 8, 2025

Signals:The Future of Meaningful

This edition was sparked by our latest Future With Friends episode with the wonderful Lizzie Davidson, where we explored ‘The Future of Meaningful’.
Simon Waller
July 2, 2025
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