Simon Reads: The Future of Power
This edition of Simon Reads is inspired by this week’s episode of The Future With Friends, where we explored the future of power – who holds it, how it shifts, and what it means for the world ahead.
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.
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.
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’.
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 Says: Is this your Olympic year?
As leaders, there are different cycles in the work we undertake.
Look for signals in out-of-the-way places
https://vimeo.com/866604909/000be26f05 If you’ve noticed my absence from email and social media for the last few weeks, it’s because I’ve just spent a month in the US on a family holiday (and if you haven’t noticed my absence, I promise I’m not taking it personally).
From disjointed speculation to collective assumptions
Gif via Stanford Magazine I first studied economics nearly 30 years ago when I was still in high school.
Are things more uncertain or is it just me?
Thanks to Gifer for the gif (https://gifer.com/en/5lE) Between extreme weather events, political upheaval, regional insecurity, financial instability and global conflicts, there is a general feeling that the world is a little uncertain right now.
The Paradox of Planning in uncertainty
Kudos to It’s Nice That for this gif **Beware, click-bait ahead** Research shows organisations are spending 36% less time working on strategy in 2022 than they did in 2021.
