Why Big-Picture Thinking Fails Exactly When We Need It?
A few years back, I identified an interesting paradox when it came to planning and uncertainty.
You are not at the mercy of uncertainty
The negative impacts of uncertainty on organisational performance are well documented — but they’re only half the story.
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 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.
Signals: The Future of Acting
This edition was sparked by our latest Future With Friends podcast episode with the incredible Megan Davis, where we explored ‘The Future of Acting’.
Signals: The Future of The Past
This week’s Simon Sees is inspired by our latest Future With Friends episode, “The Future of The Past”, with the ever-thoughtful Mykel Dixon — a rich conversation on ancient wisdom, creative expression, and reconnecting with the childlike intuition we often lose.
Signals: The Future of How We Will Live
Inspired by our recent Future With Friends conversation with Col Fink, this week we’re diving into the future of how we’ll live – physically, socially, and communally.
Simon Says: Can you see the bigger picture?
Although not technically part of the collaborative decision making framework, individual perception and the ability to see the bigger picture is still instrumental to good decision making.
Simon Says: How will we agree to disagree?
We should always take frameworks and models with a healthy amount of skepticism.
Simon Says: What They Don’t Teach You in Business School (But Should)
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been diving into the various layers of my strategic planning pyramid.
