As I get closer to retirement, I reflect on the time spent over the past 45 years in offices. This is especially relevant as the pandemic has led us to…
Category: Trends
Changing drivers of change – population dynamics
In a July blogpost, we produced a quick, subjective overview of some of the effects that the pandemic might have on our 2018 set of 12 Drivers of Change. This…
Has the pandemic really affected the drivers of change?
We and many others have reflected on possible scenarios for the post-pandemic future, often using a scenario cross methodology. We thought it would also be valuable to look at how…
New, Next and Never – thinking about how to name our future
What do we call the time after Covid-19? As we’ve already discussed in these blogs, there is a consensus – which we challenge, but let’s go with it – that…
IoT and Industry 4.0 Online Conference 16th June 2020
Dickson Ross, the Editor-in-Chief of Engineering and Technology magazine, introduced the conference He pointed out that although IoT is real and growing rapidly, it can be difficult to explain the…
Existential risk – should we take notice?
The current pandemic has raised the question about existential risk and our response to it. What exactly is an existential threat anyway? The literal answer is anything that impacts our…