In the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to work with two large organisations in Australia – a healthcare provider and a professional services firm – helping them with their strategic planning for the next five years.
Archive for the ‘Foresight’ Category
The Real Secret to Smarter Decisions (It’s Not What You Think)
17th September 2018 by gihan
Strategic Planning for Two Kinds of Futures
28th August 2018 by gihan
When you create your strategic plans for the future, do you include two kinds of futures? In the past, we could see what was ahead, and could plan for that in our strategy. That’s still important, but the world is changing so fast that there’s
Practise Being a Possibility Thinker
24th July 2018 by gihan
When I show a picture of a self-driving car to a child, their first reaction is usually, “Cute!” or “Cool”. But when I show the same picture to adults in my conference presentations, their first reaction is usually “Scary!”
Map Many Scenarios, Choose a Few
26th June 2018 by gihan
A few months ago, I had my first dangerous close encounter with a kangaroo when driving on a country road. We were enjoying a quiet weekend away in Yallingup, in the beautiful South-West region of Australia, driving on a road near the beach, when
Decide!
13th June 2018 by gihan
When people are uncertain about the future and can’t rely on what has worked for them in the past, decision-making suffers and productivity declines. Instead of making progress, people just try to protect their turf, pass the buck, and resist
Think Ahead by Connecting Outside Technology
7th June 2018 by gihan
The biggest changes to your job and business will come from outside your industry. In their Accenture Technology Vision 2016 report, Accenture says almost half of Australian executives expect the greatest risk of disruption from this
Think Like a Futurist
5th June 2018 by gihan
Futurists aren’t fortune-tellers! They simply look broader, deeper, and further than most people, and help you find new opportunities to apply what they find. As writer William Gibson said, the future is already here – it just
Think Like a Futurist
15th May 2018 by gihan
Futurists aren’t fortune-tellers! They simply look broader, deeper, and further than most people, and help you find new opportunities to apply what they find. As writer William Gibson said, the future is already here – it just isn’t
Add Foresight To Your Ideas to Make Your Innovation Really Hum
3rd May 2018 by gihan
Many organisations run innovation programs, but it’s hard to get traction when your innovation doesn’t have any direction. The missing ingredient is foresight – the skill of looking into the future, so you can pull your innovation
We’re Getting Innovation All Wrong
1st May 2018 by gihan
I’ve been speaking to a lot of organisations recently about innovation, and I reckon we’re getting this whole innovation thing wrong.
Smart leaders know they need to change and innovate, but their efforts just don’t get traction.
