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Scan Wider, Act Faster: A Futurist’s Guide To Making Better Decisions


In a fast-changing world, we can’t plan ahead only by thinking about what’s immediate, local, or urgent. To make better decisions for the present, scan wider for the future – so you understand what’s around the corner, over the horizon, and already playing out in other parts...

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Bright Spots: Using Success Stories to Drive Change


In a time of constant change, it’s not easy to create a culture of change in your own team. When you look to the future, don’t ignore change that’s happened in the past – especially success stories that demonstrate how change has worked for you and your team. These ‘br...

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AI Guardrails: The First Three Rules For Using AI


As a leader, you’re responsible for the way you and your team use AI in your daily work – so that it’s safe, ethical, and responsible. This is a big topic, but there are three simple guidelines you can adopt right now as a starting point. Last week, I ran my Future Scenarios lead...

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New Horizons: Using AI to Explore New Markets


Finding new markets or a competitive advantage can help you expand, but it’s not easy. AI can help you identify market trends, find opportunities for strategic partnerships, and leverage your unique strengths to accelerate your business growth. I was in beautiful New Zealand last week, speak...

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Act Today To Track Tomorrow: A Powerful Combination for Future Success


It’s easy to achieve small goals based on short-term scenarios because you can clearly see the path to success and plan the steps from day one. But what about medium-term scenarios, where the path isn’t clear and the actions aren’t obvious? The best leaders know medium-term goals ...

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AI Fast and Slow: Transforming Productivity and Customer Experience


There are two ways to leverage AI for yourself and your team: One that’s slower but more powerful, and the other that’s faster but more superficial. You can use both, but it’s important to know which is which. It’s peak conference season here in Australia, and I recently wen...

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Customer Co-Creation: Your Secret Weapon for Competitive Advantage


Customers want to be involved in the way you solve their problems and help them achieve their goals. When you engage your customers in co-creation, you tap into their valuable insights, enhance their engagement, and gain a competitive edge. I was speaking recently at a conference in Hobart for an ...

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The Personal Touch: How AI Can Enhance Your Customer Experience


Customer experience matters now more than ever, and customers want you to deliver a personal, tailored experience. It’s no longer good enough to treat all customers the same, or even break them down into broad segments. Now, you can use AI to engagement each customer individually, to foster d...

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Instant AI: From Big Investment to Instant Results


AI is not new – I’ve been working in AI and following its growth for more than 30 years. But in the past, you needed a significant investment – in time, money, technology, training, and workflow – to use AI in your organisation. Now, tools like ChatGPT have fundamentally cha...

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What’s Your COI? The Missing Piece in Your Decision-Making Puzzle


When creating a plan, you calculate the return on investment, or ROI, for taking action. But unless you also calculate the cost of inaction, or COI, your plan lacks context. You must ask both; otherwise you make the decision with only half the information. I want to share a crucial tool for decisi...

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