Innovation Accounting: The Failure of The Business Case
Change driven by rapid technological advancement has made companies more and more paranoid. Ignoring that risk and reward go hand in hand, corporations…
Behaviour Observation
5 Leadership musts in the new COVID-19 normal
Leadership is often the most singled-out contributor to success (or not) when discussing how we engage, enthuse and excite people working in organisati…
3 Ways to adapt your business
Are we prepared to fail, or have we just approached a studied indifference? If we want to grow and innovate, we must take action. We must break pattern…
The mysteries of systemic acupuncture
The changes required to transform organisations may point to using several leverage points and it can be uncertain, even volatile, requiring a refined …
The Thunberg Effect
On the face of it we are dealing with a very straightforward issue. A majority of citizens, in most countries, want unified, consistent, urgent action …
Nakedness of the Emperors
Today, to all intents and purposes, genuine leadership has become irrelevant: at best justified as the surrogate for advanced forms of management. Mean…
The Power of Communication in COVID’19: Cascading through the new normal towards the next normal
Hope and awareness at various levels are needed for a business to thrive - and this is even more true in a crisis. In a crisis hope is needed to surviv…
How NOT to change someone’s behaviour
Behavioural shifts are temporary and short-lived at best - have you crashed and burned by using one of these tactics? There is a better way of enacting…
Three tips for working longevity
Did you know a modern degree lasts you about five years before it's completely irrelevant? How will you adapt to the new realities of the virtual work…
The ecosystem relationship of a rain forest is also how innovation interreacts and works effectively
Rain forests can be dense and impenetrable, so can innovation Understanding all that makes up innovation is like a dense tropical rainforest. When you …
The future of managing learning will be through ecosystems and platforms
In our past management practices, we have operated and exploited the linear world for ever-increasing efficiencies and effectiveness. This relied on st…
The fool on the hill
Just because a story is accepted as factual by a majority of people, does not make it the truth. Some research on Covid-19 indicated we were being sold…
Fanning the flames of post-pandemic fictions
If exploitation and greed remain our driving ambitions, and if the chasm between the poor and the wealthy widens much more, we will either face revolut…
Craving Novelty, but not like the virus
Michael Perman, author of CRAVING THE FUTURE, shares his perspectives on what people will likely be craving post-COVID and how that might impact behavi…
Made in China – Social Credit, Coronavirus, 5G
Is Coronavirus the catalyst for a UK or even global social credit system? And if so, what would that mean for our productivity, adaptability, freedom a…
You Never Can Tell!
The COVID-19 pandemic is inviting us to reconfigure and reframe the relationships we have - not only with each other, but also with nature, as the spec…
How Long O Lord Will You Forget Me?
Young people play a critical role in the transition to a healthier, more prosperous, future. The various protests, activism, and civil disobedience we …
Disturbance to Life
Times of isolation are challenging and demanding, it is certainly a disruption for everyone. But we can always learn from even more threatening times, …
Returning to Business-as-Usual
There are always valuable lessons to be learned from how we deal with any situation involving large numbers of people - particularly those events that …
Opportunities in the Noise
The World Health Organisation has belatedly declared the current outbreak of novel coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic. It can be argued they were slow to …