Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Scenarios Go Back to the Future: 5 Reasons it is Hard to Predict the Future Scenarios Go Back to the Future: 5 Reasons it is Hard to Predict the Future was written on Oct 21, 2015. Many posts today are focusing on what the Back to the Future II team got right and wrong about the future. I don’t think as a percentage of speculation, they … [Read more...] about Scenarios Go Back to the Future: 5 Reasons it is Hard to Predict the Future
Scenario Planning
Uncertainty and Globalization: Uncertainties Are More Important Than Trends
Uncertainty and globalization Uncertainty and globalization are joined at the hip as the world vacillates between open borders and hostility, creating tension and opportunity. For every trend, there is an uncertainty waiting to derail it. Some outside force prowling at the edges of visibility waiting to pounce on what so many consider an inevitability. I found it … [Read more...] about Uncertainty and Globalization: Uncertainties Are More Important Than Trends
Stephen Jay Gould on Trends and Progress: The Problem With Trends
Stephen Jay Gould The Problem Trends and Progress The problem with trends. Trend-watchers need to be cautious that they understand the idea of trends, and that they don't just find them, but that they actively watch them. Trends have a habit of going off the rails. Stephen Jay Gould, in is 1988 Stanford Presidential Address "TRENDS AS CHANGES IN VARIANCE: A NEW SLANT ON … [Read more...] about Stephen Jay Gould on Trends and Progress: The Problem With Trends
Work Experience Design: Google May Get Work Wrong, But it is the Design Not The Open Office
I just saw an item from the Washington Post from last December titled: Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace by Lindsey Kaufman. The article outlines her horrible experience at a New York ad agency that moved to an open office: lost productivity, judgement about personal routines and the daily experience of working as a member of a twelve person … [Read more...] about Work Experience Design: Google May Get Work Wrong, But it is the Design Not The Open Office
The Tens—What To Do With Scenarios When Scenario Planning Is Done
Watch the video: Download the PDF here: What To Do With Scenarios When Scenario Planning Is Done Scenario planning is one tool that helps individuals and organizations view the world more strategically. Building scenarios is a means to an end, not an end of its own. By applying these ten ideas organizations will ensure their scenario investment retains its value and … [Read more...] about The Tens—What To Do With Scenarios When Scenario Planning Is Done