Futures Coaching

Will Cities be Forever?

Half the world's population lives in cities and urbanisation continues apace. Is this a good thing? And what trends can we expect to see over the next 10 years?

This 5 minute thought piece asks the question: Are Cities forever and what happens when a City dies? On the flip side, what will be the characteristics of successful urban areas going forward?

Kick start your thinking here 

 

 

Chinese entrepreneurialism : is there anything more dynamic in business today?

The Chinese growth miracle has been founded upon the entrepreurial energy and vision of an elite class of business people. But who are they? In this 'Asia 5' presentation, I identify 4 different profiles of entrepreneur in today's China.

Look out for my analysis of what drives them, and what's holding them back. 

One thing is sure: the world has only just begun to feel the effects of their dynamic approach to business. 

Read more here.

 

How the Chinese innovate

Here we look the Chinese attitudes to innovation. The rules and the principles guiding resource allocations. For example, why is short term a bigger concern than long term innovation? And why do Chinese innovators emphasise process over product? Find out more about the successful innovation mindset Here.

10 Insights into Indian Entrepreneurship

As part of the 'Asia 5' series of concise reports into the Asian marketplace, I have taken a look at entrepreneurship on the Sub-Continent. Huge strides have been made in just 5 short years and we can predict an explosion of start-up companies in the years ahead. Much is in place to allow this to happen, although some elements still need boosting. Find out more here

The New Retail Rulebook

This week saw the publication of a major report on the future of Britain's High Streets. It was good to note that Mary Portas's main recommendation to the government was that shops need to go 'beyond retail'. This was just one of 10 conclusions in my Retail 2020 report, written in the Spring of 2010!

Since that time, virtually all of my forecasts are in the process of coming true. So much so, my client asked me to go further and look at the implications for the sector. Called 'The New Retail Rulebook: 5 Key Lessons from the Future', this can be found here.

With so much work to be done to catch up on consumer trends, it is clearly necessary to innovate. Is there a retailer out there willing to intercept the future?