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What’s that got to do with the price of petrol?
Andrew W asked me the other day about what it is like to live in Dubai as a futurist. I’ll answer that question in another post but it’s interesting to see the local petrol prices. In Australia, they...
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Steve Denning on Knowledge for the Future
Just going back through about a month of actKM listserv posts and found this snippet in a gem from Steve Denning. Steve’s book on the Secret Language of Leadership is one of the seven sitting...
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A Sustainable Future for Dubai?
My fellow futures traveller Andrew Wynberg asked me a question some time ago: “What is it like to be a futurist in Dubai?” I have been pondering that question at some length and will attempt to make a...
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The End of the (Rest of the) World is Nigh!
Following on from my last negative article on the mess of our financial system, I thought I would continue the theme with the mess of our broader society! Being a strategic foresight practitioner, one...
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The Bursting of the Irish Miracle
A few years back, I took my family over to Ireland for my brother-in-law’s wedding. He has recently moved back to Australia with his wife and kids and judging by this article in the New York Times, he...
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Russia and Gas Supply
One of the issues that is often discussed with other fellow strategic foresight practitioners is the future of resource wars. As Peak Oil emerges, demand for fossil fuels and energy prices increase so...
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Three Illusions and More on Strategic Thinking
Some really nice posts (here, here and here) from a guest blogger spot over at the Cognitive Edge site by Bob Gorzynski. He has recently written a book The Strategic Mind, The Journey to Leadership...
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Progressive Anti-Americans
Lots of various cultural studies have examined the role of the media in forming and informing the social customs of the time. This has evident links with politics and elected leaders attempting to...
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Future of Trade
Earlier today I was one of 40 or so participants at the Future Agenda Future of Trade workshop in Dubai. It is nearing the end of this open foresight project. Our organization had earlier in the year...
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Brexit – Sailing into a Storm with No-one at the Wheel
I’ve read quite a bit over the past few days over this Brexit result. Trying to get my head around what has happened. Nearly all of my expatriate UK and European colleagues here in Dubai are wandering...
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