Oct 9, 2021 | Anticipation, COVID-19, Future of Work, Hybrid Work, Mega Trends
One of the lasting consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is that the nature of what we understand as the “office” has changed. I would argue that we’re merely at the end of the beginning, however, in the evolution of the workplace. I see four...
Aug 17, 2021 | Acceleration, Anticipation, COVID-19, Deep Work, Hybrid Work, Leadership, Mega Trends, Productivity
The Hybrid workplace shouldn’t just be managed; it should be leveraged. This moment is an opportunity. Photo by vadim kaipov on Unsplash Here’s something you already know: the past 18 months have totally changed the game and organizations will have to adapt to a new...
Mar 12, 2021 | Anticipation, COVID-19, Mega Trends, Strategy
Photo Credit: Robynne Hu | Unsplash The great science fiction writer William Gibson famously noted that “the future is already here; it’s just not widely distributed yet.” I think that I’ve seen the future, and in it, everything will be “Pelotonized.” Let me explain....
Nov 7, 2020 | COVID-19, Executive Skills, Social Commentary, Thinking Tools
The cascading crises of 2020 have demonstrated the enormous weight of bad news. Here are some strategies to help you cope in case the worst is yet to come. Photo by Clément Falize on Unsplash It’s fair to say that 2020 has been a constant stream of dismal news. To...
Jul 3, 2020 | Anticipation, COVID-19, Strategy, Thinking Tools
The successive health, economic, and social crises of this year underscore the need to be prepared for uncertainty. Follow this Five-Step Playbook to be Future PROOF. Photo by Justin Kauffman on Unsplash 22 years ago, I was staying at a friend’s house in San Diego and...
May 26, 2020 | Anticipation, COVID-19, Mega Trends, Social Commentary
Photo by Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez on Unsplash So many aspects of lives operated on autopilot until recently. Not anymore. The second and third-order effects of C-19 are — for good and for ill — breaking centuries-old habits. The Coronavirus just pressed...
