Mind candy are prompts to help you to keep up to date, develop strategic responses to trends and train your change muscle, making you more resilient and agile for the future. If you need help with developing these prompts, you can book a free appointment here. If you want me to speak at your event, contact me at ron@ronimmink.com
How to use the prompts
Become a trend watcher yourself. Use these prompts to explore their relevance, assess opportunities and threats, and analyse timelines and impacts on your organisation. Consider multiple possible futures across varying time horizons—1, 3, 5, and 10 years.
Scenario prompts 23 January 2025
Todays prompts are kill chains, fusion, social media trends, desalination, shopping centres, a human-robot marathon in China, CNC cells, wearable sensors, the intention economy, and Sweden replaces computers with books.
Read “The Shallows”.
The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/19/the-pentagon-says-ai-is-speeding-up-its-kill-chain/
The “kill chain” refers to the military’s process of identifying, tracking, and eliminating threats, involving a complex system of sensors, platforms, and weapons
Many Small Suns: Alexander Galitsky Explains How AI Could Democratize Fusion Energy
With advancements in technology, particularly artificial intelligence, accessible and compact fusion devices accessible seem increasingly feasible.
10 social media trends you need to know in 2025
https://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-trends/
Video, cultural fluency, storytelling, creator economy, AI, social search, niche communities, quality, experimentation, and social data.
New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals
Cutting acid and base treatments from conventional desalination plants could save billions of dollars globally, making seawater a more affordable option for drinking water
Future Of Shopping Centres: Beyond Tradition
https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2025/01/future-of-shopping-centres-beyond-tradition/
Within the next 20 years, the landscape of shopping centres will be intensely influenced by the needs and expectations of generations Alpha and Beta.
China to host world’s first human-robot marathon as robotics drives national goals
Dozens of humanoid robots expected to join April half-marathon in Beijing, their first such appearance in a full session
Watch Out adds autonomy to CNC cells for precise production
https://www.therobotreport.com/watch-out-adds-autonomy-cnc-cells-precise-production/
The Montreal-based company claimed that it offers “Level 5” autonomy for applications such as materials handling, machining, and inspection.
Wearable Sensors: A Look at How Global Trends are Shaping Their Future
Health, extended reality, industrial IoT, and mobility,
Is agentic AI driving the shift from the attention to the intention economy?
The intention economy, where AI moves from capturing attention to influencing decisions — and potentially selling those decisions to the highest bidder.
In 2009, Sweden chose to replace books with computers. 15 years later, it allocates 104 million euros to reverse course
Highlighting growing concerns over digital learning’s toll on student focus and skills. Read https://www.ronimmink.com/pancake-minds-scatter-brains-and-the-slow-flow-as-the-antidote/
