#Mindcandy are scenario prompts to help companies formulate strategy. See https://www.ronimmink.com/strategy-development/
Scenario prompts 19 May 2025
The prompt for today is miniaturised nuclear batteries. Having always power is super interesting all by iteslf, but miniaturisation is even more interesting. If you could make components of your product smaller (and smarter), what would that look like? Is it an opportunity?
The other prompts are the end of SEO, radical organisational transformation, crypto, longevity, geo politics, squishy robots, and thriving in chaos.
Move over SEO: How AI is rewriting the rules of digital marketing | Opinion
Lately, potential customers may never have reached for Google. They asked ChatGPT instead. This represents a major change for the future of marketing.
10 Common Questions About K2K’s Radical Organizational Transformations—Answered
K2K,the Basque consultancy, has transformed more than 100 companies into radically transparent, self-managed, hierarchy-free organizations.
‘Crypto Creep’: A New Report Shows Rising Consumer Confidence
When a Wharton professor spotted a bitcoin ATM at his local Costco, it struck a chord with his research. A foothold in the discount warehouse retail chain that has some 140 million members is a clear sign of cryptocurrencies gaining mainstream acceptance.
Why Don’t Billionaires Invest In Longevity?
https://www.nfx.com/post/longevity-tech-tree-unlocked
People don’t realize just how close we truly are to extending human life well beyond the 100 year mark.
Startups, meet geopolitics: Why your next risk isn’t a competitor – it’s the supply chain
Read https://www.ronimmink.com/deglobalisation-and-system-collapse/
Forget Humanoids. At MIT, Worms and Turtles Are Inspiring a New Generation of Robots
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forget-humanoids-at-mit-worms-and-turtles-are-inspiring-a-new-generation-of-robots-3abf7d5f?mod=djemfoe
Think soft and squishy robots. Picture flexible robots, or even edible ones.
Nuclear Batteries Are the Secret to Unlimited Energy, Scientists Say—and They Could Arrive by 2030
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a64715655/mini-nuclear-modular-reactor/
The miniaturization of a powerful source of energy is already underway, and it will be safer and cheaper than traditional nuclear power.
6 Leadership Habits To Thrive In Chaos, According To An IBM CEO Study
Connected, decisive, responsible, future-focussed, informed and unimpeded.