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Mind candy/scenario prompts 14 February  2023 If you want to become more anticipatory, buy yourself the time to respond, develop your change muscle, and increase the quality of your strategy development, here are the scenarios prompts for 14 February 2023. Here are some tools to make the most of the scenario prompts. Geo engineering, work […]

It is still sunny in Spain. Looking at a blue sky, and we are still at 25+ degrees. Hothouse earth might be closer than we think. The narrative is changing I have had some fascinating conversations with ARUP, Mercedes Benz, CRH, and BSR, and there is no question that the narrative is changing. We are moving from

The intrapreneurship index was presented to the EU in mid-2021. Designed to determine your level of intrapreneurship and how to improve. The definition of intrapreneurship In 1985 Pinchot introduced the term intrapreneurship: “Intrapreneurs are dreamers who do. Those who take responsibility for creating an innovation of any kind within an organisation”. For the first time, entrepreneurship and

Suddenly it is October, and we are in autumn. Early autumn in Spain is awesome. The full sun without the heat. Happy days It has been a busy September. Two new #bookin8day clients (food and climate change as the topics) dropped in for their personal mini-retreat, the launch of our new circular construction accelerator, an operation breakthrough

Circular mind candy Circular is an opportunity hotspot. Join our circular construction accelerator. Open to start-ups and SMEs. An opportunity to engage with large industry partners, raise funding and speed up commercialisation. Apply here https://www.circular-accelerator.com/application Some topics The topics to think about (and discuss in your company) are fast tech, biodegradability, blockchain, smart glass, Nokia,

Books and stuff I have spent some time reading for the last month (and enjoying the sunshine, swimming, meditating, cycling, running, drinking red wine and eating good food). I hope you had a great break too. And then suddenly, it is the end of August, and we are all back in working mode. Preparing for

My latest newsletter: “We’re Not Going to Make it to 2050” is a very sobering read. It paints a very bleak picture. The antidote is “Imaginable” by Jane McGonigal. Thinking about the future is good for your health, and if we all frame it positively, it might not be all bad. A futurist version of

This spring, Bernd Mintjes and I started a 100-day service. The reason was that we saw many good companies that missed the ability to execute and, as a result, were not reaching their full potential. In short, the idea is a 10; the execution is a 6 (or less). The process We selected 6 entrepreneurs and started

I have been doing the mind-candy for the last month. Lots of technology trends at a speed that is unprecedented. Mind-blowing even. But it is the soft stuff that is going to make the impact. Technology I don’t have to tell you that these rapid technological developments are going to impact your business model. Cyber

To keep my clients up to date and help them with strategy and scenario planning,  I follow a large number of information feeds. These are my highlight for 24–27 November 2021: Genetically Modified Tiny Worms Can Detect Pancreatic Cancer at an Early Stage https://interestingengineering.com/genetically-modified-tiny-worms-can-detect-pancreatic-cancer-at-an-early-stage? Using modified animals as a sensor. The possibilities. FarmSense Smart Trap