Scenario prompts are part of my 4 step strategy development programme. See https://www.ronimmink.com/strategy-development/
Today’s topics to consider are flood insurance, sponge cities, the hidden biology of cells, dynamic pricing, digital environments, self heating concrete, ESG investment leading to higher sales and strategy in the era of AI (excellent).
ESG investment leads to higher sales
“Most of my neighbors don’t have flood insurance either.”
https://alexsteffen.substack.com/p/most-of-my-neighbors-dont-have-flood?
The idea of a gap between the value we claim for places and assets and what they’re actually worth if we price in the risks of climate chaos and ecological collapse — the “brittleness bubble”.
The Designer Who’s Trying to Transform Your City Into a Sponge
https://www.wired.com/story/the-designer-whos-trying-to-transform-your-city-into-a-sponge/?
Kongjian Yu pioneered China’s “sponge city” concept—less concrete and more green spaces to exploit stormwater instead of fighting it. Metropolises all over the world are following suit.
These ‘movies’ of proteins in action are revealing the hidden biology of cells
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00817-y?
A burgeoning technique called time-resolved cryo-EM is granting insights into the tiny motors and devices that power life.
Uber-style pricing is coming for everything
https://www.vox.com/money/24105250/fast-food-restaurants-dynamic-pricing-algorithm-wendys?
More and more industries are adopting “dynamic pricing” — and consumers aren’t happy.
The Metaverse Unleashed: The Rise of Human-Scale Digital Venues
https://www.archdaily.com/1014441/the-metaverse-unleashed-the-rise-of-human-scale-digital-venues
Digital environments can offer extraordinary immersive fan experiences where guests can interact with beloved fantastical worlds and characters, like stepping into a favorite movie, show, or game.
New self-heating concrete melts snow without shovels or salt
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/self-heating-concrete-melts-snow?
The self-heating concrete stays at temperatures between 42- and 55 degrees Fahrenheit even when air temperatures dip at freezing points.
ESG Investments Lead to Higher Sales
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/esg-investments-lead-to-higher-sales/?
The disparity between consumer concern for the environment and social issues and actual action, termed the “say-do gap,” has long confounded businesses dedicated to ESG practice.
Strategy In The Era Of A.I.
https://www.canva.com/design/DAF_JFMQSX0/a_RRBMuSZ3Z9w-sKGgZe9g/view?
A practical mini guide to share how to navigate and leveraging AI
