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 6 March 2025
Todays prompts are photonics, VICE, hiring exoskeletons, strategy, organ preservation, consumer electronics, the end of the follower era, and stop reacting, start predicting.
The end of the follower era
Quantum Computing Startup Says It’s Already Making Millions of Light-Powered Chips
Photonics encodes data in individual particles of light, offers some compelling advantages—low noise, high-speed operation, and natural compatibility with existing fiber-optic networks.
VICE: A Dynamic Framework for Making Product Decisions
https://every.to/source-code/introducing-vice-a-dynamic-framework-for-making-product-decisions
Vibe, Impact, Confidence, Effort.
AI-powered exoskeletons help hikers climb Mount Tai’s grueling 7,000 steps
To help struggling hikers, local tourism authorities have introduced robotic exoskeletons for rent
Our Favorite Management Tips on Strategic Thinking
https://hbr.org/2025/03/our-favorite-management-tips-on-strategic-thinking
Sense making, questioning, scenarios and situational awareness.
Tech companies are cashing in on the bizarre science of organ preservation
https://thenextweb.com/news/tech-companies-are-cashing-on-the-bizarre-science-of-organ-preservation
Gene-edited pig livers, synthetic embryos, and 3D-printed tissue implants… the world of organ transplantation is becoming increasingly bizarre as scientists explore high-tech ways to keep people alive.
100 Ideas in Consumer Electronics
https://newsletter.psfk.com/p/100-ideas-in-consumer-electronics
Personal, foldable, smart, detachable, bold, pixelated, self powered, aware, and visualisation.
The follower era is over
https://theathletebrand.substack.com/p/the-follower-era-is-over
From followers to true-fans.
Stop Reacting, Start Predicting: The Power of an Anticipatory Culture in Business
https://www.burrus.com/2025/03/the-power-of-an-anticipatory-culture/
Disruption Should Not Disrupt You
