The future is future fitness. The advantage isn’t prediction. It’s how fast your leadership team can notice and anticipate change and respond-
Today’s prompt: strategy is shape shifting
Strategy as a visual metaphor got me thinking. For years, I used chess as the metaphor for strategy. A well defined game, with well defined moves. Then it become GO. Less well defined. A lot more permutations. Now I think it is no longer about the moves (or the game), but about the form. The ability to shape shift and adjust to the map as reality changes.
That is why myself an Brian O´Kane came up with the strategic box. A shape that moves over the terrain, with the emphasis on the movement, not the direction. Defining values, purpose, vision, positioning, passion and resourcing as principles.
Ask each of your leadership team to define values, purpose, vision, positioning, passion and resourcing as principles on one A4 page. Compare (there will be difference). Agree and commit. If you need help with this, DM me.
https://hbr.org/2026/02/your-strategy-needs-a-visual-metaphor
The other prompts:
My latest book about books about AI: You are the upgrade
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
https://www.ronimmink.com/product/a-book-about-books-about-ai/
Ireland launches world first scheme to provide basic income for artists
The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) project is believed to be the first permanent one of its kind in the world
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv389dnk5o
Why self-healing materials could revolutionize modern engineering
Traditional repair methods are expensive, labor-intensive, time-consuming, and often disruptive. Which is why researchers are now developing self-healing materials.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/self-healing-materials-science
The insect-inspired bionic eye that sees, smells and guides robots
The insect-inspired bionic eye that sees, smells and guides robots. Inspired by this biological masterpiece, researcher have developed an insect-scale compound eye that can both see and smell, potentially improving how drones and robots navigate complex environments and avoid obstacles.
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-insect-bionic-eye-robots.html
Elephant trunk whiskers exhibit material intelligence
Elephant sensory hairs have a stiff base and a soft tip, which enables them to precisely feel objects and recognize where contact is made. These properties are similar to the whiskers of cats and differ from the completely stiff sensory hairs of rats and mice.
https://www.mpg.de/26113474/elephant-trunk-whiskers-exhibit-material-intelligence
Sunlight-storing biomolecule releases heat on demand, beats lithium-ion batteries
Chemists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a molecule that captures sunlight, stores it in chemical bonds for years, and releases it as heat powerful enough to boil water.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/dna-inspired-molecule-solar-heat-storage
Stretchable electronic circuits you can assemble your way
A joint research team has developed a stretchable, self-healing, and reconfigurable electronic circuit platform that can autonomously recover from damage and be disassembled and reassembled on demand.
