From my dashboard of 9 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 9 February 2023.
Strategic foresight, leading with optimism, banking in the metaverse, mini-brains, agtech, self-organising structures, retail, corporate apoptosis, squid-inspired windows and fungi.
Tip: Follow Peter Diamandis. His meta trends are spot on. Follow Aidan McCullen as well.
The future isn’t what it used to be: Here’s how strategic foresight can help
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/02/strategic-intelligence-why-foresight-key-future-readiness/
Three-quarters (75%) of organizations are not prepared for the pace of change in and around their industry.
Why CEOs should lead with optimism—even in uncertain times
https://www.fastcompany.com/90844763/why-ceos-should-lead-with-optimismeven-in-uncertain-times?
If CEOs’ mindsets become self-fulfilling prophecies, and if their emotions are contagious, maybe they owe it to their companies, and to society, to do all they can to move beyond the allure of pessimism, and to define a positive path forward.
Metaverse: Banking Beyond Borders
https://www.gfmag.com/magazine/february-2023/metaverse-banking-beyond-borders?
To be fully realized, the metaverse will have to leverage a host of innovations including decentralized web applications with which users control their data and identity, spatial computing that recreates physical worlds in digital ones, and digital twins that mimic online the actions of human users in remote locations (you raise your hand; your digital twin raises its hand).
Human Mini-Brains Grafted Into Injured Rats Restored Their Sight
Where else could you use mini-brains? In 1983 there was a move (De Lift) about a bio-computer (a brain) controlling a lift. It is a horror movie….
Metatrend #18: cellular agriculture & vertical farming
https://www.diamandis.com/blog/metatrend-18-cellular-agriculture-and-vertical-farming
This Metatrend is enabled through the convergence of biotechnology, material sciences, sensors, robotics, machine learning, into a field known today as AgTech.
Obstacles On The Path To Self-Management
https://www.corporate-rebels.com/blog/obstacles-on-the-path-to-self-management?
Is self organising the future of organisational design?
‘The music has stopped’: A look at venture capital in retail
There’s been increasing interest in retail innovation occurring within countries such as India, Indonesia and Nigeria and an interesting in informal retailing.
Exploding Ants and Corporate Apoptosis
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploding-ants-corporate-apoptosis-aidan-mccullen/?
Excellent article by Aidan McCullen. Read https://www.ronimmink.com/undisruptable-a-mindset-of-permanent-reinvention/
Squid-inspired smart windows could slash building energy use
Liquid-filled panels that dynamically change how they let light through could cut the energy costs of heating, cooling, and lighting buildings by over 40%
Fungi and bacteria are binging on burned soil
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/02/07/fungi-and-bacteria-are-binging-burned-soil?
Fungi are a hotspot.
