Thinking the Future.

At the end of May this year, I wrote an article painting three scenarios for the global economy over the next five years. The first was “Gilded Cage” in which the rich old millions in America, Europe and Japan continued to construct barriers to block the poor young billions in the developing world from migrating to…

On Wednesday 31st March, Chantell was on her regular spot as a trends analyst for Kieno Kammies, the weekday breakfast show host on 567 Cape Talk. On this occasion, she spoke about the strange new ‘chummy’ relationship between former foes Russia and China. What could this mean for the world?

On Wednesday 3rd July, Chantell was on her regular spot as a trends analyst for Kieno Kammies, the weekday breakfast show host on 567 Cape Talk. On this occasion, she spoke about education in South Africa and whether it is lacking the levels of innovation needed to address the radically changing world of work. She…

On Wednesday 5 June, Chantell was on her regular spot as a trends analyst for Kieno Kammies, the weekday breakfast show host on 567 Cape Talk. On this occasion, she introduced the concept of the Ethical Compass that she uses in guiding the strategic decision-making of executive teams. Applying guidelines of morality and legality in…

For the last five years, I have been asking people to watch the flags that could turn the world’s political and economic game upside down in the near term. They are now combining with one another in a way that could produce a day of reckoning sooner than I, and many other experienced futurists, ever…

On Wednesday 27th March, Chantell was on her regular spot as a trends analyst for Kieno Kammies, the weekday breakfast show host on 567 Cape Talk. On this occasion, she was speaking from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she heads an ongoing programme with the AU to develop strategic thinking among emerging leaders. Chantell talked about…