Written by Keerthana Sreenivasan, Partner at Supertrends Institute The pandemic has prompted many people to reconsider what employment entails, how they are valued, and how they spend their time. The result is a significant spike in resignations. More than 4 million Americans quit their jobs in April, CNBC reported earlier this year, and almost half…
Written by Nicolai Chen Nielsen, Partner at Supertrends Institute Why Organize? Organizations are the single most important invention of humanity. They have allowed us reach milestones that would be impossible to achieve for any individual. Take the seemingly simple example of producing a take-away cup of coffee. The process includes steps such as: sowing a…
Written by Elatia Abate, Partner at Supertrends Institute Building resilience in our world of accelerated change The case for a Chief Resilience Officer Earlier this year, I was reading an article in The Economist entitled, “Hail to the ‘Chiefs’” that described how CEOs often create executive roles to face new, big challenges. Essentially, they do…
Written by Mona Hassan, Partner at Supertrends Institute What is your relationship with the word ‘futurist’? For many it may represent a profession that requires study of complex tools, methodologies, and theories in order to make valid suggestions about our future. While this one way to relate to futurism and the background of a futurist,…
Written by Jens Hansen, CEO at Supertrends Institute Defining questions We often learn by finding answers to our questions. This is especially true when we seek to learn about how best to navigate and benefit from our Future. Questions, however, are not just questions – A certain category of questions is much more helpful than…
Written by Mona Hassan, Partner at Supertrends Institute There has never been a better time to reimagine what the future workplace looks like. In fact that ‘future’ workplace is happening right now. One of the things that has become clear is that it is not about simply digitalizing the OLD way of working. It’s about…
Written by Jacqueline Ann Surin, Partner at Supertrends Institute In times of uncertainty, what kind of manager does your business need? And do your managers have the skills to drive engagement, productivity and loyalty when the going gets tough? Several years ago, I had the opportunity to use Systemic Modelling to train several newly appointed…
Written by Graham Norris, COO at Supertrends Institute Despite an acceleration in the trend away from cash during the pandemic, cash still exists, and it seems it will be giving us a long kiss goodnight. So how might this demise, assuming it will continue, unfold, and what opportunities might emerge in the meantime? One tool…
Written by Jens Hansen Simple and powerful skills for crafting your Future Have you ever started a new sport, family game or hobby? You probably started with the fundamentals, aiming to master the basics before trying something more advanced. Crafting your best possible future is no different. In this and the next few posts you…
Written by Mona Hassan One of the first things to notice with our new ways of working is that New Work is not just an organizational shift. It’s more a skillset shift. 1. What are we observing? Hybrid. Remote. Digitalization. Our workplace of the future and maybe even of today. These are the keywords often…