For more than 15 years the European futurist Gerd Leonhard has been writing about the impact of technology on humans. He has challenged businesses to look into the future and spend more time strategising with an open mind about the impending changes to the technology landscape and how best to adapt. Leonhard’s approach has always been a proactive, positive endeavour with a problem-solving process that sets organisations up in a prepared way and ready for adaptation. 

Related to this but with a different approach; “The Future of Work” is one of the hottest topics being Googled these days. Of course, the work is closely linked to business and its evolution. We are all told on frequent occasions that AI is coming, and we should get ready for a dramatic change around what we do for a living and whether our businesses are going to be relevant places where we work. In “Future Fit” Andrea Clarke talks about the era of rapid change and the requirement for an “adaptable mindset”.

Executive Summary:

 • We are morphing into a new world which will allow companies, owners and employees to develop new skills, strategies, careers and markets. • Retraining is a way of life for most people.

 • When mapping out a foundation on which to Scale New Heights, give adequate attention to the differentiators but also the emerging technologies and the required key skills.