Over the past few weeks, I have been posting videos and articles highlighting the outcome of a Strategic Foresight exercise we conducted here at MacKenzie. This collaborative process challenged our team to suspend disbelief and consider possible future-world scenarios based on current trends and patterns. The goal was not to predict the future, but rather
For those of you following along since the beginning, we have reached Part 5 of our Strategic Foresight series! If you are just now joining us, I suggest reading the series intro article to get a feel for concept details and overall context before continuing – read the intro article here. As I have done
A few items before jumping into the fourth topic in our Strategic Foresight series – if you are new to our series, I recommend reading the intro article which provides concept details and overall context. You can find that article here. I also want to reiterate a key principle of Strategic Foresight: We are not predicting
Over the past year, we have all faced unprecedented circumstances and unforeseen challenges. Those who maintained strategic agility and stayed proactive will find themselves ahead of the curve moving forward, while those who have not – will not. Among the many lessons learned, one that jumps out is the importance of being prepared for an
Before jumping into Part 3 of our Strategic Foresight series there are a few housekeeping items to cover. For starters, if you are new to our series, I recommend reading the intro article which provides concept details and overall context. You can find that article here. I also want to reiterate a key principle of
If you are new to this article series centered on Strategic Foresight, welcome aboard! Before reading on, I suggest checking out the first post (found here) so you’ll be up-to-speed on topic details and overall context. Quick refresher for those following along: We recently conducted an internal project around “The Future of Customer Insights” –
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Last week I introduced our new blog series centered on Strategic Foresight. If you missed that post, read it here so you’ll be up-to-speed on the topic details and context moving forward. As mentioned in my previous post, we recently conducted an internal project around “The Future of Customer Insights” – diving deep into pattern
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