Creating The Future

Nov 01

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Running any business can be tough and many business leaders fall into the trap of dealing with the Urgent and they neglect the Important. A bigger trap is being stuck in the Present and not thinking about the Future, but we cannot afford to simply wait for the future to happen. So how do we go about creating the future?

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In This Episode, You'll Get Some Great Tips on Creating The Future...

The importance of thinking more deeply and widely about the future. This is to avoid being trapped in the present and being taken aback by sudden changes.
How to run creative meetings using a structured chaos approach that actively encourages what might appear as wacky ideas.
Using the four step LEAP process think more like a futurist, Refer to the image below that shows the four steps and links to Dave Wild's LinkedIn Article "How to Think Like A Futurist".

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Questions posed by the interview: Creating The Future

Do you spend enough time thinking about the future? In particular, thinking more deeply and widely and identifying the implications of trends?
How open are you to new ideas? Especially ideas that make you feel uncomfortable and that you might dismiss out of hand.
What processes to you have in place to run creative meetings? As you need to have a very different mindset and structure to regular meetings.

Introducing Dave Wild

Dave Wild is a Futurist with significant experience working as a strategist and innovator for design, marketing and innovation consultancies. He has led workshops in New Zealand, Australia and the US.

#Futurists encourage #disruption, which is linked to #creativity & #innovation.

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Creating the Future – How to LEAP to the Future

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Futurist Dave Wild talks about Creating the Future and explains the 4 steps of how to LEAP to the Future. We all need to think more deeply about the future.

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Simon Fawkes

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Business to Markets Ltd

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About the Author

I believe in thinking differently and I love challenging perceived ideas and ways of working. This brings new insights that can be the catalyst for taking a different approach. That’s why I love coaching SME business leaders to help them increase sales and profits.

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