by Tristan Allen | May 24, 2021 | Consumer insight, Design Thinking, Future forecasting, future thinking, Innovation strategy, scenario planning
room44 takes a sideways look at non-obvious trends currently developing and asks; who does this affect? Chapter 1: Challenging questions: Politics in the UK. Cladding and negative equity. Interested party pacts. Listening and watching news in June 2021 it feels as if...
by Tristan Allen | Mar 24, 2021 | Design Thinking, Future forecasting, Future landscaping, scenario planning, Strategy
The last few months may have been tough for some of you because of the limitations on work and communication, but for others it has been a period of blessed relief. Coming out of lockdown and back into a regular work pattern will fill some people with dread....
by Tristan Allen | Mar 10, 2021 | Consumer insight, Future landscaping, Innovation consulting, Innovation training, Innovation workshops, scenario planning
Without catalysts, the facts you see are the facts as they are – not as they will be. The analysis was right, but the facts were wrong. If you’ve read much of room44’s content over the last few years, you’ll know that our passion is revealing insight and trends from...
by Tristan Allen | Feb 8, 2021 | Future forecasting, General, scenario planning, Strategy
History tells us that the likelihood of most companies surviving much beyond the founder’s involvement is slim. Many businesses get bought, absorbed into other companies or simply fail. In fact, according to John Elkann at Fiat, only 49 companies per million last...
by Tristan Allen | Jan 12, 2021 | Future forecasting, General, Innovation consulting, Innovation workshops, scenario planning, Strategy
Expo 2020 posed 50 questions that were relevant when the organisers were planning the event. Since then, Expo 2020 has been postponed by a year and many of the known knowns have become irrelevant or accelerated. Take a look at the attached list of 50 questions...
