by Tristan Allen | Oct 25, 2020 | Design Thinking, Future landscaping, future thinking, General, ideation, Innovation consulting, Innovation workshops
Times are tough and nothing is as it was, so it’s understandable that brands are taking a long, hard look at what they do next. We get that. But when you write to us, or occasionally call, to say, ‘We’re planning an ideation session/hackathon/creative competition and...
by Tristan Allen | Oct 25, 2020 | Case Studies, General
At the start of 2020, room44 had made the decision to diversify into a business segment that our trend analysis identified as growing. As things turned out, we were right for more reasons that we could have imagined. room44 is delighted to be able to develop ideas for...
by Tristan Allen | Aug 20, 2020 | Future forecasting, future thinking, General, ideation, Innovation training, Innovation workshops
The next few months are impossible to predict and therefore difficult to plan, so think different. Blend specialism with generalism. When I got my first job, the first thing my bank did was send me a credit card: instant debt. So I started to run my finances like many...
by Tristan Allen | Aug 9, 2020 | Company lifecycle, Design Thinking, Future forecasting, General, Innovation coaching, Innovation training
As I write this in August 2020, Russia is promising a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in October, while Western hopes are pinned on a number of vaccines currently under trial, including one developed by Oxford University in the UK. The media has latched on...
by Tristan Allen | Jul 26, 2020 | Future forecasting, Future landscaping, future thinking
Dear ‘January Tristan’, ‘July Tristan’ here. I thought it may be useful to send you a few lines from your future to let you know what to expect and, perhaps, to help you plan for the next few months. Everything changes Above all, there is one thing you need to know...
