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...
by Tristan Allen | Dec 16, 2020 | Case Studies, Future forecasting, Future landscaping, scenario planning
Since we started our business in 2014, room44’s aim has always been to be a bit different. ‘Thinking differently’ has unfortunately become something of a cliché, and future-proofing has become rather under-valued since COVID-19 knocked everybody for six. Reading the...
by Tristan Allen | Dec 7, 2020 | Future forecasting, future thinking, General
2021 is going to be the best year we’ve ever had and a total shitshow. The signs are there for radical disruption to every aspect of life and business and, if everyone really believed it, they’d be taking action now. The idea that change is a diminishment of...
by Tristan Allen | Dec 2, 2020 | Design Thinking, Future forecasting, future thinking, General, Innovation strategy, scenario planning
In social media feeds, almost daily, someone is promoting the transition to electric vehicles. Some responses may be less enthusiastic, but it’s also possible that we’ve forgotten why the change is inevitable. Reasons for not buying an EV today are usually centred...
by Tristan Allen | Nov 25, 2020 | Company lifecycle, Design Thinking, Future forecasting, future thinking, Innovation coaching, Innovation consultancy
The way a business evolves from start-up to demise is trackable through a cycle that has strong parallels in nature. Stepping back and seeing the similarities is a useful exercise and shows a set of practices that can help you avoid some repeated pit falls. Mega...
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...
