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...
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 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 | Jun 15, 2020 | Company lifecycle, Design Thinking, Future forecasting, future thinking, Innovation consulting, Product development, scenario planning
Supply chains and the hospitality market are decoupling, signalling a resurgence of mindful consumption in a high street near you. New demand will bring back variety to the domestic landscape. Twelve weeks ago you: probably had to explain what a Zoom meeting...
by Tristan Allen | Jun 6, 2020 | Design Thinking, Future forecasting, Future landscaping, future thinking, General, Innovation consulting, scenario planning, Strategy
Enforced or voluntary migration puts people into survival mode and catalyses market disruption and growth in the places they go to. The job losses due to COVID-19 present an opportunity for those who have been forced to move on. Your ex-staff are your new competitors....
