by Tristan Allen | May 20, 2022 | Future forecasting, General, Innovation consulting, Innovation strategy, Innovation workshops
No one is ever going to accuse me of being prudent I’ve never saved enough or made enough AVC payments and doubt that my pension will amount to a comfortable retirement. I’m the complacent child of the lucky generation who have had comfortable retirements from final...
by Tristan Allen | Feb 16, 2022 | Design Thinking, Future forecasting, Future landscaping, future thinking, General
At this time of year we write a content calendar that usually includes a blog timed for March saying something like, your year is 25% time gone: what has changed? Obviously, it’s provocative. Understandably, it can get a reaction along the lines of ‘shut up, smart...
by Tristan Allen | Dec 17, 2021 | General, Innovation strategy, Innovation trends, Innovation workshops, Product development, Product lifecycle, Scenarios planning
Right through COVID-19 lockdowns, established, proactive business has been morphing into new versions of itself. At the same time, start-ups have been making huge noise. Individuals and groups of entrepreneurs are re-starting, re-surging, re-energising and finding new...
by Tristan Allen | Nov 19, 2021 | Company lifecycle, Future forecasting, future thinking, Innovation, Innovation consulting, Innovation strategy, scenario planning, Strategy
Maybe now it’s time to think about innovation. Pivoting to grow Being honest, if room44 had stayed wedded to its core business at the start of 2019, we probably wouldn’t be here today. When the pandemic shut the UK economy down, we had already opened a new venture...