Q. What do you get when you cross the hotel Burj Al Arab and an oil rig? A.The newest proposed kid on the ocean exploration block the 60m tall, $48m – Sea Orbiter. This new oceanic exploration platform is being backed by some well known dignitaries including HRH Albert II of Mona.

When signals like The Starship Enterprise of sea exploration emerge, organisations that engage early have the advantage of choosing their response rather than reacting to events. That gap between those who prepared and those who did not is where competitive positioning is actually made or lost.

The most important question is not whether The Starship Enterprise of sea exploration will matter, but how quickly it will matter in your specific context. Leaders benefit most from mapping the ripple effects early — not just the direct impact but the second and third-order consequences that arrive later and hit harder. That is the practical work of foresight.