Lots happening this year and what better time than the 1st January 2015 to begin the journey and that’s why Mark Sutton of ABC Local Overnight and I caught up in the early hours of this morning to have a chat about what’s ahead, what to expect and generally what 2015 might hold a.

When signals like Happy New Year and welcome to 2015 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 Happy New Year and welcome to 2015 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.