Four Things I’d Plan 2027 Around, and How to Find Your Own
My read of 2027 in four points, each with its source, and the two worksheets I use to find what’s already arriving and test your big decisions against three possible years.
What Does a Futurist Actually Do? And Are We Ever Right?
A business futurist answers the questions people ask about futurists: what we do, whether we can predict the future, foresight vs forecasting, and more.
Who Can You See When You Ask About Your Money?
In 2014 I said we’d start getting money advice far younger, and in real time. It’s arriving from super funds and apps, and for the big decisions people still want someone they can see.
Two Banks Gave Cheques 30 or 40 Years. Most of Us Stopped Long Before.
Two large banks once told me the end of cheques was 30 or 40 years away, if ever. The government’s end date is 2030. Most of us had already stopped.
You Won’t Make It by Six. Ring Mum.
Karan Bahri asked me how I think about the future, and I sent him to his mum’s for dinner. The last of my pieces before the year turns: your three immediate futures.
Data Centres Are Being Built Because We Asked for Them
Every photo you’ve never deleted sits in a data centre somewhere. Australia’s data centres use about 3% of the main grid’s electricity now and could reach 13% within a decade. On RTHK Radio 3 I said they’re being built because we asked for them, and some regional towns might want to put their hand up.
