Tag Archive for: michael mcqueen

Managers, Business People: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

Instead of bolstering our arguments, ideas or products with facts, stats and data, often the best move is to ask a good question, writes Michael McQueen.

How’s Your Judgement? Here’s 3 Patterns You Might Recognise

There are a range of cognitive patterns which we all believe we are immune to, but experience all the same. Here are 3 you might recognise:

How Schools are Designing Classrooms for the Future

20th century style learning, including memorising, cramming, and silently listening to teachers lecturing, has had its day, writes futurist Michael McQueen.

Business Advice: Is Your Last Impression As Good As Your First?

Removing friction and pain points for customers should be at the top of the list of a business’s priorities.

Why Your Business Can’t Afford to Keep Secrets

Times have changed. Consumers today expect openness, and brands that hold onto secrecy do not remain unscrutinised for long.

4 Ways We Will Wear Tomorrow’s Wearable Tech

Technology is being increasingly integrated with the human body. Here are four areas that are seeing tech become more wearable than ever:

The Power of Choice: Why Autonomy Is the Most Effective Motivator

If people feel that their freedom is being infringed on, there is little doubt they will dig their heels in even harder.

Who’s Been Left Behind by COVID-Accelerated Automation?

Automation has been putting humans out of jobs for decades. But the COVID Pandemic, and the advent of artificial intelligence, have accelerated the trend.

The Tech Trends for 2022: What Is Coming?

With the last two years forcing us to embrace a new way of living, the coming year will see us leave behind many of the things we had taken for granted.

Why Trusted Brands Outlast Their Competition

Trust consistently emerges as the common denominator between the world’s longest lasting companies, keeping them afloat through every new fad and trend.

Too Good to Waste: How the Circular Economy Is Reshaping Consumption

Consumerism is fuelled by planned obsolescence, the intentional design of a product to only last a certain amount of time before needing replacement.

The Perks of Paranoia: Why Fear Might Be Your Best Business Resource

Despite its faults, Facebook’s recent big rebrand is consistent with the quality that has kept the company thriving from its beginning.

3 Dilemmas in the New World of Work

There are 3 questions surrounding the nature of work that are now unavoidable in our post-Covid world, starting with work-life balance expectations.

Gen Z, Trust & Tiktok: Why Time Is Up for Corporate Spin

A neuroscientist has spent years studying what builds trust between individuals. His findings are remarkable and yet surprisingly simple.

The 5 Energy Sources Bringing Power to the People

These innovations will make an environmentally and economically sustainable future possible, solving many of the problems raised by renewable energy.

Cashing In: What Blockchain Will Mean For Our Dollars and Cents

With institutions all the way across the financial sector moving towards these new digital currencies, the question of cash remains a significant one.

What Is Your Business’s Silent Pulse? These 5 Questions Will Tell You…

Gauging the health of a business is best done by measuring its relevance, and this means looking at markers we might otherwise ignore.

Business Owner, Which of These 3 ‘R’s Is Preventing Your Progress?

Almost every business wants to be known for being innovative, not all have the mindset that will get them there. Here are 3 common roadblocks to innovation.