Flux Trends hunts for SA’s top digital natives
Trends research firm Flux Trends is searching for the top 10 Gen Z solution-based innovators in South Africa, who will participate in the Generation Z Immersion Tour. The company is inviting inspiring young people, who are 25 or younger and are making a difference in society through their use of tech or innovation in their everyday work, to […]
BRONWYN WILLIAMS: Old ideas offer a new take on land ownership
Though most of our collective national energy is focused on surviving the electricity crisis, it is worth remembering that Eskom is not the only monopoly problem threatening the fragile fabric of our democracy. The land issue still hangs over our collective future, an unresolved, inconvenient complication on our long road to national reconciliation. For the […]
Establish healthy boundaries, plus 3 tips to maximise productivity while minimising burnout
It may already be the second month of 2023 but there is no shame in admitting that you have yet to find a productive routine that works for you. While we’re still in the first quarter of the year, it’s important to create healthy habits and boundaries in your work or school life as early […]
Rest in privacy
What’s trending? Several start-ups have developed technology that enables you to have two-way ‘conversations’ with the deceased, ranging from text messages to holograms. It’s aimed at those in mourning seeking to keep the memory of the departed ‘alive’ by perusing old messages, photos and videos. The technology collects this kind of data and, using AI, […]
DIY Rejection Therapy
What’s trending? Rejection therapy, a self help card game created by Canadian entrepreneur Jason Comely, is trending among young adults, with #rejectiontherapy garnering 95.1M views on TikTok thus far. In the game, each card has a unique suggestion on how you can get rejected by someone in real life. Creators document themselves participating in various […]
Debt training wheels
What’s trending? During this time of economic uncertainty, we’ve begun to see an increased incidence of easy credit. Lenders are making it easier to obtain loans, some of which have exorbitant penalties for defaulting on payments. In South Africa Sunshine Loans offers payday loans of R4 000 or less while Wonga offers loans for up […]
AI-Assisted Communication
What’s trending? Humans are beginning to rely on AI technology to help us communicate with other humans. Your phone’s autocomplete tool which completes words without needing to type them in full, is an early example of this. We now have platforms where AI writes emails for you and there’s a recent innovation where a monocle […]
Crumbling Moats and Marauding Hoards : A glimpse into the future of money and markets – By Bronwyn Williams
As “money” virtualises and trade and transactions move ever closer to the edge, a competitive moat simply is not what it used to be. In this talk we look at how emerging technological, regulatory and economic trends are intersecting with shifting consumer mindsets and changing the way the financial sector works, and the barbarians at […]
The Business of Disruption: “Futurenomics” Edition
A Flux Trends Presentation on Future Financial Industry and Fintech Trends by Bronwyn Williams The financial industry is in the midst of a season of change. New social “economies” have emerged, driven by massive waves of cultural and political change, and accelerated by powerful technologies, such as blockchain, 5G, the Internet of Things, big data, […]