No degree required
What’s trending? According to a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll, over half of Americans – particularly women and senior citizens – are losing faith in a college education. Degrees are still important for fields such as medicine and engineering but there are a large number of middle-skilled occupations where alternatives would suffice. Many big tech […]
Introducing you to the Future
Interview with Praise Majwafi – business development director, property practitioner and entrepreneur. Our Gen Z Immersion Experience is drawing near so we decided to give you a glimpse of the people who will be participating in it. Praise Majwafi shared with us what drives Gen Z professionals and consumers. Introduce yourself, let us know how […]
10 drivers to connected with Gen Z employees
As of 2023, the oldest members of Gen Z are turning 26, which means they have been a part of the workforce for a few years now. Soon this generation will represent a large portion of the labour pool. Indeed, by 2025, Gen Z will make up 27% of the workforce in OECD countries and […]
The youth are burnt out
What’s trending? Burnout rates among the young are on the rise. The youth are more anxious and stressed out than ever before. Many countries around the globe are coming up with worrying signs of distress. An online UK survey found that six out of ten people aged 18 to 24 said they were so stressed […]
10 drivers to connect with Gen Z consumers
Generation Z, otherwise known as Zoomers, is the generational cohort succeeding millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. They were born between 1997 and 2012, making them between 11 and 26 years old. They are the most populous generation to date, currently comprising 30% of the world’s population and 31.20% of the African population. It is vital […]
Revenue per employee
Interview with Sharon Pearce – business transformation specialist, disruptor and solutionist at Flux Trends. In light of the massive layoffs that the tech industry has been undergoing, some companies have begun looking at revenue per employee as an indicator of success. [Revenue per employee refers to a rough measure of how much each employee generates […]
Hide-and-seek Pricing
What’s trending? In a cash-strapped economy, it isn’t only consumers who are struggling. Brands and businesses are also finding that their profit margins are being squeezed. During the latter part of 2022 Shoprite and Pick n Pay spent a combined total of R906 million on diesel for generators at stores just to combat load […]
When robots pray
What’s trending? Religion and technology seem unlikely bedfellows. However, during the pandemic, religious organisations were compelled to embrace technology to create virtual assemblies through live streaming and video conferencing. Since then, we have seen more and more case studies of religion intersecting with technology. Robots are now performing Hindu rituals, Buddhist monks are going viral […]
Future Of Us Salon
The post-Covid, post “knowledge economy” era requires a new social contract for a new world order that reflects the fundamental shifts changing minds, bodies and what it means to be human – collectively and individually. Our first salon of the year will take a closer look at how and why the current democratic social contract […]
Pay-to-play social media
What’s trending? In recent years, Snapchat, YouTube, and Discord have all introduced a system whereby users pay for special perks. Now, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter want users to sign up for subscriptions. Hot on the heels of the announcement of Twitter Blue – Twitter’s paid verification service – comes Meta Verified, a verification service for […]