The State We’re In 2026
The annual Flux Trend flagship trend briefing – The State We’re In – is a highly anticipated executive summary of where the world is, and where it’s heading. Using the acronym T.R.E.N.D.S. – representing six key trend pillars – the briefing identifies disruptive undercurrents that businesses should be watching, as they signal shifts in how we live, work and play. This year’s theme is: NAVIGATING THE DARK FOREST
Survive the Ai Apocalypse Salon Session
A Salon presented by Bronwyn Williams & Sharon Pearce based on their book Surviving the AI (Job) Apocalypse. We are living in a time where the future is no longer something far off – it has already arrived. It seems like everything around us is now powered or created by AI – from news and images […]
Gen X – The Reluctant Leader Salon
Join Dion Chang, Transition Coach, and Zanele Njapha, known by her clients as ‘The UnLearning Lady’, in an insightful and interactive salon experience exploring the challenges and nuances that Gen X face in leadership. In this salon, Dion will present insights from a short survey about the real-world challenges Gen X leaders face when managing […]
Lemonaid: Recipes for succeeding in strange times – Salon Session
There is a lot going on right now. We are inundated with headlines screaming about pollycrisis. The threats we face are myriad. But any threat rotated the right way reveals itself to be an opportunity… This talk looks at how to pull “jijitsu” moves to turn the momentum of threatening trends and scary signals into […]
The State We’re In 2025: Into The Void – Salon Session
The State We’re In 2025 Salon STEPPING INTO THE VOID: CONFIDENCE AMIDST UNCERTAINTY The annual Flux Trend briefing – The State We’re In – is an executive summary of where the world is and where it’s heading. Using the acronym T.R.E.N.D.S. – representing six trend pillars shaping how we will live, work and interact in the […]
From GenZ to Gen Alpha – Salon Session
Understand the world Workplace conflict with Gen Z might be the current bugbear for businesses but Flux Trends suggests you also keep your eye on Gen Alpha. If you think tech savvy Gen Z’s are changing the status quo in retail, social justice issues and company culture, then Gen Alpha will surprise you. They have […]
Scenarios for South Africa
5 minutes to 5 years In this salon Bronwyn Williams and Tumelo Mojapelo lead a mini workshop and salon unpacking and enriching scenarios for what is next for South Africa. We will take you on a journey from what is, to what if, and invite you to be active citizens rather than passive passengers in […]
Leading Through Endings and Beginnings – A Flux Trends Salon
Change: abrupt and gradual endings, and new beginnings, are a guaranteed even if not comfortable part of life, and of businesses. Change happens by chance, by choice or by crisis. At this Flux Trends Salon, you are invited to join Dion Chang, death doula, and Nikki Bush, disruption queen, in conversation about living and leading […]
The Futurists 2024
Johannesburg I Cape Town I Durban The Premier Trends Events in Southern Africa. Brought to you by Heavy Chef and Flux Trends. It’s time for annual ‘The Futurists’ event – the most informed and exciting way to kick off the year for all entrepreneurs. This time around we’re asking ‘What does the Future look like for South Africa? […]
Death & Rebirth: The Rise of the Phoenix
Our Death & Rebirth Salon is sold out! Click here to register your interest. We know that the pandemic was a watershed event, then 2023 happened, and the turmoil continued. As 2023 draws to an end, we have continued to see the world unravel and find ourselves scraping through the last stretch of 2023. Life […]