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Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 8, 2016

What do you want to be when you grow up?

The future career will likely not just be a series of increasingly short hops between employers. but a dizzying blend of concurrent engagements.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Fifty years ago the answer to that question may…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 30, 2016

Engaging tomorrow’s influencers

In tomorrow's media landscape the multi-channel super-influencer may hold sway, becoming the rule rather than the exception

Like many industries, print media was slow to adapt to the realities of the internet age. Even now many…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 29, 2016

Outsourcing: why it works

You don't need to outsource functions to get the benefit of codifying the relationship between them.

Why do companies choose to outsource? Or more importantly, when? What’s the motivation for outsourcing? The…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 17, 2016

The coming of the post-screen age

In a post-screen age, we move beyond the current limits of our digital interactions to better keep pace with the accelerated communication between machines

Screens are a seriously limited form of interaction between us and our digital worlds. Communicating…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 3, 2016

Foresight: Do you need a flight plan or a radar?

When you're thinking about the future, think about what question you're asking. Is it 'where do we want to be?' Or is it 'what will to stop us getting there?'

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 17, 2016

What happens when technology changes but society doesn’t?

Technology accelerates and amplifies today's divisions, threatening to exclude those without access from a future job market

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 9, 2016

The path of progress

Uneven progress will always lead to a correction where societies reconnect and re-establish shared values. But that doesn't mean it will be pretty.

Have you ever watched a lava lamp? When a big bubble of wax is rising from the heat, sometimes the temperature…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 23, 2016

The best strategy? Not either, but all

Friction is the difference between pursuing many opportunities and a few big bets

Alphabet (the business formerly known as Google) has become infamous for its project culls…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 2, 2016

Only co-operation secures the future

No country can secure its digital borders without the co-operation of its citizens, and global partners.

The chancellor announced a £1.9bn investment in internet security measures yesterday. Or at…

Tom Cheesewright in Book of the Future

Nov 24, 2016

One world, many realities

In an infinitely diverse media landscape, no-one needs to be subjected to challenging views from beyond their bubble.

In the immediate aftermath of the US election, the LSE hosted a roundtable event to try to understand what had…

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