Let’s start with a forecasting assumption – that for a variety of reasons, the AI age will increase the level of business uncertainty for private sector, public sector and charity sector organisations alike. Two big drivers of this uncertainty are likely to be: Wait. What is an interference pattern? Imagine filling a plastic bucket ofContinue Reading Business Flexibility in the AI age
The World is obsessed with actions. Stakeholders want them. Accountants value them. Politicians couldn’t survive without them. In Physics, potential energy matters as much as kinetic energy. Employers hire potential, recognising that strength comes not just from proven action, but from having versatility under uncertain conditions. Astute buyers bypass one deal, knowing others will follow.Continue Reading Options versus Actions
‘There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.’ Aeschylus ‘People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.’ Otto von Bismarck ‘People can choose between the sweet lie or the bitter truth. I say the bitter truth, but many people don’tContinue Reading Fake News and Personal Flexibility
How does personal flexibility (PFL) help to manage uncertainty? First, let’s look at what uncertainty is and how it arises. What uncertainty is Firstly, uncertainty can be positive as well as negative. Why positive? Not knowing who your future soul mate is, or whether you will even find one, makes life exciting. And probably changesContinue Reading Managing Uncertainty and Personal Flexibility