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With GDPR just over 4 weeks away, I am seeing that many companies are just nowhere near ready. Last week I was at a well-known and high-profile event space in London.

When you come across a new terminology, some new jargon or acronyms, do you seek to understand what they mean or let them wash over you? I encourage all of my audiences to be curious and [...]

A new study by DDI, EY and CNBC puts the spotlight on the often neglected “Gen X" segment (of which I am one), born generally between 1965 and 1981. The report suggests that Gen X is quickly [...]

I enjoy working with clients from all industries and all sizes from around the world as the Practical Futurist but I now have a favourite.

For some time now I've been saying to corporate audiences in my keynotes that in under 5 years we will not be reading ads - robots will. As promised, in one 8-minute take I put forward my [...]

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Gregg Stebbben and Harper Tucker from Forbes Books Radio. In this wide-ranging interview, we spoke about why you need to you need to disrupt or be [...]

Last night I watched the Mark Zuckerberg testimony - it was a long 5 hours and ended sometime after midnight here in London Zuckerberg was asked by one Senator if he would be happy to provide [...]

From my own research, few firms are ready for the launch of GDPR on May 25. You can't wait until the date, as the legislation has been in effect for 2 years so there is no grace period.

A report in the WSJ that says the "Big 4" audit firms (Deloitte, PWC, EY and KPMG) now generate more revenue from consulting than from their traditional audit services. What does this mean for [...]

Many in the EU (and globally) are grappling with what do to about the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on May 25th. At conferences, and on this blog, I speak [...]