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Have we passed "Peak Europe"?
This was one of the questions posed at the recent SQUARE 2025 real estate conference in Ibiza. Senior property professionals, from across...
Nick Turner
Jun 123 min read


VUCA, BANI or FUBAR: the Future(s) of the US Political Econony
I have been told, with great authority, that the world of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) is so over, replaced...
Nick Turner
Apr 241 min read


Solving the "productivty pandemic"
Journalist and author Tim Harford hits many of the nails on the head in his insightful article “How to fix the UK? Let me count the ways”...
Nick Turner
Jul 2, 20242 min read


Can AI predict the future?
As a scenario strategist and futurist, I start with the principle that no one can reliably and consistently predict the future. The world...
Nick Turner
Jun 18, 20244 min read


Bank to the Future!
Good bye fan charts, hello scenarios. Interesting news from the Financial Times this morning, that having completely missed the...
Nick Turner
Apr 3, 20242 min read


Pessimism and the polymaths
No, not another new indie band you haven't yet heard of but the challenge of being a successful strategic risk manager in 2024. So was...
Nick Turner
Mar 26, 20245 min read


Which traveler tribe are you?
I was delighted to be interviewed by Amadeus for their just published "Traveler Tribes 2033" research report. The report identifies four...
Nick Turner
Feb 27, 20231 min read


The Big Rethink – Scenario planning unravelled
In the last of my shared reflections with Amadeus, on scenario planning and the future of travel, I was fortunate enough to have a...
Nick Turner
Dec 30, 20221 min read


"It’s better to be roughly right than precisely wrong"
Published in partnership with Amadeus, below is our latest blog on the successful application of scenario planning to drive improved...
Nick Turner
Oct 21, 20223 min read


Travel stress (testing)...
I continue to be impressed by the level of engagement and commitment that the senior team at Amadeus are showing to the "Future(s) of...
Nick Turner
Oct 11, 20221 min read


"I agree with Nick" ... but should you?
Shamelessly, I always enjoy that little hit of dopamine, when your letter to the editor is published in the Financial Times - thank you...
Nick Turner
Jul 11, 20221 min read


Time (to) Travel?
At a time when much of the travel industry is struggling to cope with returning demand, essentially "caught out by the upside", it is...
Nick Turner
Jun 28, 20221 min read


Why we all love a good (if often wrong) prediction.
The annual prediction season has just started. Last week, I was sent my first report from the soothsayers at Saxo Bank, entitled...
Nick Turner
Dec 6, 20214 min read


"Old School" leadership doesn't deliver
At the risk of letting the personal bleed into the professional, I was somewhat stunned yesterday to see England Rugby coach Eddie Jones...
Nick Turner
Nov 23, 20213 min read


Escape the virtual & rediscover the magic!
What's the value of face-to-face interactions in a rapidly transforming digital world? Can everything now be done online? What's the...
Nick Turner
Oct 1, 20213 min read


The office is dead, long live the office!
When to return, how to return...these are the questions that most organisations are currently grappling with. Should we encourage or...

Nick Turner
Sep 10, 20215 min read


It’s time for Boards to ask really searching questions about culture
The debate around the future of work rumbles on. But where is it taking us? By Kate Lye, Managing Partner, KLI Consulting & Stratforma...

Kate Lye
Jul 30, 20214 min read


Survive and Thrive: Scenario Planning for SMEs
As a recent addition to the board of Trustees at Heart of the City (HoTC), I was delighted to be invited to lead a webinar for our...
Nick Turner
Jul 30, 20201 min read


Webinar: Repositioning for success
In case you missed it, here is a recording of Professor David Gann and my webinar, in conjunction with Imperial College Business School,...

Nick Turner
May 27, 20201 min read


Preview: Repositioning for success
Preview of Prof. David Gann of Imperial College Business School and my next webinar on "Repositioning for Success" in a COVID-19 world....

Nick Turner
May 18, 20201 min read
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