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3 Tips on how to make 2015 rock!

John Sanei, CEO of Future Collective, shares 3 tips on how you or your business can prosper in 2015.

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GUILT FREE CONSUMPTION

GUILT FREE CONSUMPTION

Becoming consciously aware of the consequences of our bad consumption habits, has created a massive movement towards wanting to lead a more guilt-free lifestyle. Read more about one of this year’s mega trends. Consumers are struggling with not only the economic situation in recent times….

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The “Phablet” Trend in Established and Emerging Markets

The “Phablet” Trend in Established and Emerging Markets

The phablet, a portmanteau of the phone and tablet, is a class of mobile device designed to combine or straddle the functions of a smartphone and tablet. Pretty phabulous, right? Large-screened devices are taking off rapidly in developing markets. Market research firm Jana released a…

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3 Mega Trends for Hypo-Informed Consumers

In this episode, John takes us through 3 mega trends for hypo-informed consumers. These trends affect businesses here in Africa and John gives us a little advice on how to make the most of them. Although many people may not realise it, mega trends have…

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3 mega trends to help your business stay relevant

At Future Collective, we’re constantly on the lookout for the latest global and local trends. In this episode, John takes us through 3 mega trends that affect businesses today and gives a little advice on how to make the most of these trends. Although many…

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5 Tips for Improving Your Company Culture

As you know, we’re all about helping companies achieve real time relevance and growth in this ever changing market place. The more organisations we work with, the more we see that any growth needs to be underpinned by a strong, focused and robust culture –…

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Selfies, over-sharing and ego… A generation of narcissists

Selfies, over-sharing and ego… A generation of narcissists

The aiming of a point-and-shoot camera at a mirror is possibly one of the most monumental advances in photography culture. Artists having been doing self-portraits for centuries, but never before has it been this easy. Now we share every aspect of our lives – we take…

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GLOCALISATION

GLOCALISATION

Think globally, act locally: the integration of local markets into world capitalism. Is it possible for the universal and the particular to co-exist? Popularized in the 1990’s by sociologists and economists alike, the idea of “glocalisation” has been around for longer than you think. From…

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ECOnvenience

ECOnvenience

In our busy and stressful lives, time is the greatest commodity, and entertainment our greatest release. Ecologically sustainable living is not always easy, nor is it always fun. A documentary on the tragedy of polar bears on shrinking ice-caps, or an animated comedy about a…

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MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS

MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS

It’s easy to forget that once, multigenerational living was the rule, not the exception. Post-recession, do we find ourselves moving back home? Nqobile moved back into his parents’ home for six months after college while he searched for a job. When Sara’s 90-year-old dad leaves…

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