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http://www.globalchange.com Expect rapid economic growth in this country with growing population and pro-business government with well educated and energetic workforce. Comment following recent visit by Dr Patrick Dixon, author Futurewise

http://www.globalchange.com Emotion is more important than technology, gadgets, gizmos or inventions. Emotion is what will drive the future because it dictates how people feel and how they live. That's why market research is unreliable when it comes to future predictions - because people don't know how they will feel in future in response - say - to a terror attack or some new techno advance they never anticipated. Conference speaker Dr Patrick Dixon, author Futurewise - keynote lecture for MTN on consumers, fashions, lifestyles, customer behavior, choices, demographics.Motivation at work. Leadership. Leadership purpose, aims, strategy and objectives. Profits and profitability. Motivation to succeed and secrets of business success. Productivity and efficiency key. Workplace morale. Team dynamics and leadership styles. Business mission and vision. Business values and office culture. Motivation at work. People don't get passionate about shareholder value or profits or excel spreadsheets. They get ...

http://www.globalchange.com Many companies sell technology which does not work. Example: most senior managers have problems getting mobile phones and PCs to synchronise properly, or find their systems crash, are bugged, unreliable - and do NOT work as claimed by manufacturers. This is a huge scandal and abuse of customer time and money. Companies need to hugely improve reliability and simplicity and as they do they will gain sales, market share and brand awareness. Part of conference lecture for MTN by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist and author Futurewise.

http://www.globalchange.com Bottom of pyramid and how most mobile phone sales in future will be to people on low incomes. Impact of SMS on personal and business life. Changes in consumer behaviour. Lecture for Dimension Data by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist, author Futurewise, keynote conference speaker

How to make things happen - Patrick Dixon. Connect with passion. Managing uncertainty with rapid change. Leadership styles. Why people get out of bed in the morning. How to motivate teams at work to do great things. Business management. Secret of leadership and ultimate leadership speech. Business ethics and values in corporations. Secrets of business success and increased productivity. Cutting costs. Increasing output. Adding shareholder value. Sustainable business success. Work life balance and lessons from non profits / volunteering. Why building a better world is such a powerful motivation. Lecture by Dr Patrick Dixon for MTN, author of Building a Better Business, Futurewise and conference speaker.Motivation at work. Leadership. Leadership purpose, aims, strategy and objectives. Profits and profitability. Motivation to succeed and secrets of business success. Productivity and efficiency key. Workplace morale. Team dynamics and leadership styles. Business mission and vision. Business values and office ...

http://www.globalchange.com Patrick Dixon Bottom of pyramid and how most mobile phone sales in future will be to people on low incomes. Impact of SMS on personal and business life. Changes in consumer behaviour. Lecture for Dimension Data by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist, author Futurewise, keynote conference speaker

http://www.globalchange.com People do crazy things when in a hurry - the future is about emotion, not about technology. Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon lecture on future of telecom, mobile phones, marketing, management and motivation. Executives, consumers, shareholders, clients, workers all act irrationally, with emotion. Understand consumer choices. Win team loyalty and war for talent. Irrational and illogical customer decisions.

http://www.globalchange.com Drop in fertility, aging impact. On current trends 8 great grandparents will be needed to produce a single great grandchild in countries such as Germany, Italy and Russia. Huge impact on markets, pensions, consumer choice, governments. New products and services for older clients. Longevity and life expectancy. Demographics and business. Workforce recruitment. Pensions crisis. Wealth management. Future of banking and financial services / insurance. Video of keynote conference lecture for financial services / bank by Dr Patrick Dixon

http://www.globalchange.com Many fund managers don't recommend own retail investment funds to family and do not chose to invest own wealth in own funds. Future scandal in fund management? Risk management keynote conference speaker Dr Patrick Dixon addressing 100s of leading fund managers. Market confidence and investment fund misselling? Spitzer inquiry into financial services integrity, sales commissions, agents and distribution. Real investment returns low in many actively managed funds compared to tracker funds. Management charges often wipe out gains and teams move between companies so another reason why performance varies even in same company.

http://www.globalchange.com Fund management is vital to pensioners wealth and portfolio managers have a major responsibility to protect our future. This is a noble cause. Lecture by Dr Patrick Dixon (more)

http://www.globalchange.com How to make things happen - change management, motivating people, leadership styles - lecture by Patrick Dixon. Strategy, teams, leadership styles, motivation at work, business success. Transformation. Conference keynote speaker

Funny business video by Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon. Call centres make many people very angry - robot answering systems can destroy customer relationships. Most people want a human being to answer.

http://www.globalchange.com Take hold of your future or the future will take hold of you: managing uncertainty, risk management: w http://www.globalchange.com Take hold of your future or the future will take hold of you: managing uncertainty, risk management: why low probability risks happen more frequently than most expect. New market opportunities. Rapid changes in consumer behavior. First mover advantage, multiple scenarios and business strategy development - by Patrick Dixon conference speaker - part of keynote presentation for MTN. Patrick Dixon is often described as a Futurist, author of Futurewise and Building a Better Business, and is one of the world's most sought after conference speakers on global trends, new markets, demographics, geopolitical risks, emerging markets, digital economy, Web 2.0 communities, virtual teams, biotechnology, business ethics, compliance, leadership, change management and motivation..

http://www.globalchange.com New consumer groups, tribes, activist movements. Every company is a tribe, and every brand creates a tribe. Niche marketing, affinity marketing, customisation of products and services. The stronger your tribe, the stronger your brand. Clash of tribes, clash of cultures. Extremes of tribalism lead to sectarian violence, civil wars and terrorism / new generations of terrorists. Global leadership. Tribal leadership leads 20,000 in the same direction - team leadership leads just 5-15. Future of culture, nations, communities, consumers, governments, brands and corporations will be dominated by tribalism. Extract from presentation by Futurist keynote speaker Dr Patrick Dixon at MTN conference event.

http://www.globalchange.com Expect huge price falls for mobile phones in emerging nations. 1 billion mobile phones will be sold i http://www.globalchange.com Expect huge price falls for mobile phones in emerging nations. 1 billion mobile phones will be sold in next 12 months. Redesign for low income users in emerging markets who will be greatest new market for mobile phones in next decade. Part of lecture on future consumer trends by Dr Patrick Dixon, conference speaker and Futurist, at MTN global leadership meeting

http://www.globalchange.com/market.htm Market research cannot predict the future accurately. Example is the rapid growth of blogging or web diaries which was not indicated by market research surveys a year or two before. Lecture by Dr Patrick Dixon for MTN global leadership team.

http://www.globalchange.com/radiation.htm Mobile phone radiation is causing many people to worry - with new research showing direct effects on human cells. However the real risk is likely to be extremely low. Comment by Futurist and physisican Dr Patrick Dixon

http://www.globalchange.com All innovation is divergent - doing things different and better. But most companies focus on convergence on price, quality, features. Future trends lecture by Dr Patrick Dixon, author Futurewise, for MTN global leadership event

http://www.globalchange.com Watch for spectacular growth in emerging markets of mobile phone sames. Mobile phones work in remotest parts of world, bringing prosperity and opportunity to millions - take DR Congo for example. Part of conference keynote presentation by Dr Patrick Dixon for MTN

http://www.globalchange.com Future of innovation, trends, change management and business success. Managing organisations. Future leadership styles. Speed of change. Change management. Leadership styles and decisions. Web marketing. Online sales by Patrick Dixon

http://www.globalchange.com AIDS prevention is effective - huge fall in HIV infection rates in Uganda. Work of ACET. Part of presentation to MTN global leaders.

http://www.globalchange.com Facts about global warming science. Controversy and arguments against global warming. Rising sea levels. Sustainability, environment, climate change, sea levels, carbon dioxide levels. Business and corporate responsibility. Reducing carbon footprint. Carbon offsetting and carbon sequestration capture technology for energy industry. Cleaner power generation and energy saving. Solar power, wind power, wave power, geothermal power. Impact on manufacturing, chemical industry, banking, transport, travel, tourism. Keynote conference speaker Dr Patrick Dixon

http://www.globalchange.com RFID technology will be used in billions of things in our world - and these tiny chips will also be fused to brain tissue. 10 billion RFID computer chips were used by Wal-Mart alone last year. Impact of RFID on retailing, manufacturing, wholesale, distribution. Security and privacy. Multimedia conference lecture, keynote presentation by Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon. You can watch the entire presentation on Google Video (one hour keynote conference lecture on future trends)

http://www.globalchange.com Multimedia presentation by Futurist Patrick Dixon - image, branding, winning customers, online marketing and building trust. Consumer changes, preferences and lifestyles. Conference speaker / multimedia keynote lecture on future trends. Dr Patrick Dixon is well known as a futurist, and lectures on risk management, new technology, mobile communications, virtual teams, customer relations, innovation, change management, emerging market, banking, financial services, retail industry, energy industry, manufacturing opportunities, leadership, motivation and other issues.

http://www.globalchange.com Future of new customers - multimedia presentation on marketing for clients of Siemens. Full presentation can be found on Google video on future of online marketing, niche marketing, direct marketing campaigns. Using YouTube for marketing. New consumer patterns. Selling to customers more effectively, reaching new target audiences. Unique selling proposition and using new technology to tell your story. How marketing directors can strengthen brands, corporate image and product loyalty. Patrick Dixon is one of the world's leading keynote speakers. He has addressed audiences in 48 countries. His globalchange.com website has had 10 million unique visitors, author 12 books, 250,000 have watched his videos online.

http://www.globalchange.com Future trends analysis. Risk management. Institutional blindness in corporations and business strategy. Innovation and business opportunity needs out of the box thinking. Future trends methods. Methodology or system for global trends analysis. Research into future. How to understand trends. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com Book writing, research, website, lecturing and consulting to smaller and then larger corporations, becoming an authority in international media. The more you work with different corporations and the more countries you work in, the deeper your insights are likely to become. Break out of traditional thinking, take a fresh view on the world, watch people, learn all the time, be hungry to understand what does not at first make sense. You will be judged by your own track record of correctly anticipating important new trends. Can the future be predicted? Telling difference between high probability trends, likely, possible and unlikely – plus the wild cards, areas of huge uncertainty. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

http://www.globalchange.com Most debates over the future are issues of timing rather than what will eventually take place (probably). ? Telling difference between high probability trends, likely, possible and unlikely – plus the wild cards, areas of huge uncertainty. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

http://www.globalchange.com Keep informed on global trends. Understanding risk and opportunity. Key futuring methods and scenario methodologies. Building a future vision. Strategic planning and forsight. Take a fresh view on the world, watch people, learn all the time, be hungry to understand what does not at first make sense. You will be judged by your own track record of correctly anticipating important new trends. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

http://www.globalchange.com All of us are genetically programmed to think about tomorrow, plan, develop strategies for survival of ourselves and our families. Futurist role to advise on corporate strategy, risk management and identifying new market opportunity. Risk of institutional blindness, need for external view on trends and future issues. Identifying trends, analyst research, scenario building, competitor analysis, listening to consumers, working with those at cutting edge of innovation. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

http://www.globalchange.com Could we find a cure for juvenile diabetes (different from type 2 adult diabetes). Health problems from raised blood sugar, insulin deficiency, nerve damage, blindness, heart disease, stroke, impotence and many other issues. Possible therapy using adult stem cells which produce natural human insulin in response to rise in blood sugar. Research with liver cells transforming into insulin secreting cells. Possible side effects. Growing type 2 diabetes among children and adults. Health care costs. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

http://www.globalchange.com Work - life balance now priority for majority of executives in many nations. How to get better balance in personal and family life. Children and parents. Friends and career direction. Job choices, workplace motivation and winning war for talent. Attracting and keeping best people. Part-time working and gender equality. Feminisation of workplace. Women outperforming men and business school, college and junior management. Macho office culture. Human resources and personnel issues. Employment law and legislation. Insensitivity and lack of emotional intelligence. Promotion of incompetent male workers. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

http://www.globalchange.com Growing need with older population. Largest market in US. New treatments and methods. Plastic and metal hips wear out, need revision, complications, infection, dislocation. Preserve neck of femur. Using adult stem cells to regrow joint surfaces. Grow new cartilage. Repair knee, hip, shoulder repairs. Chronic pain and disability, lack of mobility, improving mobility and function, range of movement. Medical research. Orthopaedics / orthopaedics and rheumatology future trends. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

http://www.globalchange.com Lack of innovation and empty product pipeline. Generic competition and product recalls. Patent expiry and intellectual property protection. Legal challenges and research scandals. Biogenerics and large molecule therapeutics. Cellular mechanisms of disease. Unmet needs. Government purchasing policies and insurance cover. Online pharmacy price pressures. Search for new blockbusters. Chronic disease and orphan therapies. Rheumatoid and asthma. Antibiotics and multiple resistance problems. Search for powerful antiviral therapy. Future health funding and ageing populations. Contrast with emerging nations. Treatment access and justice issues. Pharmacogenomics and gene prophecy. Ethical issues. HIV and AIDS. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

http://www.globalchange.com Cure for autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatoid, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, multiple sclerosis? Targetting specific immune cells to restore normal immune system with potentially very few side effects. Medical research using immunology. But will pharmaceutical companies wish or be able to fund such research? It will be a technique not a therapy to be sold. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

http://www.globalchange.com High impact unlikely events. Impact on future business strategy. Leadership and change management. Managing uncertainty and rapid change. Insuring risk and risk management in business. Contingency planning. Leadership styles and decisions. Web marketing. Online sales. Impatient consumers and consumer choices. Rapid innovation. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com Future trends methods. Methodology or system for global trends analysis. Research into future. How to understand trends. Future trends analysis. Risk management. Institutional blindness in corporations and business strategy. Innovation and business opportunity needs out of the box thinking. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com. Future of innovation, trends, change management and business success. Managing organisations. Future leadership styles. Speed of change. Change management. Leadership styles and decisions. Web marketing. Online sales. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com Speed of change. Change management. Leadership styles and decisions. Web marketing. Online sales. Impatient consumers and consumer choices. Rapid innovation. Business profit. Agility in teams. Contingencies. Managing uncertainty and risk management. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com People do crazy things under pressure. Executives, consumers, shareholders, clients, workers all act irrationally, with emotion. Understand consumer choices. Win team loyalty and war for talent. Irrational and illogical customer decisions. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com Customers suddenly change behaviour. New technology and mobile phone companies. Banks and financial institutions. Going why market research does not predict future trends reliably. How to get accurate results from market research, polls, surveys and focus groups. Consumer trends prediction. Futuring and futurists. Techniques for scenario building. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com Trust, corporate image, brand, reputational risk, managing public relations. For banks and insurers trust is all you have to sell. Why consumer confidence and client relationship really matters. Why trust and business reputation takes 25 years to build yet can be lost with negative media in a day. Marketing, advertising messages. Negative media coverage. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com 1 billion children will be new consumers. Demographic explosion in India and ageing population in China , Europe and Japan. Huge market growth. Beijing shortage of children. Young workforce in India so competitive advantage. Future trends. Social, political and economic challenge. War for talent challenge. 25 year impact. Urban migration. Urbanisation of India, China and Africa. Rural movement to cities. Megacities in Asia. Infrastucture challenges, water, roads, sanitation, transport, roads, rail, energy and power stations. Shortage of commodities – copper, steel, coal, gas, oil. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com 150,000 chain stores in 15 years with massive growth and consolidation of mom and pop small retail outlets. Specialisation, department stores, new markets, growth of middle class, designer products, luxury goods and services, competitors to wal-mart and other supermarket chains. Emerging markets and new economies, Asia, China, India and Africa. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon

http://www.globalchange.com Shortages and commodity price rises – oil, copper, gas, coal, steel, precious metals. National interests and sovereign wealth funds. Securing supply chains for economic growth and infrastructure development. China and India demand for commodities. World market prices and forecasts for future demand. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com China, Russia, UAE and other nations buying national assets. Sovereign wealth funds size and growth. Investment policy, transparency, reaction and regulation. National interest and conflict. Controversy. Link to private equity and buyouts. Rescue of banks and financial institutions. Future fund manager decisions and government policies to hold dollar or euro reserves. Switch from dollars to euros. Oil revenues boost sovereign fund wealth. American foreign policy interests. Foreign ownership of utilities, ports, airports, stock exchanges and other national assets. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com European chemical industry. Consolidation, mergers, acquisitions. Logistics and infrastructure. Efficiencies and cost savings. Shipping, road haulage, trucks, containers, freight and other challenges. Manufacturing energy use. Factories, production of bulk commodities, plastics, packaging, pigments, ethylene, polyethylene, dyes, nylon, polythene, PVC, recycling, oil efficiency. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com Falling fertility rates. Economic impact of ageing. Social policy impact on government. Pensions crisis. Older workers and rising retirement age. Migration and immigration policy – UK and Poland, and other EU new countries. Remittances impact on emerging economies. Rising unemployment. Political tensions and ethnic tensions. Racial prejudice. Falling labour costs. Economic migrants. Pressure on public services. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com Most older consumers are women and most online sales are to women. Female consumers as pressure group and major economic force. Women and online banking. Why women own most of America and most of the UK – living longer than men and wealth in pension funds and property. Feminisation of society, culture and business, workplace, work-life balance and emotional intelligence. Winning the war for female talent. Feminization of products and services. Niche marketing and advertising campaigns targeting women. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.

http://www.globalchange.com Impact of YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia, TripAdvisor and other online communities. Why traditional advertising agencies cannot respond. Power of community opinion. New marketing models. Why online communities are trusted more than official websites or information sources. Web 2.0. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.