The Future Report

How does anyone predict the future? Well, we have some tips up our sleeve. In this episode, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with futurist, Mark McCrindle to share the tricks of the trade with you and what 2022 might look like. 

In the first episode of season 2, we're talking all things Generation Z and what the future of work will look like for today's school-leavers. Joining the conversation about this emerging generation is the generational expert, Mark McCrindle.  Gen Z describes those born between 1995 and 2009, so today they are in their mid-late teens and mid-late twenties. 

For the final episode of Season 1, we are talking all things Christmas! Our host, Ashley Fell is joined by McCrindle's Managing Director, Sophie Renton to discuss our research on the best and the worst Christmas gift-givers, how younger generations plan on celebrating this Christmas with some unconventional celebrations and consumerism during the festive season. 

As the clock ticked over to 2021, many people looked forward to putting a pretty chaotic year of 2020 behind us. While it is good to have hope and optimism for the future, 2021 probably didn’t pan out as many hoped. With the Delta strain of the Coronavirus sending countries around the world into lockdown, and Australia navigating quite a different experience than that of the year before, 2021 pose...

Can you remember a time in your life when someone showed you an act of kindness? How about the last time you showed kindness to someone? It is universally acknowledged that it is cool to be kind, and there are lots of encouraging quotes about it.  From the ancient Greek philosopher, Aesop, who said "No act of kindness is ever wasted" to Mother Teresa who said, "Kind words can be short and eas...

A major event like a pandemic can cause a reassessment of life. From the 'Great Resignation' that we discussed in our last episode, to our relationships to our job, where we choose to live, and of course what we consider to be important, many aspects of our lives are being reassessed. In today's episode, our host Ashley Fell sits down with Social Researcher, Mark McCrindle to discuss what people a...

When was the last time you used cash to pay for something? Were you able to save money during the pandemic? And if so, what do you plan on doing with it? Did you perhaps buy a few too many packages online during lockdown? Will you be partaking in this year's Black Friday sales? These are some of the questions Ashley Fell will be discussing in this episode and sharing the latest research, with McCr...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, for many, working from home has become the 'new normal'. And while it can have its challenges, the benefits seem to outweigh them. So, if people love working from home and want to continue working this way into the future, where does that leave the future of the office? In today's episode, our host, Ashley Fell, asks Mark McCrindle if the office is dead, what r...

Ever heard of a 'Sea Change' or 'Tree Change'? It refers to people moving out of the big cities and into coastal or rural areas. While we were seeing this trend prior to the pandemic, COVID-19 has accelerated this in the last two years, as people increasingly work-from-home and reprioritise what is important. In today's episode, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with McCrindle's Director of Solutio...

Have you ever heard the phrase "culture eats strategy for breakfast"? It's a quote made famous by management guru, Peter Drucker, who was communicating the importance of workplace culture. While he wasn't saying that strategy is unimportant, he was saying that an empowering and engaging workplace culture is a surer root of organisational success. While we believe in the sentiment of this famous ph...

Over the last few years, wellbeing has risen to the top of the agenda. It's one of the key challenges and opportunities that our society faces, especially when it comes to work. This became even more the case when, almost overnight, the global office-bound workforce relocated to their homes. For the first time in modern history, working-from-home became the norm. In today's episode, host Ashley Fe...

There is a generation that comprises more than 1 in 7 people. They are influencing the purchasing power of their household and are key to the future. Yet, few people have heard of them. Within the next four years, they will outnumber the Baby Boomers and most of them will live to see the 22nd century. We're talking about Generation Alpha, the current generation of children who began being born fro...

Ok Boomer, Geriatric Millennials, Smashed Avo, Generation Alpha... What do all these phrases have in common? Well, they are all about the generations. In this episode, our host, Ashley Fell, sits down with social researcher, Mark McCrindle, to define the different generations in our society, who they are and why generational analysis is so important. 

On this first episode of The Future Report, our guest, Mark McCrindle, will be joining our host, Ashley Fell to discuss how we can predict the future. They will be addressing some of your burning questions like what is a futurist? Can we actually predict the future? How can being future focussed make you a better leader? Enjoy!