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What does the future of work look like in SA? Africa Melane interviews, IFR senior Futurist Doris Viljoen. capetalk.co.za/podcasts/121/w…

Making #4IR work in SA: "The question is whether countries will be able to enjoy the benefits of the revolution, while minimising the more malignant effects" - Prof André Roux, head of USB's Futures Studies programmes EBnet (The Employee Benefits Network) InstituteForFuturesResearch bit.ly/2oNJB7Q

No more poking to find a vein when the medics have to draw blood - GREAT!

#unemployment in SA is the worst it’s been since 2008. Join us for this #USBLeadersAngle where our panel explore the possibilities for solving our country’s complex unemployment problem. Book here: bit.ly/32gJr70 #LetsWork Doris Viljoen Tony Ehrenreich Miles Kubheka

SA's first children's book on ADHD launched 702.co.za/articles/36706… via 702

It’s a full house today at #USBLeadersAngle #LetsWork to combat #Unemployment. First up is Doris Viljoen with the #FuturesOfWork and the statistics are scary. @StellenboschUSB @USBAlumni

Doris Viljoen says if we are to solve #unemployment we need to: Foster curiosity; Seek to bridge the divides; Create an enabling environment; Add a time dimension to all plans because all good business ideas have a time/ an end. #USBLeadersAngle #LetsWork #Unemployment

Doris Viljoen’s ideal government department would be the ‘Government of Next Opportunities’. InstituteForFuturesResearch @StellenboschUSB @USBAlumni #USBLeadersAngle #LetsWork #Unemployment

The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Strategic Foresight & Scenario Building Technical Workshop that took place last week at @StellenboschUSB. #futuresthinking #Strategicforesight #Scenarioplanning @USBAlumni

Come think with us! Register to book you seat at usb.events.idloom.com/futures-method…

Something Positive. Just heard Kate Raworth on the Ted Radio hour on NPR talking about how she is optimistic that the move toward the circular economy is happening all over. If you're not familiar with Donut Economics then check out her Ted Talk ted.com/talks/kate_raw…

"A different perspective suggests that the best managers of the most innovative organisations do not tell their employees how to innovate. Instead, they shape the chaos." #leadership #technology #innovation #mondaymotivation Read more: bit.ly/38wzvJL

Positive post-pandemic scenarios. Fodder for thought and discussion. Watch “Covid-19: Hopes of a Futurist” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/397403870

Sabine Lehmann and Doris Viljoen analyzes three political world leaders' speeches concerning #COVID19 using the CLA technique, pioneered by Sohail Inayatullah. Watch youtube.com/watch?v=1xCLM9…. @USBAlumni, USB Management Review , @StellenboschUSB.

How a foresight practitioner can add great value in a time of crises? youtube.com/watch?v=Rp9YlM… #foresigtinsights #futuresthinking @USBAlumni , @StellenboschUSB , USB Management Review , @USBCareers Doris Viljoen

Making sense of SA COVID-19 stats and figures compared to an African perspective! lnkd.in/g9RWM3h #foresightinsights @USBAlumni , @StellenboschUSB , @USB_ED

Then InstituteForFuturesResearch futurist Doris Viljoen explained the three scenarios: "The names play with the CAR metaphor. The obvious reference is to an automobile, but it is also the acronym for Contain, Adjust, and Recover – an approach for dealing with the effects of the pandemic."

Herewith the latest update around the #COVID19 pandemic and how South Africa compares with the other worst-hit countries in the rest of Africa. bit.ly/3fCPwBV For further #futuresinsights contact us at [email protected]

During the month of August we will be celebrating and spotlighting some remarkable women in futures thinking. Subscribe to IFR’s YouTube channel to watch the table talk conversations that we will post during the course of women’s month. youtube.com/channel/UCDZT3…