Patrick Dixon

"Listen to your customers but dont (always) believe what they say - they know even less about the future than you."

"To every trend there is a counter-trend. There are a number of pendulums operating and each creates new business opportunities."

"Never has the future become so rapidly the past."

"Take hold of your future or the future will take hold of you - be futurewise."

"The larger the corporation, the greater the risk that you are flying blind."

"Two thirds of all those who have ever lived to sixty five are alive today and most of them are women."

"Your company may have a reputation for brilliant leadership, outstanding innovation, clever branding and effective change management, but the business could fail if the world changes and you are unprepared."

"In banking or insurance trust is the only thing you have to sell."

"The risk of a business being hit by a low probability, high impact event is far higher than most boards realise because the number of potential wild cards is so great."

"Institutional blindness is a major threat to the future of all corporations."

"The first one hundred and fifty year old human being could be alive as a baby today."

"The Six Faces of the FUTURE are: Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical"