"We spend our time responding rationally to a world which we understand and recognize, but which no longer exists.” (Eddie Obeng)

In this energetic TEDTalk, Professor Eddie Obeng, provides useful insights into the world that we live in today and the challenges with which we are confronted.

 Often we have "learnt" solutions and believe them to be "true" without questioning them. We then employ the same "solution" when we see a similar (but not the same) problem even though it may be in the incorrect answer.

 Eddie illustrates how the internet and globalization has seen the increase in the density of information and interaction and that old concepts of size and scale in this global environment are no longer the same. All possibilities are possible - there are no correct answers and therefore, when planning, we need to 'future think' in a holistic way - how are our solutions we are providing today for yesterday's problems going to affect us in the future and how are we going to plan for that? He encourages to think about how we employ and deal with "smart failure" - when projects or risks "fail".

A good watch with some pertinent points for leadership in the 21st century.