Patrick Dixon
Patrick Dixon
Patrick Dixon is an author and business consultant, often described as a futurist, and chairman of the trends forecasting company Global Change Ltd. He is also founder of the international AIDS agency ACET and Chairman of the ACET International Alliance...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth15 January 1957
believe always-believe knows
Listen to your customers but don't (always) believe what they say-they know even less about the future than you.
banking sells
In banking or insurance trust is the only thing you have to sell.
world care strategy
You can have the greatest strategy in the world but what is the point if no one cares?
giving people reason
Give people a convincing reason and they will lay down their very lives.
team heart goal
Mission is at the heart of what you do as a team. Goals are merely steps to its achievement.
powerful speech made
All the most powerful speeches ever made point to a better future.
important events emotion
The future is about emotion: reactions to events are usually far more important than the events themselves.
powerful civilization world
Tribalism is the most powerful force in the world.
keys understanding sustainability
The key to understanding the future is one word: sustainability.
numbers impact risk
The risk of a business being hit by a low probability, high impact event is far higher than most boards realize because the number of potential wild cards is so great.
opportunity numbers trends
To every trend there is a counter-trend. There are a number of pendulums operating and each creates new business opportunities.
work thinking talking
The phrase "work-life balance" tells us that people think that work is the opposite of life. We should be talking about life-life balance.
strong sick healthy
Strong ethics keep corporations healthy . Poor ethics make companies sick. Values are the immune system of every organisation.
passion volunteer soul
Volunteering is a window into the passions of the soul.