Future Fundamentals: The soft infrastructure of business and why it matters today

 
 
 
 

Over the first 12-months of The Zebra Project, we’ve explored a wide range of drivers that are reshaping the way we work, live and buy. Following the discussions to date we have found that rather than being distracted by the latest tech fad, it is the speed of change and the scale of innovation and growth opportunities that’s driving many leaders to go back to first principles to ensure they have future proofed the fundamental aspects of their business.

These striking common features have united discussions across the Zebra sessions leading to some actionable leadership agendas emerging, which we have captured in our first Zebra Report:

Future fundamentals – the soft infrastructure of business and why it matters today

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