2030Plus is a London-based think tank on social change and leadership innovation, helping business, communities and individuals to deal proactively with future change. Chairman: Mal Fletcher, social futurist & commentator, keynote speaker & broadcaster.

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Covid-19 Shouldn't Kill Cash!

The Great Pandemic of 2020. It has left millions of people worldwide living at least part of their lives in isolation. Of all the pandemic’s long-term economic outcomes, the worst might be the complete eradication of cash. Cash hasn’t been very useful during the Covid-19 season. Under the shadow of lockdowns, many stores and restaurants have become delivery-only services. Cashless payments have become not just convenient but indispensable. Even if we could use cash just now, most of us are nervous about handling paper notes and coins. Of course, we were moving incrementally toward a digitally-driven economy well before Covid-19. In 2016, only 34% of payments in the UK were made in cash. In Finland, cash is already considered outdated. In 2018, ... click here to read the full editorial

›› Latest leadership editorial:

Facing Down Covid Unrest in Your Team!

What a season this has been. Without doubt, 2020 will be remembered as the year when displacement became the norm, with Covid19 as public disruptor number one. Leaders in business, education and other sectors have reported that Covid19 - and the first, second and in some cases third lockdowns it has brought - has seriously impacted team harmony. Unexpected events or phenomena have a way of potentially undermining all our hard-work on team cohesion. In my digital keynote sessions on the future mid- and post-Covid, I’m often asked: how can leaders respond positively to conflict within their teams? How can we perhaps even get ahead of the unrest, to provide both security and a model of proactive future-friendliness? Here are some ideas I’ve presented to leaders, indi... click here to read the full editorial