At forward thinking inc we have been helping organisations of all kinds to measure, understand and manage their social capital for over fifteen years.

Working with a leading academic at Goldsmiths, University of London, Dr Madoka Kumashiro, we sought to understand the drivers of psychological wellbeing and how organisations could create the conditions to build strong Psychological Capital.

Recently we ran a series of webinars with selected clients, including the BBC, two football clubs with different perspectives (Everton FC & West Ham United FC Women) and our long-term research partners, the American based global furniture and lifestyle company Herman Miller.

The current pandemic will encourage organisations of all types to consider how they operate optimally in the future. As we inevitably adapt to the challenges of remote working and enforced isolation, we are seeing individuals react with incredible ingenuity, resilience and creativity.

Chinese workers isolated at home as a result of the Coronavirus are using a range of remote working tools to keep working. Elsewhere in the world, others are doing it simply because they can.

The art of place-making is all about connection. The best places stem from a clear local identity which connects its people.

Psychological Capital is a concept which relates to an individual’s positive psychological functionality.

A New Year offers the chance to inject new energy and ideas into your business. Here’s a checklist of five things we recommend you do to get 2020 off to a winning start!

As we enter a new year and decade it feels appropriate to take a moment to look back and reflect. There’s no doubt that the prevailing winds of 2019 presented some challenges as well as opportunities for UK business.

In the news last week was the forecast that 2019 global automotive sales will be down by as much as 4 million. It amounts to a crisis for the industry and articles blame Brexit, the US-China trade war and an array of other factors. We think it’s something else.