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How to Anticipate an El Niño
El Niño isn't a single, high-impact event, but rather several medium-impact events. While those events might be reasonably predictable, how they combine to impact supply chains is unique every time. Advances in weather forecasting mean procurement and supply chain teams have more opportunity than ever to prepare not only themselves, but their whole organisations. The trick is to know what to keep track of, says CIPS Chief Futurist Dr Graham Norris. Read the rest of the articl
Oct 21


Future of Events Report Published
Ask a room of event professionals to design 2036 and you might expect holograms, robot hosts and conferences in the metaverse. That is not what happened. At The Meetings Show 2026, working in groups through a structured futures workshop, hosted by our Conference Futurist Graham Norris, they mapped the forces reshaping their world, stress-tested four futures they might inherit, and then designed the one they actually want. The future they described is powered by remarkable tec
Sep 23


CIPS Appoints Graham Norris Chief Futurist to Help Shape the Future of Global Procurement
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) has appointed Dr Graham Norris as Chief Futurist.
May 19


Graham Discusses Decision-Making on on Chase the Impossible Podcast
This episode of the Chase the Impossible Podcast, hosted by Austra Putnina, features Dr. Graham Norris, an organisational psychologist, futurist, and expert in futures thinking and decision-making, and makes a compelling listen for anyone who feels paralyzed by choices, prone to overthinking, or stuck in endless planning loops.
May 12


Graham Discusses the Futurist Mindset on "It's a Numbers Game" Podcast
Dr. Graham Norris, organizational psychologist and futurist, recently joined hosts Daniel Welling and Adam Morris on the It's A Numbers Game podcast to explore one of the most pressing challenges facing business leaders today: How to make confident decisions when the future feels overwhelming. Graham shared the frameworks he uses with organizations navigating change, including how to separate what's outside your control from what isn't, why uncertainty is an imagination probl
Jan 2


Dr. Norris Appears on Business Leader's The Turnaround
Dr. Graham Norris explains why a vision only lands when it feels as vivid and real as what's right in front of you — and why giving your people genuine ownership of it is what creates the internal pressure to make it happen.
Nov 3, 2025


Graham Norris Returns to RO-AR.com Podcast to Discuss AI Transition
An update with futurist and psychologist Graham Norris on how organisations and individuals should think about rapid change.
Oct 7, 2025


Graham Talks About How to Handle Uncertainty on "Lies My Ego Told Me" Podcast
Futurist and Dr. Graham Norris joins host Lilo Armandie explore how to make better decisions under uncertainty. Learn practical ways to overcome perfectionism, overachievement, and feeling overwhelmed.
Sep 22, 2025


Dr. Norris Discusses Procurement on the CIPS Futures Podcast
A guru in organisational psychology, Norris shares how practical strategies like 'backcasting' and 'mental time travel' can help procurement and supply professionals unlock their inner strategists, even amidst a backdrop of uncertainty.
Aug 31, 2025


Dr. Graham Norris Explores the Psychology of Foresight on The FuturesCoach Podcast
Dr. Graham Norris joined host Prof. Dr Jan Mosedale on The FuturesCoach podcast to unpack why long-term thinking is so psychologically difficult, and what leaders can do about it.
Apr 14, 2025


Lux Capital Welcomes Graham Norris on its Riskgaming Podcast
Ian and Graham discuss what makes us blind to the future, why psychologists have not been heavily represented in futurism, the difference between individual and organizational approaches to foresight, and why scenario thinking is an important approach to understanding challenges.
Mar 14, 2025


Graham Norris Featured on LACE Partners' "HR on the Offensive Live Stream" to Discuss the Futurist Mindset
Graham Norris appeared as a featured guest on LACE Partners' HR on the Offensive live stream, joining host Chris Howard for a conversation on the "futurist mindset" and its growing importance for skills-based organizations.
Feb 4, 2025
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