PIVOT POINTS – in conversation with strategic thinker and Founder of Flux Trends, Dion Chang

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Dion Chang will make you think differently.



He is a strategic thinker, keynote speaker, a walking ideas bank and professional cage rattler.



He is one of South Africa’s most respected trend analysts and founder of Flux Trends, which takes the unique view of “trends as business strategy”.



Flux Trends specialises in identifying unexpected business opportunities within shifting trends, and specifically the impact of disruptive technologies – across all industries – ensuring that global trends have relevance when translated for African, and South African businesses.



Dion is passionate about assisting companies embrace change and embedding a culture of innovation into corporate operating systems. As a result, he is used as a management consultant for businesses facing change and struggling to adapt to a new world order.

He will see your blind spots and is not afraid to ask those difficult or uncomfortable questions.



He lectures Foresight and Innovation Implementation modules for executives and senior management at various business schools, including GIBS, UCT’s Graduate School of Business and Duke CE. He has devised and hosted three trend conferences, published three trend books and sits on the advisory board of the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment at WITS.
2 Nov 2023 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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