Your customers, clients and employees are changing.
We help you future-proof your response
What matters today – and tomorrow
At Strategic Futures consultancy The Next Big Thing, we champion four business concepts:
Preparation, Adaptation, Innovation & Collaboration.
Four concepts that will drive growth and resilience: in customer strategy and workplace organisation.
Four ways to help any company safely navigate the choppy waters of tomorrow’s uncertain business landscape.
At Strategic Futures consultancy The Next Big Thing, we champion four business concepts:
Preparation, Adaptation, Innovation & Collaboration.
Four concepts that will drive growth and resilience: in customer strategy and workplace organisation.
Four ways to help any company safely navigate the choppy waters of tomorrow’s uncertain business landscape.
Prepared for an uncertain future
In our volatile world, it’s hard to predict what’ll happen next month, let alone next year. But Next Big Thing can reduce that uncertainty.
As Strategy and Innovation consultants, we lessen the ambiguity around business futures. And we help companies embrace volatility as a chance to identify new growth opportunities.
“They translate trends into real commercial opportunities.” Alex Owens, Insight Head, Sainsbury’s UK
“Their insights proved really useful to us.” Wayne Garvie, Head of Entertainment, BBC
“You should talk to them if you have any future thinking requirements.” Louisa Livingston, Insights Director, Hachette Publishing
Preparation. We paint a realistic picture of tomorrow so clients can make smarter strategic decisions.
Adaptation. We help clients adapt their strategies, models and products to appeal to tomorrow’s customer.
Innovation. We run in-house innovation programmes to enable companies to identify and manifest growth opportunities.
Collaboration. We help clients build a more innovative, agile, collaborative culture to help them thrive in an uncertain future.
Next Big Thing founder William Higham is a popular conference speaker on Future Business Strategy and Leadership. Do check out his latest showreel (right).
William helps his audiences anticipate and navigate an increasingly uncertain landscape. His engaging talks offer guidance on the future of customers, employees, ethics and technology, across sectors from Finance to Food.
He’s delighted audiences at events for FT to Barclaycard, Disney to Colgate, from San Antonio to Seoul. His talks have inspired thousands to face the future without fear, armed with practical ways to handle any situation.
“William’s provocative insights inspired the audience to think up great new ways to serve tomorrow’s consumer.” Matt Houston, Director of Strategy, Primark