Business Futures Lunch Poole

🩵 'Futures & Scenarios' Lunch

🩵 1200-1400 Wed 15 Oct 2025 hosted by Bournemouth & Poole College in the Boardroom at their Poole Campus

🩵 Early bird £25 (til 1030 26 Sep) General admission £30 (from 26 Sep) +eventbrite fee Students attend free

We're delighted to join forces with Bournemouth & Poole College for the first 'Business Futures' Lunch Series. We'll be exchanging notes over a bite to eat whilst we take a glimpse into the future and map out some 'Futures & Scenarios'. (This session is an evolution of the popular Business Futures Coffees).

Initially we'll explore what's on the radar... the headwinds, tailwinds (challenges, opportunities and emerging trends) before identifying, honing in on and mapping a range of likely scenarios. We'll finish the session developing contingencies and actions for you to take back to your business.

🥙 🧋🎤 🔮 Lunch, Chat and Insights on the agenda.

We'd love it if you'd join us..

AGENDA

In interactive lightening rounds we explore...

What's on the radar? What are the latest trends? Where are the opportunities?

We'll develop a range of scenarios, map contingencies & action plan

1200 Arrivals & Networking (15 min)

1215 Introductions & Optimism Scale (over lunch)

1225 'Talent, Skills and Relevance in a Technological Age' A few words by Stuart Palmer, Director of Creative Digital Tech & Service Industries, Bournemouth and Poole College.

⚡️Interactive Lightening Rounds ⚡️(25 min)

1235 Look Back (last business quarter) Key Fracture Points? Key Successes or Wins?

Look Forward (next business quarter), Pain Points, Opportunities, Game Changers?

1300 Key Trends & How might things play out (40 min)

- Futures & Scenarios

- Contigency Planning & Action

1340 Networking (20 min)

Benefits of attending

>Insights into upcoming headwinds and tailwinds affecting business and the economy

>Identify common themes, trends, opportunities and gamechangers

>Anticipate industry changes and inform corporate strategy

>Have fun, engage & connect with other Movers, Shakers & Rising Stars

>Break out of silo-thinking

Thanks to Stuart & the team at Bournemouth & Poole College for hosting us over a delicious lunch. We're excited for this new series and look forward to welcoming you!

Best wishes, Mo (Pale Blue Hat)

A trio of events - futures & scenarios, roadmapping, strategy lab

Two more events are planned in the Business Futures Lunch series - a Roadmapping session (Operations, Goal-setting and Action Planning) ahead of the New Year and a Strategy Lab in early 2026!