Today’s guest blog is courtesy of futurist & management consultant Jim Bottomley. His unique thinking models enable individuals and organizations to develop innovative plans for future success.

Can you be a truly great leader if you’re not at the very least a good communicator? The answer can be debated, but there’s no question today’s CEOs have a much better chance to reach their full potential if they’re also great communicators.

Today’s speaker guest blog comes from Leading Global Futurist, Trends and Innovation Expert Jim Carroll. It’s his inspirational, transformative thinking that will help you discover opportunity in an era of high-velocity change.

This week we’re kicking off our first in an ongoing ‘Hot Topics’ series. We’re going to bring you topical discussions from our expert speakers on issues taking prominence in the news cycle.

In recognition of the occasion, today’s guest speaker blog comes from International Champion of Human Rights
& Award-Winning Author Lt. Gen Roméo Dallaire (Ret), This year Gen. Dallaire stepped away from his previous role in the Canadian Senate to better forcus on The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, an organization which partners with military, police and peacekeeping forces, equipping them with tools to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers.

I would argue, however, that the issues facing the cupcake business illustrate a couple of what I call ‘Economorphic’ trends. That is, they are a live illustration of some of the economic and demographic forces that are morphing the world we have into a different one.