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Dr Morne Mostert is an international advisor on strategic foresight, thinking and executive decision-making, having had assignments in Geneva, Paris, London, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Melbourne, Baku, Tokyo, USA, Mexico and several other economic hubs across Africa and the Middle East.

He was appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as Commissioner on the National Planning Commission, where he serves as advisor on Economic futures, Internationalisation and Climate Change. He is a member of the renowned international think tank on Climate Change, the Club of Rome.

His award-winning thought leadership has been published internationally and he is a regular contributor to the business media on longer-term policy and strategy. He is the author of the influential book Systemic Leadership Learning – Leadership Development in the Era of Complexity, in which he proposes an innovative learning methodology, based on Systems Thinking, for the development of future leaders in a world characterized by near-chaotic change.

His most recent book, Executive Futures – A Quest for Quantum Curriculum, provides invaluable insights on thinking, intellectual development and strategic decision-making for senior executives.

Previously, Mostert was a member of the ILO international panel of experts on the future of work, was Director of the Institute for Futures Research and served on the board of the Bureau for Economic Research.

With a PhD in Technology and Innovation, Mostert is also the inventor of the Mindset Index, a world-first in the scientific assessment of strategic mindsets.

As an international speaker and facilitator, he uses his expertise in thinking and decision-making to ensure integration and optimisation of the learning experience for senior leaders.

His advisory and executive education specialisation focus on:

  • Strategic foresight and Futures Thinking
  • Systems Thinking
  • Strategy & strategic thinking
  • Mindset development
  • Design Thinking
  • Creative Thinking and Innovation
  • And a suite of other thinking and decision-making areas.

1.    Futures Thinking - How to think like a futurist and design the future

2.    Systems Thinking – How to think like a designer ecologist

3.    Creative Thinking & Innovation – Tap into your creativity for continuous innovation

4.    Mindset Index – Understanding the mindsets and philosophies that shape key decisions by critical stakeholders

5.    Future Finance – Rethinking value, values and valuations

6.    Design Thinking – Think like a designer

7.    Decision-making – a guide to the 21st century

8.    Systemic Leadership Learning – helping leaders to learn

9.    Complexity Management – developing your mind for complex decisions

10.Future of Work – skills and mindsets for the future

11.Anti-fragility – thriving as the result of disruption through Pro-silience

12. Being Human in the Era of AI – natural and artificial intelligence

• Appointed by President Ramaphosa on the National Planning Commission • Innovation Leadership Award • Ndlovu Award for research • Multiple publications, including books on executive development • Several international speaking and training assignments across the globe
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