Learning Objectives:
- Recognize emerging signals before they harden into constraints or crises by understanding how subtle shifts in technology, governance, regulation, trust, and leadership are already shaping real-world decisions.
- Interpret patterns across domains rather than reacting to isolated risks, enabling more informed boardroom and executive conversations about accountability, evidence, and digital trust.
- Ask better questions at moments that matter most, using the radar and signal deep dives to challenge false confidence, clarify ownership, and treat trust as a design input rather than a reactive outcome.
Description:
Signals That Matter – 2026 Edition is an annual insight report by Mark Thomas that surfaces the quiet signals shaping governance, risk, digital trust, and leadership decisions long before they become headline events. Rather than predicting trends or ranking risks, this report helps leaders recognize emerging patterns, question assumptions, and understand where pressure is accumulating across technology, regulation, trust, and operating models. Designed for board members, executives, risk leaders, and governance professionals, it serves as a practical sense-making tool to inform discussion, sharpen judgment, and guide attention throughout the year ahead.