Here we are at the beginning of 2012. First start, open the newspaper and catch up on the news.

On second thought, don’t read the newspaper.

It’s amazing – the newspapers would have it that financial catastrophe is just around the corner. Nicolas Sarkozy has been spreading the ‘good news’, quickly followed by Angela Merkel and David Cameron.

Well, we have chosen to unsubscribe : )

The first thing is that the economy will undoubtedly be challenging. How could it not be? The banks need more money and nations need to reduce debt. It is the ultimate noughties hangover. But does that mean our nation will implode?

Unlikely.

People forget that marginal recession is, whilst contraction, not the disaster that it is made out to be. It is indeed a problem for the Government, who depend on growth to finance the wopping debt they have created. But for us, it generally means a little less money in our pockets, a little tighter of the belt.

But life goes on. And indeed, for many companies, business has never been better. It seems we have a 2-speed economy. There is the Government (and the Civil Service), and there is the Private Sector. And one is doing a tad better than the other…

So, we will be starting 2012 having unsubscribed to the media hype.

But what does 2012 hold we wonder?

Well for futurestech, we will be busy. Super busy indeed. Our client list has grown by almost fourfold and so thus has our team. We are stretching our creative legs with projects that take us into the heavy world of technology. And social networking. And lots of creative stuff to help our clients stand out a little.

It’s a positive start to 2012. But more than work, we aim to stretch our minds a little. Here is a talk that challenges our thinking that we are in control of our decisions. Up to now, we thought so, but after watching this…