#UnrestSA: A Conversation with Ryan Cummings

“Every society is three meals away from chaos” - Vladimir Lenin

In this episode of The Small Print, Bronwyn is joined by Ryan Cummings of Signal Risk to unpack the facts and the fallacies behind the July 2021 riots. What should we be worried about? And what is just noise and distraction?

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Bronwyn Williams is a futurist, economist, trend analyst and host of The Small Print. Her day job as a partner at Flux Trends involves helping business leaders to use foresight to design the future they want to live and work in. You may have seen her talking about Transhumanism or Tikok on Carte Blanche, or heard her talking about trends on 702 or CNBC Africa where she is a regular expert commentator. When she's not talking to brands and businesses about the future, you will probably find her curled up somewhere with a (preferably paperback) book. She tweets at @bronwynwilliams.

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Flux Trends: https://www.fluxtrends.com/future-flux/futurist-in-residence/

Website: https://whatthefuturenow.com/

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Ryan Cummings is the director for Africa-focused political and security risk management consultancy, Signal Risk. He is also a founding member of the Nigerian Security Network and an independent consultant to various think tanks, international media houses and both the private and public sector.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pol_Sec_Analyst

Signal Risk: https://www.signalrisk.com/

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