April 07, 2019

Dion Chang - The Cesspit of Brand Communication

36 minutes

More about Dion Chang -

Dion Chang is a strategic thinker, keynote speaker, a walking ideas bank and professional

cage rattler. He is one of South Africa’s most respected trend analysts and founder of Flux

Trends, which takes the unique view of “trends as business strategy”.

Flux Trends specialises in identifying unexpected business opportunities within shifting trends,

and specifically the impact of disruptive technologies - across all industries - ensuring that

global trends have relevance when translated for African, and South African businesses.

Dion is passionate about assisting companies embrace change and embedding a culture of

innovation into corporate operating systems. As a result, he is used as a management

consultant for businesses facing disruption and challenged with adapting to a new world order.

He lectures Foresight and Innovation Implementation modules for executives and senior

management at various business schools, including GIBS, UCT’s Graduate School of Business

and Duke CE. He has devised and hosted three trend conferences and published three trend

books.

Apart from being an information source for cross-industry trends for many journalists, he also

writes columns for City Press, Acumen (a C-suite business quarterly for GIBS) and is a regular

podcast contributor to eBizRadio, as well as the #TrendFit business slot on The Carmen

Murray Show.

His 20-year experience in the media industry as a journalist and media spokesperson, enables

him to provide insights into the ever-changing relationship between brands, consumers and the

communication channels that bind them. He has a deep passion for youth trends and subcultures, as well as for innovation for greater good. He is an intrepid traveller, global citizen and proud South African.

Dion’s Business

Flux Trends - www.fluxtrends.com

LinkedIn - Flux Trends - https://www.linkedin.com/company/flux-trends/

Twitter - Flux Trends - https://twitter.com/fluxtrends

Instagram - Flux Trends - https://www.instagram.com/fluxtrends/?hl=en

Connect with Dion here -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dion-chang-a8b5379/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/dionchang

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dion.chang.ZA

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dionchang/?hl=en

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