Tomorrow Today

Born and raised in Johannesburg , South Africa , Barrie moved to Durban in 1993 after taking up a position at a large Youth Development NGO, where he worked in Kwa Mashu for 2 years, training and developing life-skills facilitators.

His next move was to head up the International Youth Development Centre, a project that specialized in recruiting young adults from countries outside of South Africa and placing them in community development projects in and around Durban . During this time Barrie was instrumental in developing a National School Development Project (Siyithemba) for one of South Africa 's largest Youth Agencies. He also spent some time lecturing and supervising students in the Child and Youth Development Department of Natal Technikon (now Durban Institute of Technology).

Having stepped out of the non-profit NGO world Barrie has worked in a variety of industries and companies. In each case, he has had responsibility for developing and managing new projects. Barrie is well known for his creative thinking and the bundles of enthusiasm he brings to any environment he works within, as can be seen in the success of iSoc Solutions, a people and organizational development consultancy, and now with TomorrowToday.biz

Perhaps one of the most interesting things about working with Barrie is his generation of new ideas, once clocked at an amazing 2 every 13 minutes. While the speed of this kind of idea generation brings with it some remarkable duds, Barrie has watched some of his ideas find life and soar to great heights.

Barrie is at his best when working to create environments that invite potential and energy from people. His experience in the not-for-profit world has helped him develop 'not the usual suspects' when it comes to tools for motivating people. "In the not-for-profit world, money, power, position, perks, etc. aren't readily available. Leveraging the values and purpose of an organisation become critical when creating motivating environments for under-paid staff and part-time volunteers."

Barrie is a member of the World Future Society.

Barrie has been married to Leisha since 1993, and they have 2 beautiful daughters.