The 9 Mistakes Venture Boards Make
Although in principle everyone agrees that corporations need to get better at mimicking the venture capital world when it comes to taking investment de…
Although in principle everyone agrees that corporations need to get better at mimicking the venture capital world when it comes to taking investment de…
The Fool on the Hill is a song by the Beatles which appeared on their 1967 album Magical Mystery Tour. The words describe the titular "fool" - a solita…
Recently I was captivated by an interview Anton Roux at ADC conducted with Martin Wolf – the Associate Editor and chief economics commentator at the Fi…
I am only half jesting! We have seen the rise of the Innovation officer, The Chief Digital Officer and the Chief Data Officer. We have heads of sustain…
In case you hadn’t noticed, although I am not at all sure how you could miss it, many of our most life-critical systems are rapidly unravelling. The cu…
Today all industries go through changes, making an understanding of the factors that influence purchase decisions highly important. With every firm att…
How many of us conduct our lives by simply replicating what we did yesterday. If we want things to change we need to act differently and focus where it…
If the digital economy age seemed to be an idea of a distant future some years ago, today it's becoming a living reality. With the changes brought abou…
I have started watching a new series on Amazon TV - Swamp Thing. For those who haven’t seen it, and it can be gory in places, the basic plot line is al…
Our final piece in the series focusing on the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak this week considers what comes after the pandemic. Read the other thought p…
The World Health Organisation has now declared the current outbreak of novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 a pandemic. They were slow to act. But at le…
In 2015 the Siemen’s CEO gave a speech at an exclusive private dinner for the wealthy and powerful in Germany. In the Q&A, the CEO was asked about …
The world of organisational culture has changed in the last 10 years. It doesn't matter if you are a manufacturer, financial services provider, a FTSE …
Why quarterly capitalism exists Usually, there is a natural conflict of interest between investors, founders, employees and executives. Far more often…
The real challenge at the heart of digital transformation is with visualising the future - and building networks that can cope with a huge range of use…
Sustainable competitive advantage? Seriously? In our time? Most business leaders I talk to agree that the days of sustainable competitive advantage ar…
Innovation is at the top of mind of most senior management executives across industries- be it healthcare, banking, insurance or retail. While it is vo…
Throughout the course of my career, I have been extremely fortunate to manage and lead innovation initiatives with companies in different parts of the …
We really do have this compelling need to have a new cycle of innovation design. A more integrated solution that takes our understanding of innovation …
When we walk into most large, traditional corporate organisations, the one thing they all have in common is the inability and reluctance to change; to …