Redistributed future: the IBM and Twitter partnership
“The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet” I get reminded of this quote from William Gibson all the time. Almost everyday I’ll spot a situation where applying a technology...
View ArticleInnovation in partnerships
“The emergency exits are here, here and here.” Airbnb partners with KLM at Schipol Airport When we think about innovation it tends to be in the context of devising new products and services....
View ArticleThinking Lean? Think Social Business
Lean production at Toyota. Source: http://www.toyota-forklifts.ch For my money, Lean Thinking is one of, if not the most influential management philosophy of the last sixty years. Ever since the 1950s,...
View ArticleMy prediction for 2015
Source: visitlondon.com This is less of a prediction and more of a hope. And for brevity’s sake I’m restricting myself to one because after all; there are enough lists of 2015 predictions out there...
View ArticleCut outs #6: New business models
In August last year Ello burst on to the scene, promising an ad-free social networking experience and later establishing itself as a “public benefit corporation“, as a way to seal that promise....
View ArticleCut outs #7: Time for a social network shake-up?
New social tools pop up all the time, and long may that continue. A few stories I’ve spotted recently though suggest a bit of shake-up is happening amongst the popular social platforms. Emarketer has...
View ArticleTaking an edge
Not sure what the lease rate is on this one. Source: http://www.lingscars.com The other day I was planning a client workshop with a colleague, when we discovered our mutual love of www.lingscars.com...
View ArticleLeadership and Open Innovation
Yesterday, Innovation Excellence published a forthright post by Paul Sloane about the factors impeding the growth of open innovation. IE lays the responsibility squarely on CEOs, who, the post argues,...
View ArticleFrom the ridiculous to the sublime
A week ago the Internet was buzzing with debate about the colour of a dress. Today the Salvation Army turned it into a provocative and thought-provoking advertising campaign about domestic violence....
View ArticleEmbracing complexity: an open approach to innovation
Before I joined IBM I worked on a project with a healthcare company to launch a new approach to drug development. The client had spent quite some time working on the new approach and had already...
View ArticleEnhancing innovation through M&A and investments
Last week I gave a presentation at the 100% Open Innovation Union about how companies can enhance innovation through mergers, acquisitions and minority stake investments. M&A and investment is a...
View ArticleCut outs #8
Data transparency and building trust at The Guardian Pew Research showing how young and old want to get their news in different ways Planning to create a new kind of porridge? The secret to success for...
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Superhuman – Channel 4 releases new ad for Rio Paralympics Net Neutrality – Tim Berners-Lee makes plea to European regulators Wearable tech goes Underground – acrylic nails with embedded RFID Oyster...
View ArticleWhat did Innovation Labs ever do for us?
A former colleague of mine used to say that ‘we’re all making it up as we go along.’ He didn’t mean that as consultants we deliberately set out to deceive, but that in a fast-changing business world...
View ArticleCut outs #10
What does it take to reach Digital Maturity? An alternative route to success? The power of Anti-Goals Mission, Vision, Guiding Principles, Values: What do they all mean? Enterprise – Start-up...
View ArticleMBA reflections #2
Last weekend I graduated from my MBA course at Warwick Business School. The ceremony marked the conclusion of three years’ of hard, but incredibly rewarding and very enjoyable, work – despite the...
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New business models: Chinese music fans paying their way with streamed music Time for more intelligent ad placement tech? P&G slashes digital ads by $140M Rip it up and start again? Tribulations of...
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VC expansion: How developed is the global venture capital market? Fit for purpose? Viewpoint on how to build a marketing organisation for today’s consumer market Find your own highway: why Harley...
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Flying car concept vehicle, Frankfurt Motor Show 2017. Courtesy of TechAcute / Flickr Some driving-themed cut outs for the Frankfurt IAA Motor Show… Hurry up! The automotive revolution is speeding up...
View ArticleThe subtle art of diplomacy
Paul Lim / flickr Over the past week, Donald Trump has addressed the United Nations for the first time, delivering what the FT described as a ‘tirade’ against the United States’ adversaries. Brexit...
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