Peter Fisk’s Blog
Changing the game with new technologies and new business models
September 10, 2016
This month’s HBR features a useful article on how the combination of new technologies and new business models can transform markets. Here’s a summary: A business model that can link a new technology to an emerging market need is the key to industry tra …
Why many business model innovations fail … Google+ compared to Car2Go
September 9, 2016
“The hard truth about business model innovation” is Clay Christiansen’s theme in a great article published by MIT Sloan’s Management Review. Whilst there is no doubting the Harvard professor as the uber-guru of innovation (and indeed, business models s …
The Future CMO Report … new roles, new rules, in a world where people consume 9.83 hours of content a day
September 5, 2016
The role of the chief marketing officer (CMO), and indeed of marketing itself, has been under debate for years. Is it more art or more science? Does it warrant a seat at the top table or is it just a sales-support function? Is it a strategic role or is …
Elon Musk : How to Build the Future … and his Masterplan for the Next 10 Years
September 1, 2016
Elon, if you were 22 today, what would the five problems that you would think about working on be? “I think if somebody is doing something that is useful to the rest of society, I think that’s a good thing. Like, it doesn’t have to change the world. If …
2025 “exponential” vision … $1000 brains and 8 billion hyper-connected people
August 30, 2016
Exponential thinking is not just about thinking big, it is about the steps to go from small to big. If I were to take 30 linear steps, I’d end up 30 metres away. But if I said to you take 30 exponential steps, one, two, four, eight, sixteen, thirty-two …
The 6Ds of “exponential” … digitised, deceptive, disruptive, dematerialised, demonetised, democratised
August 29, 2016
Exponential thinking is not just about thinking big, it is about the steps to go from small to big. If I were to take 30 linear steps, I’d end up 30 paces or 30 meters away. But if I said to you take 30 exponential steps, one, two, four, eight, sixteen …
Mahatma Gandhi to Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King and Steve Jobs … What’s the right style of leadership for you?
August 27, 2016
Fortunately, businesspeople and psychologists have developed useful frameworks that describe the main ways that people lead. When you understand these frameworks, you can develop your own approach to leadership, and become a more effective leader as a …
The smart home … from lighting to thermostats, door bells and home fitness
August 25, 2016
Nest, the brand of cool thermostats seeking to do for the home, what the iPod did for music recognises the emotion associated with making the home a smarter, better place to love … “We love home. It’s the best place in the world. But not everything i …
nuTonomy launches world’s first self-driving taxis in Singapore
August 25, 2016
Self-driving cars have been much talked about over the last 12 months, but for most of us it still seemed like science fiction. Distracted by the sleek electric vision of Tesla, self-driving seemed like a step beyond in terms of industry change, but ha …
10 characteristics of growth champions … learning from Apple and Google, Amazon and Samsung … they are ambitious, disruptive, and fast
August 18, 2016
Growth Champions is a global research project seeking to track and interpret the best ideas for growth. 20 global companies were studied in detail, each having successfully built a culture and strategy that delivers growth and beats the competition. Th …