Peter Fisk’s Blog
The B2B Superpowers … ABB to Biontech, Climeworks and DSM, Fedex to Holcim, Illumina and Nvidia, Open AI to Stripe, Vestas and Waymo … Who are the most inspiring B2B companies, and how are they reinventing themselves?
March 27, 2025
B2B companies are worth 5 times more than B2C companies ($20.9 trillion, 70% of GDP globally), and typically with higher margins, more innovative, and faster growth … And yet often seen as the dull, industrial laggards of the business world … So wh …
The Great Reinvention … How every industry is being radically shaken up, and rapidly reinvented … Who will be the winners and losers, what will matter most, and what comes next?
March 18, 2025
Every industry is being reinvented. A perfect storm of technological breakthroughs, shifting consumer expectations, environmental imperatives, and economic uncertainty is driving radical transformation across every sector. The boundaries between indust …
The Innovation Mindsets of America vs Europe vs Asia … from the American dream to Europe’s social responsibility to Asia’s new ambition … What drives innovation, growth, and the future?
March 16, 2025
In a fast-changing global economy, the ability to grow, adapt, and innovate is no longer optional—it’s existential. Yet how companies pursue growth and innovation varies dramatically around the world. The business mindsets that shape these efforts are …
Future Thinking … 10 megatrends driving 50 transformational opportunities for the world … harnessing the power of tech to reimagine our health, environment, communities, systems and progress
March 14, 2025
It’s increasingly difficult to make sense of the speed of progress. The acceleration of AI is mind boggling, doubling in its power every 3 months. ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, and many others, will soon be displaced by a new generation of agentic bo …
Reinventing Fashion … Aster to Balenciago, Inditex to Fabricant, Uniqlo and Unspun … How fashion brands and retailers are becoming platforms for identity and culture, driven by community and sustainability
March 4, 2025
Reinventing Inditex Pablo Isla has arguably created a blueprint for 21st century fashion retail. I recently sat down with him, to talk about his career (he was twice ranked by HBR as the world’s #1 CEO) and the future of fashion retailing. We talked ab …
Becoming a Future-Ready Business … in a world of relentless change, organisations need to anticipate change, embrace innovation, empower talent, and align deeply with the evolving needs of society and the planet
March 1, 2025
In a time of accelerated disruption, technological breakthroughs, and mounting global uncertainty, the ability to adapt is no longer a competitive advantage — it’s a survival imperative. Companies that once thrived on scale, efficiency, or dominance ca …
21st Century City DNA … smart cities are about much more than technology … they’re about place and purpose, people and portfolio … so, how should we build the cities of the future?
February 28, 2025
Every week I travel to a different global city. I love the energy of New York, the culture of Madrid, the intensity of Cairo, the calm of Singapore, the landmarks of London, the boldness of Baku, the charm of Prague, the awakening of Jeddah, the fusion …
Regenerative Leadership … Hamdi Ulukaya’s greek yogurt to Mate Rimac’s supercars, Tom Szaky’s loops and Eva Karlsson’s take backs … leaders with a more enlightened approach to developing the future business, inspired by the principles of living systems and nature
February 26, 2025
In a world grappling with environmental degradation, societal disconnection, and systemic disruption, the dominant model of business leadership is proving inadequate. Traditional leadership often emphasises control, efficiency, linear growth, and profi …
Leading in an Age of AI … uncertainty and opportunity, complexity and speed … Most business leaders don’t yet have the skills to harness the potential of AI
February 24, 2025
“AI is the defining technology of our time. The question isn’t whether we use it, but how responsibly and creatively we lead with it” says Microsoft’s Satya Nadella. A recent study by Dataiku found that 74% fear they could be fired within the next 2 ye …
“Solving for Happy” in the age of intelligent machines … “Happiness is greater or equal to the events of your life minus your expectations of how life should be” says Mo Gawdat
February 22, 2025
Happiness, Mo Gawdat reminds us, is not the product of chance or circumstance. It is not something that happens when the stars align, when careers succeed, or when material abundance is achieved. Instead, happiness is a choice, an equation, and a disci …