Peter Fisk’s Blog
Be More Human … Joe Coulombe’s inspiring Trader Joes, the rise of Superhumans in Denmark, and the Future of Work
May 15, 2022
Human skills will grow in value – complex problem solving and creativity, emotional intelligence and partnership building. Let machines do the simple, repetitive tasks. In a world obsessed with the potential of technologies, it is human ingenuity that …
Radically Human … technology advances are making tech more human … How can human-centric innovation transform your business?
May 8, 2022
“Technology advances are making tech more … human.” From the blockchain, to the metaverse, to emotional AI, digital technologies are rapidly advancing at a time when enterprises face more pressure than ever to innovate to gain a competitive advantage …
Covid-19 almost killed Airbnb … but then the travel brand used the catalyst of change to drive new innovation and growth
May 4, 2022
Airbnb was on a roll. Born out of the financial crisis of 2008 when three young guys decided to offer airbeds to rent on their apartment floor, with a bowl of breakfast cereal thrown in as added value, to become a serious alternative to the world’s ste …
“The Code Breaker” … the story of Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
May 3, 2022
How Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had le …
Business Tools with Purpose … B Corps and Doughnuts, Conscious and Circular, Diverse and Inclusive, Net Positive and Actionable Impact
April 26, 2022
Purpose defines what the business contributes to the world, or equally, why the world would be a lesser place if the business did not exist. Purpose creates an enduring cause which the business is willing to fight for. For some this might be an urgent …
Exploring the “Global 50” future opportunities … innovating in a world of quantum shifts, in search of growth, prosperity and wellbeing
April 1, 2022
“Over the past 50 years, humanity has witnessed exponential developments that have resulted in the sort of change that previously took 500 years to achieve. Our progress is advancing at an accelerated rate. The cumulative effect of creativity, technolo …
The Tesla of strawberries, turning pollution into plastics, everyone is a designer … Inspired by the world’s most innovative companies of 2022
March 30, 2022
Fast Company has been my go-to source of business inspiration for the last 25 years. Back in the late 1990s every youthful business person was flocking to launch a start-up, to harness the power of the new technologies – the internet – to throw aside t …
The Growing Power of Circularity … from Ecovative’s mushrooms to Lanzatech’s biofuels … 10 steps to more positive impact
March 17, 2022
The curse of plastic is everywhere – in our overflowing bins, along beaches, and in trees. Retailers across the world have recognised the problem, charging for plastic bags in some countries, making plastics a criminal offence in others. Humans have p …
Think it, make it … 3D printing is ready to transform manufacturing and supply chains … Who are the most innovative companies?
February 23, 2022
Imagine if anything could be made on demand – to order, in seconds, at home? Clothing. Maybe you will subscribe to the Prada design platform, which gives you access to thousands of clothing designs. Click to select the one you like, tweak it a little t …
Finding the Future First … exploring new perspectives and possibilities … to unlock your 12 best sources of new growth
February 21, 2022
In the summer of 2019, fires ravaged the Amazon rainforests, causing alarm around the world. For Brazil’s João Paulo Ferreira, CEO of Natura, one of the world’s largest cosmetics company with a passion for sustainability, it was a disaster. Natura is c …