Peter Fisk’s Blog
The best ways to business leaders to “survive and thrive” through the crisis … defensive and offensive strategies that worked best in previous economic downturns
August 1, 2020
The future might seem incredibly uncertain right now. It’s only human to be fearful and even initially paralysed to the point of inaction. But for leaders it needs to be more. Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel, once said “Bad companies are destroyed by c …
The Wicked Seven … Seizing the opportunity of Covid-19 to find new joined-up solutions to the world’s greatest challenges
July 21, 2020
A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize. It refers to an idea or problem that cannot be fixed, where there is no single …
Singapore technology, Danish sustainability, Swiss finance … Small countries have become the most competitive in a world of uncertainty and relentless change
July 21, 2020
IMD’s annual World Competitiveness Ranking is now in its 32nd year, and showcases a wealth of data on the performance of national economies around the world. In 2020, Singapore has again ranked top, followed this year by Denmark, Switzerland, the Nethe …
Business Recoded … Wang Xing, the entrepreneurial leader of Meituan Dianping, the world’s most innovative company, delivering to China’s fast growth markets
July 21, 2020
In an exclusive extract from my forthcoming book Business Recoded, meet one of the most inspiring business leaders, shaking up today’s world. He embraces the opportunities of relentless change, the power of disruptive technologies, and the courage to c …
“Liquid” business models … the dynamic fusion of digital and physical concepts, devices, and channels … from Apple WWDC to Babylon Health, Icon Construction to Singularity Sushi
July 17, 2020
As lockdown shifts to downturn, we have seen how many companies have adapted to new low-touch, socially-distant norms. Cafes and restaurants have developed thriving street-food and delivery businesses, cinemas and theatres have become drive-in experien …
Visions for 2030 … What if we did things better? … Time to reimagine how we lead our businesses, and work together with society to create a better future
July 16, 2020
World Economic Forum recently asked the members of its Global Future Councils – academics, business leaders and members of civil society – to imagine a better world in 2030. Only by thinking about where we want to be tomorrow can we prompt the action w …
The Imagination Sundial … a new design tool to help us imagine what we might seek from the future … and how to build back better
July 9, 2020
“Don’t even try to recover, instead find a new path” was the challenging message from Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient who created microfinance as a way for people to escape poverty through work. He joined me online last month for The Re …
The $12 trillion sustainable business opportunity … how Cemex is using the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for innovation and growth
July 9, 2020
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) create a structured framework for developing better business strategies and transforming markets. Achieving the 17 goals, agreed by all member states in 2015, would create a world that is compreh …
Free the human spirit … Gary Hamel’s new book “Humanocracy” explores how to create organisations as amazing as the people inside them
July 1, 2020
Gary Hamel is one of the world’s great business thinkers. Today the world is facing many challenges from Covid-19, reducing CO2 emissions, addressing income inequality, cleaning up the oceans, to overcoming political extremism. “In a world of unrelenti …
The RSA’s Future Change Framework … How can we use the recovery from Covid-19 to create real, lasting change?
July 1, 2020
Many people – from future-looking corporate leaders to business academics, hapless politicians and passionate social activists – have asked how can we use the recovery from Covid-19 to create real, lasting change? We have seen dramatic change during th …