Peter Fisk’s Blog

The Great Reset … Why the Covid-19 pandemic is a unique opportunity to reimagine our future, to recode our business, to reinspire humanity for a better world

June 3, 2020

Thanks to a small bit of contagious RNA we are all now unwilling participants in a seismic experiment that is shaking the foundations of society, technology, economics, healthcare and more. Dan Pink wonders if it’s a message from the future. Klaus Schw …

Robots take control in new “low-touch” economy … Esben Østergaard creates world’s first fully-automated Covid-19 swab-testing robot in Odense, Denmark

May 29, 2020

At the age of 4, Esben Østergaard built his first Lego robot. Four decades later the Danish entrepreneur has developed and sold two robotics companies for €560 million and is an early pioneer of the “cobot”, which are nimble and flexible collaborative …

“Reprogramming the American Dream” … Microsoft’s CTO Kevin Scott takes inspiration from his rural roots in search of a new vision for AI

May 29, 2020

Having spent much of the last year working with Microsoft, helping them to reframe and reenergise their focus on their markets, it dawned on me how important their acquisition of LinkedIn was a few years ago. While $26 billion might seem a hefty sum fo …

Learning from China, as it recovers first from Covid-19 … the post-pandemic economy might be a lot worse than we think, warns The Economist

May 27, 2020

3 months after China’s lockdown was lifted, the nation is recovering from the worst effects of Covid-19, and the rest of the world is looking for clues as to how the post-pandemic world might look. In many ways, China has returned to around 90% of its …

How YourChoice realised that in niclomaside, a contraceptive drug, they had a potential Covid-19 treatment … and immediately created ANA Therapeutics

May 27, 2020

Lots of companies have pivoted during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Companies from Burberry to Louis Vuitton sprang into action making protective equipment and hand sanitiser. Airbnb shifting to online experiences when its physical travel and accommod …

Leaders are forged in a crisis … Jacinda Ardern and Mette Frederiksen to Kevin Johnson and Brian Chesky … through empathy, clarity and trust

May 26, 2020

Leaders are forged in times of crisis. Most obviously we have seen the soaring leadership of Jacinda Ardern, Mette Frederiksen and Tsai Ing-wen as they calmly guided their nations – New Zealand, Denmark and Taiwan – through uncertainty. And we have see …

How Kanye West built Yeezy … the billionaire rapper makes his money not from his music but from his 11% royalty on every pair of Adidas’ Yeezys

May 25, 2020

Kanye West is a nine-time Grammy Award-winning American rapper, record producer, and fashion entrepreneur. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, and his third album Graduation in 2007. His …

Liquid Business … Covid-19 is accelerating a shift in how we work and compete, with the emergence of new types of “liquid” business models

May 23, 2020

The global pandemic is accelerating our shift to the future of work, the future of retail, the future of healthcare, the future of education … more “liquid” in the way it fuses physical and digital, employees and consumers, purpose and profit. The pand …

The new Global AMP from IE Business School … for leaders ready to step-up in a post-pandemic world … to embrace a more liquid learning experience

May 22, 2020

The Global Advanced Management Program (Global AMP) is IE Business School’s flagship program for executives stepping up to lead the future of business. It’s time for leaders to step up, to create a better future It’s for leaders who are stepping up to …

Time to move forwards, to reimagine the future … we are all now participants in a seismic experiment … from chaos to catalyst, time to accelerate innovation

May 17, 2020