Peter Fisk’s Blog
Happier homeworking with Zoom … how Eric Yuan developed the world’s fastest growing web conferencing business … which has doubled its value in the last 3 months
March 29, 2020
It’s a difficult time. All around us, the chilling news updates on our screens and social media are relentless as the COVID-19 pandemic multiplies across continents. The human tragedy, concern for our loved ones, frustration at politicians, admiration …
Reimagining capitalism in a world on fire … Rebecca Henderson on stakeholders, purpose and sustainability … and how business can save the world
March 28, 2020
“Free market capitalism is one of humanity’s greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catast …
The human and economic impacts of COVID-19 … What should business leaders do now, to support people and society, whilst also sustaining their businesses?
March 26, 2020
It’s a difficult time. All around us, the news updates on television screens and social media are relentless as COVID-19 multiplies across our cities, nations and continents. The human tragedy, concern for our loved ones, frustration at politicians, ad …
Whilst everyone else is losing their heads, the companies of tomorrow are being created right now … How to survive and thrive in crazy times
March 23, 2020
The future might seem chaotic and uncertain. 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 crisis, go …
The World’s Best Innovation Labs … from Boston Dynamics to CERN, DeepMind to MIT Media Lab, PARC and Alphabet’s X
March 20, 2020
What do you think of when you hear “innovation lab?” You may have in mind something closer to the original innovation lab, which was the Skunk Works at Lockheed Martin started decades ago. Innovation labs have shifted beyond the traditional, insular R …
Ecoalf and Sanyo partner in Japan … upcycling the world’s waste into fabulous new fashions … including its advertising posters … “because there is no planet B”
March 20, 2020
Spanish eco-fashion brand Ecoalf this month launched in the Japanese market with a joint-venture with Japanese clothing company Sanyo Shokai. Ecoalf opened its first store in Tokyo as part of the omni-channel strategy that will cover retail, online and …
Danone’s transformation with purpose … Emmanuel Faber is showing how the largest companies can be B Corps, with a better approach to business
March 19, 2020
“We do not consider the purpose of this company to be returning money to shareholders. There is a broader purpose.” says Emmanuel Faber, CEO of Danone. As the realities of climate change meet the injustices of wealth distribution, many people are strug …
Business Recoded … Whilst we marvel at extreme feats of human performance, we also know that technology has the potential to outperform humanity.
March 19, 2020
In an exclusive extract from my forthcoming book Business Recoded, meet one of the most inspiring concepts shaking up today’s world. DeepMind embraces the opportunities of relentless change, the incredible latent power of artificial intelligence, and t …
Business Recoded … Ali Parsa, founder of AI-enabled Babylon Health, giving people fast and remote access to care, believes that we will now see a rapid shift to eHealth
March 16, 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 …
The future of AI and synthetic life … China’s new world order and the trust economy … How to explore the tech trends, their implications, and apply them to business
March 16, 2020
When is a strategic trend, just a passing fad? Distinguishing between strategic shifts and current fads is not easy. The easiest way to cut through hype is to remember that trends are driven by fundamental shifts in demographics, the economy, technolog …