Peter Fisk’s Blog
Circularity: Guiding the Future of Design … Nike launches its guide to sustainable innovation in a circular economy
January 29, 2020
Nike has launched a new approach to sustainable innovation, building on its previous approaches known as Considered, and the circular economy. John Hoke, Nike’s Chief Design Officer says “One of the most powerful things design can do for Nike, athletes …
Xenobots and diagnostic t-shirts, limitless wifi and coffee-powered cars … innovations that will change our world in the 2020s
January 23, 2020
Get ready for more change in the next 10 years than we have seen in the last 250 years. If that sounds like yet more sci-fi hyperbole, then think again. Each of these innovations are currently well advanced in their development, and recently reported o …
“At least 40% of all businesses will die in the next 10 years… if they don’t figure out how to change their entire company to accommodate new technologies” … 75 facts about business innovation today
January 23, 2020
Kraft Heinz’ market cap has fallen by around 50% over the past 12 months, turnover in the executive ranks has increased, and the company’s inability to keep pace with changing consumer tastes is largely to blame. In a briefing with investors, Kraft Hei …
Why we need the “Davos Manifesto” for a better kind of capitalism … The Universal Purpose of a Company in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
January 21, 2020
Marc Benioff today said that “Capitalism as we know it is dead. This obsession with the pursuit of profits just for stakeholders does not work.” The Salesforce CEO is also author of a fabulous new book Trailblazer, in which he argues that in a world of …
Gamified brand and retail experiences … from Alibaba’s black cats and red envelopes to Nike Fuel, Headspace Streaks and Duolingo Games
January 21, 2020
For the last few years I have watched the growth of Alibaba’s 11:11 (aka Singles Day) Shopping Festival in awe … the numbers of participants, and their spending, are just staggering. Last year, $30 billion (213 billion Yuan) sales in 24 hours, rising …
Tinker Hatfield is the pole vaulting architect who became a shoe designer, and head of Nike’s Innovation Kitchen, turning sneakers into objects of desire
January 19, 2020
Tinker Hatfield joined Nike in 1981, having started out as a pole vaulter and then trained as an architect, and rapidly became its lead shoe designer. He realised that his architectural skills could be applied to shoes, and is credited with designing t …
Question Burst … Questions are much more powerful than answers, says Hal Gregersen … the challenge for leaders is to ask better questions
January 18, 2020
At the core of an innovative and capable leader is the ability to ask catalytic questions that uncover false assumptions and lead them down productive, new paths. The Leader’s Dilemma suggests that leaders inherently are shielded from the information t …
Comic-Strip Leadership … 7 animated movies to inspire how you lead your business, your people and your future
January 17, 2020
Leadership is not what it used to be. The definition of leadership is shifting from what you could call the Steve Jobs model, the recognition of a singular individual who is founder and CEO, to a definition that has almost nothing to do with your title …
What are your strengths as a leader? Positive psychology proposes 6 virtues and 24 character strengths
January 15, 2020
“Character Strengths and Virtues” is a fascinating psychology handbook that brings together the work of many different projects to create a classification system for widely valued positive traits in people. The aim is to present a measure of humanist i …
Ari Weinzweig and his Zingerman’s Deli … “the coolest small company in America”
January 15, 2020
Zingerman’s is a gourmet food business group based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The original business and still the flagship store is Zingerman’s Delicatessen in the town. Starting from the original deli, Zingerman’s Community of Businesses (ZCoB) has …