Peter Fisk’s Blog
Catching the Hallyu … This week I’m in South Korea, exploring a culture of innovation that spreads across the world
July 22, 2019
“The Korean Wave” (sometimes known as “Hallyu”) is a broad theme to describe the global popularity of South Korea’s cultural economy exporting pop culture, entertainment, music, TV dramas and movies. Hallyu originates as a Chinese word which, when tran …
The future is rapidly becoming our reality … Microsoft’s Julia White uses Azure and HoloLens to deliver a keynote by her own hologram in Japanese
July 19, 2019
Microsoft is all about enabling people to do things they never dreamed they could do. For Microsoft’s own CVP of Azure Marketing, Julia White, she never imagined she could stand on the stage at this week’s Microsoft Inspire 2019 event in Las Vegas, whi …
The challenge of mass impoverishment … “The 99% Organisation” seeks a world where everyone is at least 50% better off than today
July 18, 2019
The median wage earner is poorer today than they were in 2007. This is mass impoverishment. Mark Thomas, a friend and co-author, has just written a fantastic new book, and launched an entire movement no less, to address the inequalities of our rapidly …
GE’s Ideas are Scary … B2B marketing is just as creative, and emotionally engaging, as B2C marketing
July 16, 2019
B2C and B2B marketing were once easily distinguishable from one another. Consumer marketing was highly polished, it looked great – it was about people, emotions, big ideas, aspirations, futures, it built engagement, desire, preference and drove intuiti …
Dreams and Details … Leadership according to Jim Hagemann Snabe and Mikael Trolle, fusing the worlds of business and sports
July 9, 2019
Jim Hagemann Snabe and Mikael Trolle should know a bit about leadership which delivers results. One is Europe’s leading industrialist, the chairman of Siemens, whilst the other is a world-leading sports coach. Leaders at every level of business are str …
Conscious Deceleration. Algorithmic Beauty. Morality Recoded. Revelation Brands … a peak at some of the big “trends” shaping today’s markets
July 7, 2019
Trends can be exciting, inspiring and sometimes even insightful. They spark our imaginations, shape our innovations and confirm our intuition. They help us make sense of the big picture, and where we are going, and how to tune into consumers today. The …
“Everything you know about AI is wrong” … How to build the nexus between humans and intelligent automation
July 2, 2019
Artificial intelligence will radically change our lives, but just not in the ways you might think. You’ve been made to believe that AI will take your job. The truth is AI will deeply change the nature of work itself and lead to the creation of jobs tha …
“Take a deep breath, think about where you’re going next, and open your eyes” … How mindfulness became big business
July 2, 2019
“Take a deep breath, think about where you’re going next, and open your eyes.” I open my eyes. There’s no one in the room. It is just how I left it. In fact I’ve just spent the last hour, focusing on my breath, body and the sounds around me. I’m not at …
Better questions = better answers … How a “Socratic” approach to leading and learning enables more critical thinking, and better action
July 2, 2019
Critical thinking will be the number one skill for business in the 21st century (according to the World Economic Forum, Harvard Business School and The Institute for the Future). Being intensely curious about our changing world, being open minded to ex …
How to deliver a better keynote … 7 ways to inspire, educate, and entertain your audience as a keynote speaker
June 29, 2019
I spend most of my life travelling around the world to conferences, annual meetings, in-house workshops, and other business events, as a keynote speaker. I talk about the future of business, and in particular how to lead that future in a way that inspi …