Peter Fisk’s Blog
Disrupt or be disrupted … innovate smarter and faster by acting more like a startup … how established companies can use the “lean startup” methodology
June 26, 2019
Eric Ries has become the world’s guru to start-ups. And large companies too, who want to think and act faster, more creatively, and more dramatically, before they are disrupted by them. His book The Lean Startup has now sold millions of copies since it …
Maersk … change is never easy, particularly for traditional businesses in a digital and disrupted world
June 25, 2019
Maersk, the Danish shipping business, was another traditional company trying to compete in an increasingly digital and disrupted world. It struggled to understand how to respond to a new generation of shipping innovators, alternative transport provider …
The Corporate Athlete … business leaders turn to fitness, diet and sleep, as the ingredients for high performance
June 11, 2019
I’ve been running each morning for 40 years now. Give or take the occasional guilt-ridden absence due to illness or injury, it’s been a streak ever since I joined the school lunchtime running club as a 10 year old. I run in rain or shine, wherever I am …
The Age of AI … Smart robots, conscious computers, and the future of humanity … say hello to tomorrow
June 9, 2019
AI has become the predominant technology driver of our time. The term artificial intelligence (AI) has been used far and wide within the realm of data science and beyond – but what exactly is it and what are its capabilities? The premise behind AI is t …
Future of Work, Future of Education … Rethinking how to learn in a world of exponential change
June 9, 2019
What does the future look like? Ubiquitous, mobile supercomputing. Intelligent robots. Self-driving cars. Neuro-technological brain enhancements. Genetic editing. The evidence of dramatic change is all around us and it’s happening at exponential speed. …
Pay With Plastic … Corona teams up with Parley to let you pay for your beer with plastic waste
June 7, 2019
Corona launched a cause-driven campaign to celebrate the week of World Oceans Day (June 8 2019), according to a company press release. As part of its new “Pay With Plastic” program, the beer maker is accepting plastic waste in exchange for beer at reta …
Taming Tigers … Asian business leadership secrets from Ambani 🇮🇳 Gupta 🇸🇬 Horikiri 🇯🇵 Jianlin 🇨🇳 Le 🇦🇺 Ling 🇲🇾 Ma 🇨🇳 Son 🇯🇵 Xin 🇭🇰 and more
June 3, 2019
Whilst Asia is home to the world’s fastest growing markets, it is also where many of the best new ideas for business come from – both what to do, and how to work – applicable to every business leader anywhere. Western business leaders seeking new inspi …
“Platform” companies now dominate markets, fundamentally disrupting how value is created … time for a business model revolution
June 2, 2019
Platform businesses have radically disrupted the traditional business landscape. Not only by displacing some of the world’s biggest firms, but also by transforming familiar business processes, consumer behaviour and value creation, and altering the str …
17 Lessons from Asian Business … What can we learn from the amazing innovations and growth in China, Singapore, India and beyond?
June 1, 2019
The world’s most dynamic markets today are in Asia. China is the world’s second largest economy, a huge new and growing consumer market, and home to many of the world’s fastest growing companies. Alibaba to Baidu, BYD and Bytedance, China Mobile to Did …
“Make it your life’s work to remake the world, because there is nothing more beautiful or more worthwhile than working to leave something better for humanity” … Tim Cook’s Tulane commencement speech
June 1, 2019
On Saturday, 18th May 2019, Apple’s Tim Cook delivered the 2019 commencement speech to graduates of Tulane University in the New Orleans’ Superdome. You can watch the video, and read the transcript, below. “We forget sometimes that our preexisting beli …