Peter Fisk’s Blog
IKEA reinvents its business model … why businesses need to keep innovating the way they work
March 20, 2019
We lease cars. We rent designer dresses. When the lease is up, we return it and get another. Could a similar leasing model work for furniture? IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, is launching a subscription model where people can lease everyt …
Marginal gains … alcohol on bike tyres, and electrically heated shorts … from cycling to marathon running, education and healthcare, 1% improvement can make a big difference
March 20, 2019
I first heard about marginal gains whilst watching cycling. Dave Brailsford was the new performance director of Team GB, who in recent years have come to dominate the event. Marginal gains was said to be his secret to superior performance. From cycling …
Neuroplasticity: The Secret of “The Source” … Tara Swart’s new book on how to change your brain to live a better life
March 13, 2019
We used to assume that we each have our established ways of thinking and behaving, and as we get older the capability of our brain to learn and adapt becomes more difficult. Yet our brain can grow new neurons at any age. Each neuron can transmit up to …
Smart Business … Ming Zeng on what Alibaba’s success says about the future of strategy
March 9, 2019
Alibaba’s “customer-to-business” model shows how to use the power of AI and machine learning to respond to customers’ rapidly changing needs and aspirations. In Smart Business: What Alibaba’s Success Says About the Future of Strategy, Alibaba’s chief s …
Women in Business … Whilst female attributes are key to future success, we still don’t have equality
March 6, 2019
This week I’m in Copenhagen working with the Danish Diversity Council, and leading a fabulous workshop of female business leaders exploring the rapidly changing world, and what it takes to create and win in the future. Of course that’s not solely a fem …
Meltdown … what plane crashes, oil spills and dumb business decisions can teach us about how to succeed
March 5, 2019
“A crash on the Washington, D.C. metro system. An accidental overdose in a state-of-the-art hospital. An overcooked holiday meal … At first glance, these disasters seem to have little in common. But surprising new research shows that all these events …
Deconstructing the corporation … rethinking what it means to work, and to be an organisation
March 5, 2019
The average life of a company has been consistently shrinking, from 67 years in the 1920s to 15 years today, and dropping fast according to research by Richard Foster of Yale School of Management. At this churn rate, 75 per cent of the S&P 500 will …
Black Mirror in Beijing … China’s new social credit scoring system is being implemented right now
March 4, 2019
China plans to rank all its citizens based on their “social credit” by 2020. Citizens will be rewarded or punished according to their scores. Like private financial credit scores, a person’s social score can move up and down according to their behaviou …
The “extra” factor in business leaders … how ordinary people become extra-ordinary
March 3, 2019
Jack Ma began studying English at a young age, spending time talking to English-speaking visitors at the Hangzhou international hotel near his home. He would then ride 70 miles on his bicycle to give tourists tours of the area to practice his English. …
How big tech makes money … Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft … Are you the customer, or the product?
March 1, 2019
They have changed the world with their technology, harnessing the power of data and networks, some charging for your access to their content, and others charging others for access to you. For all of their similarities, it seems that there is not one mo …