Peter Fisk’s Blog
How AI will transform geopolitics … accelerating the rise of China, and enabling small companies to have super powers
February 12, 2020
In January 2018 China’s president, Xi Jinping made one of his frequent televised speeches on how his nation seeks to compete in a rapidly changing world order. The rhetoric was normal, for a communist leader, however what stood out more, were two books …
Business Recoded … Tan Le, the Vietnamese boat refugee who created Emotiv, a world-leading brainwave technology company.
February 10, 2020
In an exclusive extract from my forthcoming book Business Recoded, meet one of the most inspiring business leaders, shaking up today’s world. She embraces the opportunities of relentless change, the power of disruptive technologies, and the courage to …
Disrupt the Disruptors … corporates are on a mission to “fightback” against the disruption of start-ups … How will they do it?
February 6, 2020
“Fightback” is the mission for any large corporation in a world increasingly disrupted by young start-up businesses. Start-ups have become seen as the disruptors of markets – from Airbnb in accommodation to Netflix in entertainment – because they bring …
More brands changing the game … Sweetgreen to Blue Bottle Coffee, Just and Good Eggs, Ripple and Outdoor Voices, MakeSpace and Thumbtack
February 1, 2020
Good foods Sweetgreen … Founded in 2007, sweetgreen is a fast-casual destination for fun, delicious food that’s both healthy for you and aligned with your values. They source local and organic ingredients from farmers they know and partners they trus …
Business Model Innovation … How to embrace the opportunities of change, and transform your entire business for future growth
February 1, 2020
Download: Business Model Innovation by Peter Fisk Today’s business world is no longer stable and predictable. It cannot simply evolve from the past and extrapolate into the future. Yet too managers hope that their old models will continue to work. Th …
How to Fix Capitalism … Mark Thomas on inequality, stakeholder capitalism, and the need to create “clean, competitive markets”
January 31, 2020
Mark Thomas, a fantastic economic thinker, and a former colleague, wrote a great new book last year 99%: Mass Impoverishment and How We Can End It … Martin Wolf at the Financial Times said it was one of the best books of the year, saying: “A call to …
Ørsted, the Danish energy business, has transformed itself from black to green in a decade, and is now “the world’s most sustainable company”
January 30, 2020
Ørsted, Denmark’s leading energy company, based in Fredericia, is ranked “the world’s most sustainable company” for 2020 by Corporate Knights’ Global 100 Index. The Global 100 “World’s Most Sustainable Company” Report 2020 The Global 100 ‘World’s Most …
Brands from Coca Cola to Impossible Foods are embracing technology to change the world, and build more positive reputations
January 30, 2020
“The great miscalculation of the age is the idea that businesses have to make a choice: to become profitable, or become platforms for change. This is not the case” says Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, in his book Trailblazer: The Power of Business as …
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 …