Peter Fisk’s Blog
Nina Davuluri … from Miss America to the White House, to a skincare brand and campaigns for diversity and social impact
November 22, 2018
Nina Davuluri is an inspiring woman. I recently met her on stage at the WIL Economic Forum in Dubai UAE. She is of course most famous for winning Miss America, celebrating diversity and her mixed Asian-America heritage. More recently her fame has taken …
Train to the Future … exploring new ideas and innovation for rail travel, from Maglev to Hyperloop, trains and stations
November 22, 2018
In a future where 75% of people live in cities, the world’s population stands at 9.5 billion and there are advances in technology that can only be dreamed about today, the Future of Rail 2050 takes a user’s perspective and explores how rail travel migh …
What’s the future of books? Time for publishers to embrace the potential of data to drive more intelligent growth
November 19, 2018
You can download my opening session here: Future Book Forum 2018 Who is the most profitable company in the music industry? Sony or EMI you might suggest, but be a decade out of date. Apple or Spotify might be the smarter choice in a digital world. Inst …
The Future is Female … We all need “more female” attributes to seize the opportunities of an incredible new world
November 19, 2018
Last week I was in Dubai, with a highlight being to deliver the opening keynote of the Global “Women in Leadership” Economic Forum. Organised by the excellent Naseba team, this event was established in 2006 when it broke new ground in the Middle East b …
Human Capital… developing the potential of humanity in a technological world … the future of education, healthcare and work
November 19, 2018
Human capital is a nation’s most valuable asset, and the key to its future growth. However in a world of disruptive change, we need to develop people in new ways – talent, vitality and achievement – in order to ensure a better human future. “The world …
Inside the consumer’s mind … Denmark’s Martin Lindstrom comes home to explain what really matters today
November 19, 2018
Martin Lindstrom is a great guy, a good friend. His perceptive insights into the consumer world engage his audiences through a mixture of movie star performance and very simple storytelling. The last time we met was on a stage in Zorlu Center, Istanbul …
Google’s Matt Brittin talks with me about leadership and innovation, and business as a force for good, at the Thinkers50 European Business Forum
November 16, 2018
It’s easy to have a go at Google. Or should we say Alphabet? It’s a huge business, incredibly successful over the last 20 years, and relentlessly innovative in harnessing the power of information and technology, to drive progress. Google has become the …
Technology’s flight of nature … how the potential of network-based business lies in the beauty of the starling murmuration
November 16, 2018
What is the best explanation of the blockchain? What is the fundamental behaviour many of the new technologies, that harness the power of networks, that facilitate the strength of collective intelligence, through more collaborative and intuitive approa …
Inside Medtronic’s Applied Innovation Lab … a focus on improving patient experiences, services and outcomes
November 15, 2018
Before Medtronic’s Applied Innovation Lab existed in brick-and-mortar form, it was constructed out of cardboard. “We ordered 40 sheets of four-by-eight cardboard,” explains Brian Bechard, of Medtronic. “Everything we wanted in the space was put togethe …
Sustainable Finance … Nordea Bank’s Sasja Beslik joins me at the Thinkers50 European Business Forum to talk about how banks can be a force for good
November 12, 2018
Nordea Bank’s intrepid head of sustainable finance, who narrowly escaped Bosnia with his life at 19, joined me on stage at this year’s European Business Forum to talk about how money can be a force for good. Sasja Beslik always knew life would not be s …