Peter Fisk’s Blog
Project Aristotle … what Google learned from its quest to build the perfect team … group dynamics, emotional intelligence and psychological safety
November 6, 2018
Teamwork is key to how most organisations get things done. Teams are where innovative ideas are conceived and tested, and where employees experience most of their work. But it’s also where the biggest problems can arise in limiting the effectiveness of …
Blockchain 10 years on from Satashi Nakamoto’s white paper … how decentralised and distributed “networks of trust” are reinventing every industry
October 31, 2018
Blockchain technology has now been around for over a decade, with Satoshi Nakamoto’s whitepaper that started it all having celebrated its tenth anniversary on October 31 2018. There have been numerous twists in the tale during this time, with much hype …
Sustainable Fashion …. Eileen Fisher’s journey of social consciousness … from human rights to environment and reuse
October 28, 2018
Eileen Fisher is a womenswear clothing brand that focuses on simple dressing through timeless designs and sustainable practices. Amy Hall is Eileen Fisher’s Director of Social Consciousness. She sits at a desk with an amazing view, overlooking the Huds …
Inside the future of marketing … Nestle’s Digital Acceleration Lab brings the Minority Report to life
October 22, 2018
The old idea of marketing was that you develop a product, you launch, and promote it to mass markets with mass advertising. And hope the sales will come. The problem, of course, is that markets are much more complex. They are noisy and competitive, so …
Time to activate your happy chemicals … dopamine, serotonin, endorphins and oxytocin
October 19, 2018
I recently came across a great article Hacking into your Happy Chemicals by Thai Nguyen on his inspirational blog The Utopian Life. Now based in Florida USA, and studying for a doctorate in law, Thai also writes for the likes of Huff Post and Entrepren …
The Corporate Innovation Ecosystem … understanding the components, processes, activities and tensions which make innovation thrive in large companies
October 15, 2018
In recent years the notion of innovation ecosystems has largely become commonplace. This can be explained in particular by the rapid emergence of the notion of open innovation. Large companies want to interact with startups and vice versa. “Innovation …
The Magic of Business … How business leaders can embrace their inner magician, to find new sources of innovation and growth
October 12, 2018
A rabbit out of a hat, a card trick, the mystery of something appearing that wasn’t there before. Can you recall the first magic trick you saw? No matter what the trick was, the feeling it left behind is what stayed with you–the awe, the wonder and the …
Tomorrow’s Shoes … How Black Mycoskie started Toms by chance, and the concept of One for One, whilst travelling in Argentina
October 10, 2018
Blake Mycoskie was travelling in Argentina, learning to play polo, in 2006. It was here he started his shoe business, Toms by accident. He met some women in a bar who were in the country to donate shoes to children and he offered to help distribute the …
Reinventing Fashion … How technology is enabling radical innovation in the way fashion is designed, bought and worn
October 3, 2018
Fashion retailers are under pressure. Many physical retailers, such as H&M and Zara have seen their sales decimated by the growth of online competitors like Asos and Zalando, who themselves are struggling to reach the expectations of investors. The …
Amazon to Decathlon, Modiface and Moby Mart … how the high street is being reinvented with digital technologies
October 1, 2018
Is the high street dead? Of course not. It’s just being reinvented. Whilst everyone talks about the rise of online shopping, it’s easy to forget that 75% of goods are still bought in physical stores. Shops will not die out any time soon, but they must …