Peter Fisk’s Blog
AI enables China’s social credits, Lil Miquela is the end of influencers, and the $500bn potential cannabis market
January 10, 2019
The Most Contagious Report 2018 is a great way to summarise the zeitgeist. The annual snapshot of the world’s consumer markets is both insightful and provocative, exploring the creative and cultural trends that are driving brands and innovation around …
Guanxi … What can we learn from the power of personal relationships in Asian business culture?
January 8, 2019
Guanxi loosely translates as personal connections, relationships or social networks. It implies trust and mutual obligations between parties, and it operates on personal, familial, social, business and political levels. Having good, bad or no guanxi im …
The World in 2019 … ubiquitous AI, authentic realities, blockchain identities, immersive retail and brands mean more
January 6, 2019
After a rollercoaster year of political, environmental and economic change, business and consumers are taking a deep breath. Brands are assuming a more meaningful role in consumers’ lives … becoming civic leaders, advocates, even therapists, driving …
Digital Coffee … Nespresso is driving digital innovation to bring people’s coffee experiences to life
January 2, 2019
Nespresso might never have existed if we hadn’t set ourselves the challenge of making the ultimate espresso. In 1986 the first Nespresso capsule-based system was launched … “Gamechanging” innovation that answered this important business question: “Ho …
The Infinite Game … Most games have finite boundaries, and measures of success … but not business
January 2, 2019
How do great businesses achieve long-lasting success? How can you build long-term value and healthy, enduring growth – to play the infinite game? Do you know how to play the game you’re in? In finite games, like football or chess, the players are kno …
Every breadth you take, every move you make … Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react
January 1, 2019
Your world changes, and so should you. Yet so often we find comfort, security and laziness in staying the same. As human beings we have programmed ourselves to love stability, not change. To avoid testing situations, different and even challenging our …
Happy new year! … ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! … Godt Nytår! … S Novim Godom! … Antum salimoun! … 新年快乐 / 新年快樂!
December 31, 2018
Sometimes all we need is a new beginning. So here’s a big “cheers” to thinking about positive change, as the year changes too. Don’t forget the past, to build on what you’ve done so far. But jump to the future, then plan your journey future back, with …
Future proof yourself against the political, economic and cultural challenges of technology … 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
December 31, 2018
Sapiens was an obscure Hebrew-language history of humanity, translated into English in 2014, and then sold more than a million copies when Mark Zuckerberg included it in his 2015 reading list. Ridley Scott now wants to turn it into a TV series, whilst …
Tracksmith launches Hare AC … Sports brands lead the way in building communities of people sharing passions
December 28, 2018
Tracksmith, the Boston-based retro running clothing brand with a devoted following, recently launched its Hare A.C. running club. Membership is priced at $128 annually and includes not just a free racing vest, early access to major launches, and exclus …
Leading beyond a VUCA world … time for leaders to embrace the future more positively, their space to add value
December 28, 2018
Nearly two decades ago, military planners coined an acronym to capture the nature of an increasingly unpredictable and dynamic world. They called it VUCA—an environment of nonstop volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. The world today embod …