Peter Fisk’s Blog
The Future of Food … Embracing the rapidly changing world of food, driving innovation in products and experiences, and reinventing value in dynamic markets
January 20, 2026
Food is no longer a slow-moving sector defined by incremental change. It has become one of the most dynamic arenas of reinvention in the global economy — shaped by economic pressure, scientific breakthroughs, cultural shifts and radically changing cons …
The Rise of Brands as Intelligent Companions … how AI is transforming brands from sellers into always-on partners in people’s lives
January 18, 2026
The uncomfortable truth is that most brands were not built for the world they now operate in. They were designed for scale rather than relevance, for broadcast rather than dialogue, and for efficiency rather than intelligence. Artificial intelligence c …
“You can’t create the future with yesterday’s business model” … It’s time for leaders to step up in a world of exponential tech, structural shifts, multiple crises and relentless change
January 18, 2026
This week, many of the world’s business leaders are meeting in Davos, Switzerland. It’s a carnival of walking boots and super-padded coats, where business leaders meet, politicians like to be seen, and consultants dominate, trying to sell their next pr …
The Next/Now Innovation Playbook … 33 practical innovation tools to shape the next decade … from AI-enabled co-creation to foresight flywheels and next-gen business models
January 15, 2026
Innovation is no longer episodic. It is continuous, strategic, and existential. The forces reshaping business — artificial intelligence, platform economics, climate transition, demographic shifts, geopolitical fragmentation — are not incremental trends …
What happened to sustainability? … from corporate rallying cry, to quiet embedded reality … and why it matters more than ever
January 5, 2026
There was a moment — not so long ago — when sustainability felt unstoppable. It was the shining topic on the covers of business magazines, a headline on every CEO’s quotes page, and the go‑to strategy theme for keynote speeches at global forums. Boards …
My Top 10 Business Predictions for 2026 … from agentic productivity and human authenticity … to new trade hubs and Sanaenomics … the new capabilities of leaders, and value-creators of tomorrow
January 5, 2026
2026 is likely to be the moment when the “great experimentation” of the early 2020s matures into a period of deep structural accountability. For business leaders, the coming year represents a shift from a world of boundless digital possibility to one o …
The Apple Leadership Playbook … Steve Jobs created the future, and a $100bn business … Tim Cook monetised and scaled it to $3 trillion
January 3, 2026
Steve Jobs versus Tim Cook. Visionary versus manager. Genius versus steward. The man who conjured the future versus the man who filed it neatly and shipped it on time. It is the kind of binary that makes for brilliant dinner conversation and genuinely …
From Autobahn to Algorithm … How the shift from engineering excellence to software intelligence is redrawing global leadership in the automotive business … from BMW and Mercedes to BYD and Xiaomi
January 2, 2026
The global automotive industry is in the midst of a historic transformation. For more than a century, European car makers have defined the standards of design, engineering and prestige. Brands like Volkswagen, Mercedes‑Benz, and Porsche became synonymo …
How to thrive in 2026, and beyond … a manifesto for business leaders … 12 resolutions, and a 100 day plan … Resolve to prioritise your people and purpose, ecosystems and experimentation, clarity and courage
January 1, 2026
Happy new year! Download the new Global Business Trends Report 2026. Download Trend Kaleidoscope 2026 curating all the trend reports. What I Learnt in 2025 from Campari to Cartier, Mexico to Japan. If you’re a business leader reading this at the start …
AI’s acceleration of change … the Madisson Project explains how we have emerged from 2000 years of stagnation to the possibility of 20x growth every century
December 27, 2025
How the long-run GDP research of Angus Maddison and the updated datasets from The Maddison Project at the University of Groningen frame the case that AI could accelerate healthcare, science, and innovation cycles enough to shift the global growth rate …