Peter Fisk’s Blog
Noma 2.0 … Reinventing the “best restaurant in the world”
February 28, 2018
Approaching Noma, perhaps the world’s most famous restaurant, one can’t help feel the sort of trepidation that comes with any trip to a high-end dining experience. Fancy restaurants are by their nature intimidating places – expensive, filled with wealt …
Food Futures … how technology is disrupting the food we eat, and how we create and sell it
February 27, 2018
% Arabica’s Japanese coffee shops and Aussie Farmers Direct speeding from field to fork, Ava Winery’s perfect artificial wines and Scotland’s Brewdog that gives equity to its “punks”, Deliveroo transforming food delivery and Graze healthy snacks by su …
How do you work? … CEOs are incredibly normal people … Get to know them as humans and you will achieve much more
February 23, 2018
I remember my first day as a CEO (it was in early 2004, I had just been appointed the new leader of a mid-size 500-person organisation). I found my office and settled in, worked out my plan to get started. Lots of people to meet, lots of listening and …
The New Silk Road … China’s “belt and road” strategy will change the landscape of global trade
February 23, 2018
Gaige kaifang was the period of China’s economic reforms and opening-up to the world that began in the 1970s. During this time, the country largely adhered in its foreign relations to the taoguang yanghui (“hide our capacity and bide our time”) mantra …
Future Hackers … Leading business with a future mindset, driving agile innovation and faster growth
February 23, 2018
How do you win in a world of relentless change? Download summary of my keynote: Future Hackers You know you need to innovate more than ever. You need to think bigger, and different. Not just as an occasional project, but as a continual stream of revolu …
China in Africa … Irene Yuan Sun introduces her new book “The Next Factory of the World” on China’s industrialisation of Africa
February 21, 2018
Just a few years ago, China’s car-clogged streets were instead full of bicycles. The speed of China’s transformation is remarkable, sparked by its industrial revolution. In the last 25 years, China has gone from producing 2% of global manufacturing out …
The New Luxury … “something rare and hedonic, authentic and experiential, and socially engaging”
February 19, 2018
My recent work, and articles, on the changing nature of “luxury” have attracted much attention … in particular the shift from tangible to intangible, product to experience, iconic to personal. Working with Cartier, one of the key insights was that lu …
Radical Optimist … how the best leaders inspire people, enhance performance and accelerate progress
February 15, 2018
Leaders inspire people, performance and progress. Inspiration comes from a positive outlook on a confusing and uncertain world. It comes from being able to make sense of often-bewildering change, and to have a clarity and confidence about what the futu …
The Autodesk Innovation Genome … they make digital design tools to help companies innovate, so how do they innovate?
February 13, 2018
Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing wi …
Istanbul’s entrepreneurs seek to survive and thrive in an uncertain world
February 10, 2018
Istanbul has become a second home to me. For the last 12 years I have hosted the largest marketing conference in the city each year, and worked with the business leaders of many Turkish companies – from Akbank to Aster Textile, Eczacibasi and Garanti, …