Peter Fisk’s Blog
Jibo, the social robot … plus eSight3 and Halo Top … Time Magazine’s 25 best inventions of 2017
November 20, 2017
After revealing the 100 most influential people of 2017, Time Magazine‘s annual review continues with their 25 best inventions this year. Considering hundreds of inventions worldwide, the unranked list features everything from electronics, clothing, fo …
Fantastic and interactive, 3D and intelligent … AR marketing has become a $120 billion creative industry
November 19, 2017
AR has seen a huge growth over the last three years, embraced by brands to create more engaging, more interactive, and more talked-about “experiential” promotional activities. Consumers are happy to “augment” their world with useful content, informatio …
Tom Peters tells me about his search for excellence … as he receives the Thinkers50 lifetime achievement award
November 19, 2017
Tom Peters received the Thinkers50 Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday at what has become “the Oscars of management thinking”. Amidst hundreds of fellow business gurus, the great Charles Handy introduced Tom’s personal “search for excellence”, a journ …
Thinkers50 Global Awards 2018: Who is the world’s most influential business thinker?
November 13, 2017
At Thinkers50 we dedicate ourselves to bringing together the best ideas for business leaders, curating the theories and practices of gurus across the world, to help leaders think smarter and win in a fast-changing world. Over the last year we’ve been i …
Ready? … Vodafone seeks to capture a bigger idea of “optimism”, in its new brand strategy and biggest ever ad campaign
November 6, 2017
Brands are powerful and valuable, yet also fragile and intangible. Capturing a brand “concept”, beyond a name and logo, designs and streamlines, products and services, is never easy. The brands that do have attitude. Their big idea is universally recog …
“Making Better Choices” … Launching the next Thinkers50 European Business Forum … applying technology for people and profit
November 3, 2017
Today I’m back in Denmark’s fairytale city of Odense – combining Hans Christian Andersen’s storytelling of the past, with the city’s new role as Europe’s leading robotics and drones hub. The perfect place to create the story of the future, and to bring …
Welcome to Neom … Saudi Arabia’s $500bn future metropolis, human and robotic, 33 times larger than New York City
October 30, 2017
“The land of the future, where the greatest minds and best talents are empowered to embody pioneering ideas and exceed boundaries in a world inspired by imagination.” Neom is the vision of Saudi Arabia’s 32 year old heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salm …
Sophia, the intelligent humanoid robot … built on the traits of creativity, empathy and compassion
October 27, 2017
“Hello, my name is Sophia. I would like to go out into the world and learn from interacting with people. Every interaction I have with people has an impact on how I develop and shapes who I eventually become. So please be nice to me as I would like to …
Flow … a new handbook for fast and agile changemakers
October 23, 2017
Every enterprise needs to transform and become business agile. Flow is a handbook for how to go about finding that elusive business agile culture. The book is a step-by-step digital transformation guide, showing you how to become more collaborative, in …
UAE becomes first nation to appoint a “Minister for Artificial Intelligence”
October 20, 2017
I spend a lot of time working in the Middle East, and particularly in UAE, supporting both private and sector to drive big ideas and impact through innovation. What marks out the nation from others, including those more obvious innovation-obsessed plac …