Peter Fisk’s Blog
The future of luxury … How can luxury brands capture the new luxuries of time, individuality, authenticity, belonging and experiences?
May 18, 2017
Luxury, as defined by the Oxford dictionary, used to be “a state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense.” Today’s luxuries are no less scarce, but more emotional than physical, and they don’t necessarily come at great ex …
Rightmove … the home-buying portal, that is the world’s most innovative growth company 2017, according to Forbes
May 18, 2017
Rightmove, the UK’s home-buying portal with more property listings than any other platform in that country, has just been recognised as the most innovative growth company, according to Forbes Magazine’s annual ranking. The London-based company was a fi …
The Publishing Pinball Machine … exploring the tech trends that are fast and randomly shaping the future of books
May 18, 2017
Technology has had a significant, rapid and often random impact on every industry. Publishing is no exception. Depending on your perspective, it might feel like you or your business is being bounced around at random. But from a different perspective, t …
Exponential business growth … forget the technology, instead think about it in terms of customers and communication, communities and networks
May 13, 2017
Exponential growth is the rate of change measured over a given number of equal time intervals. Basically, when a business grows by 100% (or doubles) over multiple time intervals, each increase of 100% is added to the starting value, resulting in compou …
The trust deficit … Samsung’s executive corruption to United beating up passengers … people trust business less than ever
May 11, 2017
Samsung was once the challenger brand loved by millennials across the world. Then the batteries of its new phones, the Galaxy Note 7, started exploding impulsively and were banned from flights across the world. Soon after Samsung’s top executive Jay Y …
Leading the Future … a series of white papers for business leaders to drive smarter innovation and faster growth.
May 10, 2017
“Leading the Future” is a series of white papers by Peter Fisk exploring the challenges and opportunities to drive smarter innovation and accelerate growth in today’s incredible world. You can explore and download each of the white papers here: Leaders …
Fast forwards … relentless change demands a new approach to strategy, to guide smart innovation and fast growth
May 9, 2017
We live in an unprecedented time – more change in the next 10 years than the last 250 years. Scary but incredible. Anyone in business still trying to hang onto the old models which made them successful is a fool. We need innovation just to stand still. …
It’s not a job, it’s a revolution … How can cultural values inspire business to innovate smarter and grow faster?
May 8, 2017
We have all heard, and yawned, at the mission (purpose, vision, direction) statement that seeks to be the best in the industry, love every stakeholder, and make the world better. We have all glazed over at the list of values (organisational, cultural, …
Nike’s Unlimited Stadium … with a 200m LED-paced running track, so you can race against your virtual self.
May 8, 2017
In the centre of Manila, Nike has constructed a pop-up arena that has been dubbed the world’s first full-size LED running track. Taking over an entire city block, the layout of ‘unlimited stadium’ is derived from the footprint of Nike’s LunarEpic runni …
Design thinking in action … 35 great examples of companies using “design thinking” to drive innovation and growth
May 7, 2017
Design thinking is a process for creative problem solving Design thinking is a term coined by David Kelley, founder of IDEO and the Stanford d.school. It utilises elements from the designer’s toolkit like empathy and experimentation to arrive at innova …