Peter Fisk’s Blog
Secrets of a Shoe Dog … what I learnt about business from Nike’s co-founder Phil Knight
May 7, 2017
Phil Knight always wanted to be a sub-4 minute miler. In the late sixties he trained with the elite athletes at the University of Oregon under Bill Bowerman, the unorthodox coach who would try anything (like moulding his athletes rubber shoes with a wa …
Nike’s Breaking2 is brand innovation at its best … inspiring people to do more, moving the world forwards
May 6, 2017
Today I woke at 04.45 to watch a Twitter livestream from Monza’s F1 track in Italy. Three of the world’s best long-distance runners lined up in the dark to challenge one of sport’s biggest barriers – to break two hours for the marathon. The Breaking2 p …
How to drive innovation and growth in a slow growing, fast changing world … Preview of the Thinkers50 European Business Forum
May 3, 2017
The Thinkers50 European Business Forum takes place next week on 9-10 May in Denmark’s fairytale city of Odense. It brings together many of the world’s top business thinkers and Europe’s business leaders. Why does it matter? European business leaders fa …
Dante’s Infinite Monkeys … Mike Dover’s new book about how technology can amplify evil, and what to do about it
May 3, 2017
Many books have been written about the Internet and other emerging technologies as a force for good, yet it can also amplify evil says Mike Dover, author of the bestseller Wikibrands. His new book Dante’s Infinite Monkeys: Technology Meets The Seven De …
Surly Penguin … craft spirits hand-made from organic fresh fruits
April 27, 2017
Founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneur Chris Olshan and his wife, Kristy Olshan, Surly Penguin & The Distillery was a dream forged by hard work with a kiss from luck and fate. As in the case of many great inventions, the business was born out of an …
Designer Danes … Just Eat to Joe and the Juice, Lego and Pandora … Who are Denmark’s most disruptive innovators?
April 26, 2017
Danes love to innovate. They love to create and play, to appreciate design and newness. From your earliest childhood memories with Lego bricks, to the compulsion of Movie Star Planet, the dream of sinking into your BoConcept chair and turning up your B …
The spirit of mottainai … a Japanese term conveying a sense of regret at what we have wasted … and protect what we have
April 25, 2017
Mottainai is a Japanese term conveying a sense of regret concerning waste. The expression “Mottainai!” can be uttered as an exclamation when something useful, such as food or even our time, is wasted, meaning roughly “what a waste!” Everyday usage of …
Amazon Day 1 … Jeff Bezos writes his 2016 Letter to Shareholders about “making high velocity decisions”
April 17, 2017
Today Jeff Bezos sent his annual letter to his shareholders. It went like this: “Jeff, what does Day 2 look like?” That’s a question I just got at our most recent all-hands meeting. I’ve been reminding people that it’s Day 1 for a couple of decades. I …
Change your brain, Change your game … 15 big ideas to help business leaders win in a fast-changing world
April 15, 2017
Thinkers50’s European Business Forum brings together Europe’s business leaders with the very best new ideas in business – including from the world’s #1 business thinker, #1 business leader, and #1 business coach. Markets of relentless change, exponenti …
“Obsess over the customer. Resist proxies. Make high-quality and high-velocity decisions … at Amazon, it is always Day 1”
April 13, 2017
“Obsess over the customer. Resist proxies. Embrace powerful, external trends. And make high-quality and high-velocity decisions.” These are some of the ways a company can avoid becoming a “Day 2” organization, according to Jeff Bezos. At Amazon, it is …