Peter Fisk’s Blog
Private labels can be more powerful and profitable than classic brands, enabling richer experiences and faster growth
March 15, 2017
When I want to cook a great dinner at home, I head straight to Marks & Spencer’s food store. M&S’s Cook range of premium quality, organically farmed self-assembly dishes makes entertaining easy. Not only do they bring together all the ingredien …
Welcome to Halo … the world’s best coffee, in a way that’s best for the world.
March 7, 2017
I love it when people who talk about ideas, actually go ahead and make them happen. A couple of years ago a friend of mine, Brett King, an Aussie consultant who wrote the seminal book Bank 2.0 on the digitisation of banking, went off to NYC and made hi …
Dream big, and let your passion shine … Richard Branson’s poem to entrepreneurs
March 2, 2017
A couple of years ago, I spent the day with Sir Richard Branson. I wanted to know what drives one of the world’s most famous entrepreneurs, and to learn a bit about what he is really like as a person. He’s very down to earth, self-deprecating and maybe …
Germany’s favourite brands … Adidas’ originals, BMW’s new business models, and Weleda’s anthroposophy
March 1, 2017
I’m doing lots of work in Germany right now. It’s a country I know well, having studied and lived in the beautiful southern town of Freiburg im Breisgau. I’ve always been a big fan of German cars too, from my first Volkswagen Polo to the ultimate Audi …
Design thinking with Fortnum & Mason … the beautiful reinvention of a British retail icon
February 28, 2017
In the early 1700’s William Fortnum was employed as a footman in the household of Queen Anne. In 1707 he and his then landlord Mr. Mason, established their grocery supply business. In 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson Charles, went into the service of Q …
Airbnb’s equality, Starbuck’s refugees and Zuckerberg’s future … Brands need to be bold and brave in a polarising world
February 27, 2017
Brands and business need to be bold and brave to win in today’s world. They need to stand up for what they believe in the world, to talk about more than their products, to care about their societies and futures. Of course ‘purpose’, ‘meaning’, ‘relevan …
Mapping Innovation … start with a problem, not an idea … then decide the right approach to innovate
February 25, 2017
Innovation comes in many shapes and sizes, typically an organisation has a whole portfolio of innovations at play, from incremental improvements to game-changing breakthroughs. Of the portfolio is often not well structured or balanced, and the approach …
Deviant innovators … think like a pirate, hustle like a gangster, make it up like a hacker, create your alter ego
February 23, 2017
Who are the greatest innovators in the world? Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford. The usual suspects. There is a myth that innovation comes only from people who are genetically endowed with the ability to innovate. It’s always the lone innovator, si …
What will the world look like in 2030? Here are 8 predictions that will change our world in practical ways
February 23, 2017
What will the world look like in 2030? That’s really not so far away, just think about what you were doing 10 years ago. However the next 10 years is likely to see huge change – largely driven by technology, but with implications for humanity, society, …
Creating the future one click at a time … why Amazon has just been voted the world’s most innovative company
February 13, 2017
“I have the best job in the world because I get to work in the future,” says Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. It’s actually 25 years since the former Wall Street banker studied the wildfire growth of internet start-ups, went home to convince his wife, and ne …