The Difference Between an Innovative Product and a Reindeer Sweater
You can’t outspend the big guys — but you can outsmart them. Marriage and innovation share more than you’d think — mainly the same mistakes,…
From Experience to Technology and Back Again: Can AI Make Apple Great Again?
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Apple since Jobs died. I hated the transition that Apple made from an experience company trying to be a…
Military spending climbs in uncertain times
When geopolitical stability is at its worst, countries begin to redirect spending to rearming their defence forces. But how much are they spending? We all…
Small hustle, big power
How entrepreneurs can use ai to work smarter, reach wider, and grow faster In many parts of the world, business is moving at neck breaking…
CONVERGENCE: WATER AND CO-BENEFITS
I recently read the just-published Globescan and WWF report, The Future Water Agenda Report. I contributed my perspective on corporate water strategy and creating greater…
The three laws of lasting brand storytelling
Most brand storytelling fails because it ignores how the human brain truly works. The marketing world is littered with “inspirational” campaigns that vanish without a…
In the Age of Applause, Who Dares to Think?
Charisma built the stage—but only intelligence can build the future Imagine the year is 1983. Harold Geneen, former CEO of ITT, stands before a graduating…
Speedboats and tankers Future‑proofing marketing through innovation labs
Modern marketing leaders face an ocean of technological change. In this turbulent sea, even the mightiest corporate “tanker” – a large, successful enterprise – can…
Building Smarter Companies, One Diagnosis at a Time
I remember sitting across from Ben, a CEO friend I’ve known for many years now. He’s that rare breed of entrepreneur – started his first…
The AI-Driven Evolution of Management – Navigating the shift to Insights-Driven Organizations
The business landscape is undergoing profound change (besides the big buzzword craze about AI), driven by the relentless advance of data technologies, artificial intelligence (AI)…
Strategic flexibility ≠ spinelessness
In 2007, my company’s strategy was simple – sell at high prices. The world was bursting with money, and we were rushing to make the…
Letting Go of the Wheel – How AI is Steering the Future of Work
Business transformation in the next five years In a quiet predawn hour, a lone articulated lorry barrels down a motorway in Yorkshire without a driver…