Set the bar honestly and it can be cleared with ease. Create unrealistic expectations however, and prepare to see people left disappointed. Edith Piaf allegedly had a...
Tag - Reinvention
Stories of strategic transformation and bold new directions
Nadya Zhexembayeva began discussing the need for Chief Reinvention Officers in 2015. A decade on, reinvention is more relevant than ever. Nadya Zhexembayeva was 14 when...
The Last Word: The hard test for companies is finding out whether or not they’re willing to stop pretending while they still have a choice. This week, I read a post...
Too many firms say too much about too little and miss the news that counts. In a hollowed-out media, the press release is overdue a rethink. “If you’ve got nothing to...
The Last Word: Bogotá shows that urban resilience works only when housing, transport, water, and public spaces are redesigned together. Last week, I argued that the...
From catching up to shaping Europe: Five strategic resets, and a 5C Framework for winning the Second Age of Leadership in emerging Europe. For thirty years, Central and...
The Last Word: Urban intelligence gives us the capacity to redesign daily life before a changing, warming climate makes cities unliveable. On July 23, weather stations...
A struggling firm reaches for artificial intelligence as it once reached for innovation. Neither saves a business the sums no longer favour. Lip-Bu Tan took charge of...
The Last Word: One more client might buy some time, one more initiative may create some new energy, but neither is enough to save a company. Ask IT companies what is...
The Last Word: Reinvention is the ability to turn learning into a different path. It means changing what you do, and how you create value. I read an interview with...
Fewer Europeans are eating out and margins are thin. Their way back runs through theatre, delivery and a smaller, cheaper table than before. Guido Zöllick got his tax...
The Last Word: Creativity is not the ability to summon ideas out of nowhere, but to recognise a real possibility before it becomes obvious. We tend to imagine creativity...