Since 2007, Philippe has collaborated with hundreds of startups and advised numerous multinational corporations on disruptive innovation strategies. He also teaches MBA courses in Europe and Shanghai.
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European automakers, including industry giants like Volkswagen, Renault, and Stellantis, are embarking on what is somehow an unconventional strategy for them: competition. After ignoring China's electric vehicles (EVs) and Tesla for a decade and a half, their back-to-the-wall, the only way out is now ramping up a collaborative
Technology
Most multinationals are rushing to implement AI-powered chatbots as the simplest way to demonstrate they're doing something about AI. And that's fair, as we all recently discovered the power of a fluid (yet automated) conversation with an AI agent in one way or another. What we
Consulting Kickstart
The third part of our 9-week journey of kickstarting your consulting business is certainly the most difficult to get to in real life. It's about pricing... your value. It's also the most transformative step for any consultant.
Technology
As of February 2024, NVIDIA commands a market capitalization of $1.793 trillion, securing its position as the third most valuable company globally based on market cap, remarkably surpassing Google in valuation (this will change in the next few weeks or days as Amazon might trade slightly better anytime soon)
Technology
You might not know the author and media/technology analyst Neil POSTMAN, and it's a shame. In 1998, he gave a famous talk in Denver, Colorado about technological change. The talk delimited five big ideas about how technology brings change to society and culture that still resonates with
Technology
An interesting exercise I'm currently going through is preparing a new class for an MBA program in Paris. The class is about 'Technology Trends.' To which I was about to add "whatever that means," but it's too dismissive. New MBA class on
Hot Takes
I know I will have to stop writing about the automotive sector in Europe as I'm getting tired and sad about how they've been checking all the wrong strategic boxes for over a decade. And yet, although I feel we hit rock bottom, they seem to
Consulting Kickstart
The second part of our 9-week journey of kickstarting your consulting business is about seeding your network and activating contacts "the proper way." And you might think it's not a science, but it kind of is, in fact...
Strategy
Although I must say I'm not very interested in Apple's latest device for many reasons I explained before, I'm still discussing it with many of our customers. This will pass, but for now, undeniably, the Apple Vision Pro is a huge question mark for
Strategy
I recently discussed with a friend who has been involved in different corporate innovation centers for many years about the many ways proper optionality can be built. And he was telling me how he was going back to Real Options strategy (I capitalize 'Real Options' because it'
Consulting Kickstart
The first part of our 9-week journey of kickstarting your consulting business starts with understanding the different types of expertise and which one(s) will structure your future trade.
Hot Takes
The consensus is not a surprise: everyone is waiting for Moore's law to kick in and make this device wearable. The hiccup is that we're talking about Moore's law as the one about microchip power, but other tech power laws about battery size (Koomey&