Reboot your innovation mindset
Do you want to reboot your innovation mindset? Then, you have to look forward; not in your rearview mirror so much. You might look a tad crazy in the process....
Future-proofing your company
Innovation is taking responsibility for the fact that your company will still be there in 2022. Not everyone might be concerned right now, but you have to make sure that...
Why Ad Monetization is Wrong (Really)
In a recent article on Medium called The End of the Ad-Supported Web, Julien GENESTOUX is putting the finger on a many things I was obsessing with these last few...
Understanding the future of your market
https://youtu.be/RF5VIwDYIJk In a video called « The End of the Beginning », Benedict EVANS talks on the shifting point we are living as a global connected society and how to...
Interview – A change partner transforming HR at ING
Latest interview of transformation leader – Karin Parmentier is transforming HR at ING and beyond.
Alibaba, the Retail Operating System
Even more aggressively than Amazon, Alibaba positions itself from an e-commerce platform to a full-fledged retail operating system. https://youtu.be/336YkwayCD4 This is not so much about the shiny tech toys embedded...
How to build a McRib Strategy (Not)
I try to avoid talking mathematics when I address innovation strategy. As soon as I do it I’m victim of a very personal impostor syndrome (I’m not a mathematician) while...
The simplest definition of innovation
My first MBA class a long time ago was about finance. I was explained that the simplest (and probably most accurate) definition of finance is « Money over time ». It struck...
Are Internal Influencers The New Face of Your Marketing?
If you’re trying to understand how retail tries to adapt to an always-on, always connected customer base, US department stores are fantastic case studies. Macy’s, the largest of them, went...
On new mobility business models
When we arrived in the Netherlands two years ago, we adjusted our mode of life immediately. The key thing was to get rid of our cars. Who needs one if...
Demystifying China Social Scoring System
I’ve seen and read lately a lot of non-sense on how China is building a global surveillance network of its citizens through social scoring. Truth be told, it is not...
IRU World Congress Keynote
[embed]https://www.icloud.com/keynote/0adfCjz0--CGK6dU_4F8aNDKQ#2018_IRU_-_Philippe_MEDA_[/embed] My IRU World Congress keynote in Oman is coming up next week on Nov. 6 Here is what I can share for now: New Technology and Business Models: Prosper...
If you’re selling mattresses online, are you a startup?
We idealize startups as fast young (start-) fast-growing companies (-up) that innovate with new technology. In real life, most of the startup you meet don’t grow fast. Fast could mean...
Your process is not my customer experience
Two weeks ago I had to rent a car from Hertz. It was one of the blandest experience I’ve had with a customer desk in a very long time. This is...
Innovation doesn’t fit in a pipeline
Most of innovation programs that I encounter are still organized as R&D programs. We often call that the innovation pipeline fallacy. It’s mostly due to the fact that most organizations don’t...
Cultural Transformation – Communities Over Tools
During the past few years, whether discussing mentoring programmes or cultural transformation with large corporations, I am faced with a disproportionate belief in “tools”. I think I need to clarify...
Are Innovation Conferences Dead?
https://twitter.com/icopilots/status/1054658689980866563 Not sure that traditional innovation conferences can get there. Which means delivering focused keynotes in context of a) a specific market problematic and b) a specific company culture. Which...
M&A: Overcoming the Culture Shift Challenge
Using mentoring to overcome the culture shift challenges of mergers and acquisitions.