SoftBank recent fails and the imminent arrival of US tech investors in Europe is getting many tech and business journalists excited. I think we shouldn’t be so enthusiastic and rapidly refocus how we see tech investment in Europe.
2020, A chance to reboot your innovation process?
Most large companies now have a mature innovation process, associated with on-going frustrations and often, disillusionment. In 2020, we may have an opportunity to shake things up…
The only article to read on blockchain…
Blockchain is over-hyped and confusing. Can’t understand what « an append-only data structure that contains data records that are cryptographically linked together » means? This is normal. And by the time someone...
Fixing your innovation pipeline with a reverse pipeline
Most innovation pipelines are flawed. If innovation is too ambitious you deliver too late. If you deliver on time you’re not ambitious enough. And also most think that it’s about building new products. If you need to deliver real innovation your vanilla pipeline won’t cut it. What about a reverse pipeline?
Digital is over
Many companies are still investing a lot of time and money to play catch up and embark in the digital revolution. The only problem is that in 2018 digital is over. Digital is like electricity. It’s always on, pervasive, low cost and no one brags about being an electric business anymore.
The 20 articles on innovation I wish I had written in 2017
Writing on innovation is a bitch. The more you work, the more you have ideas, the less time you have to write. This is my list of articles I wish I had more time to deal with in 2017…
Trading Risks Keynote at Merck’s
A few months ago I was invited by Merck Innovation center in Darmstadt for a one hour keynote on risk, startup and multinationals. As always a trendy topic, but it...
The most common problem with innovation
The most common problem with innovation is that companies believe it should be customer driven.
What’s A Computer
Apple asks shows “What’s a Computer.” Powerful reminder and smart marketing on how this object has evolved from what most of us still think it is... And astute paradox on the...