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Innovation Culture

Nurturing and scaling a purposeful innovation culture while building effective leadership.

Tim Cook and Operational Innovation

Innovation Culture

Tim Cook and Operational Innovation

It's difficult not to address Tim Cook's semi-

The Ford EV debacle is all about how strategy is always downstream to culture

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The Ford EV debacle is all about how strategy is always downstream to culture

Ford just wrote down $19.5 billion, killed their new flagship F-150 Lightning after only three years of production, and is now spending another $7 billion to scrap their whole EV strategy. If it's not the most expensive industrial pivot failure in recent automotive history, we're close enough.

The value of design

The value of design

I'm not going to lie, it's been the

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You're not building an innovation pipeline; you're sealing yourself in a tunnel out of options.

When you build an innovation pipeline, you’re often confusing linear efficiency

Brompton: chaos-proofing with a steady premium strategy

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Brompton: chaos-proofing with a steady premium strategy

A steady, small giant Brompton is a UK-based bike company. Its

Innovation groundhog day: Why corporations keep forgetting what they learn

Innovation groundhog day: Why corporations keep forgetting what they learn

Too many corporations treat innovation like a Groundhog Day loop—rotating junior teams every two years, erasing hard-earned insights, and wondering why nothing sticks. Unlike finance or R&D, innovation is rarely given the strategic continuity it needs to deliver real impact.

A talk about Kodak...

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A talk about Kodak...

Yesterday, I was interviewed by André, a Master’s student in Lisbon, about Kodak vs. Fujifilm as a lens to explore why some companies survive strategic shifts while others don’t. His sharp questions led to a focused discussion. Here’s a condensed transcript of the key points.

How many times can you say 'mistake' to your board?

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How many times can you say 'mistake' to your board?

A powerful statement from Warren Buffett, writing Berkshire Hathaway's annual