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How to get from insight to market in a complex, sometimes chaotic, fast-moving world.

end of global market paradigm

Facing the end of the global market paradigm?

The global market paradigm is unraveling as we speak. While the US is slowly acknowledging that, no matter the metrics you’ll want to consider, they will be second to China within the next ten years; the rest of the world is already adjusting. Mapping the different national strategies to

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Covid-19 Crisis, Embracing turbulent times? – Part 3

As a follow-up to my series of articles on the Covid-19 crisis I’d like to share a few ideas on what corporations could do to adjust and embrace turbulent times. Now, a few words of warning. I generally dislike these kinds of discussion because they end up giving advice

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How China innovation culture deeply differs from ours

Sharing a great quote fished by Nicolas COLIN [https://europeanstraits.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-a-new-china?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxMDEzNTgwLCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNzU1MzgsIl8iOiJVZExHYiIsImlhdCI6MTU4NjkzNzE4OCwiZXhwIjoxNTg2OTQwNzg4LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMTc1MDMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.o7LCeOxbH2IvtUDeTkX1NRAdGeOretFOmQOssSbYbgY] on how China innovation culture compares to America (and the West). When ‘normal’ means the world is in flux, adapting to it is an on-going process of problem resolution. The

Understanding why we make predictions with Pierre Wack

Understanding why we make predictions with Pierre Wack

One of the most critical videos you can watch about managing uncertainty is one of the very few recorded interventions of the brilliant Pierre WACK. He was one of the (mostly) unknown heroes who single-handedly reinvented the business forecast discipline in the eighties with his scenario-planning approach. What do you

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Covid-19 Crisis, A Strategic Analysis – Part 1

The Covid-19 crisis is probably just blooming as we speak. It might be a bit early or just callous to already seek opportunities. But it could be useful to understand the nature of this unprecedented crisis and prepare for what’s to come. But if only, this can also provide

Disneyland is not clean by mistake

Disneyland is not clean by mistake

As I’m heading to give another 3 days MBA class on business models in Paris tomorrow, I’m preparing to exchange on many strategic topics. While there are quite a few very effective tools to help managers get a solid grip on no non-sense strategy, the one thing that

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Can hardware manufacturers survive the platform economy?

Yesterday, Samsung announced its new flagship phones with a flock of new partnerships. This might seem business as usual for the Korean manufacturer that is struggling to live in the shadow of Apple’s overwhelming ecosystem. But something is happening. Maybe? Let me explain… Since 2019, Apple has been putting