I have a post up at CIO of the Future called ‘What’s the future of the CIO?’ which explores where the role of the CIO might go. The post asks the […]
Continue readingWe’ve launched CIO of the Future
I was recently offered the opportunity to add another string to my bow: editor of CIO of the Future, a new forum that was being […]
Continue readingIn retail you’re either a religion, a community hub, or a commodity
Being a successful retailer used to be a question of stocking the right products. Given that consumers all have their own preferences this usually devolved into trying […]
Continue readingHas Apple made NFC irrelevant?
In The future of exchanging value{{1}} I, along with Peter Williams and Ian Harper at Deloitte, pointed out that a successful retail payments strategy should […]
Continue readingWinners and losers in retail
There’s a lot of talk in the media at the moment about the soft retail market. Consumer confidence is down[ref]Australian Consumer Confidence, Trading Economics[/ref] and we […]
Continue readingThe destruction of traditional retail
A steady stream of news stories is trying to convince us that online is killing retail, that online has an unfair advantage and show rooming […]
Continue readingThe New Instability: A summary in slides
I’ve put a slide overview of the book up on slideshare. Or you can look at the embedded version below. [slideshare id=17402864&doc=thenewinstability-130320035411-phpapp02]
Continue readingAnalysis paralysis is a myth
Cries of ‘analysis paralysis’ are more often fiction than fact. Every time I’ve heard someone call out the phrase in a meeting it’s to end […]
Continue readingThe Enterprise of Tomorrow
David Glideh gave a talk at Unsexy Startups in London on the future of the enterprise, building on an using some of the key themes in the […]
Continue readingWe are all expectation machines
Unlearning is potentially more important than learning{{1}} as it allows us to sweep away concepts and preferences that are now longer relevant, clearing the way […]
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