Pleased to have contributed the lead article to last months edition of the Nixene Journal, a monthly analysis of commercial and technological developments in the world of graphene.
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“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be…
Earlier in the summer, leisure travel giant TUI released a corporate video showcasing their exploration of blockchain technology as a means of managing their committed bedstock, an application they’ve dubbed ‘Bedswap’. CEO Fritz Joussen had previously attracted attention by commenting on the potential for blockchain technology to replace the likes…
Artificial Intelligence and Corporate Strategy, Part I – What is AI? “Artificial Intelligence (also AI) (noun) The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.” Oxford English Dictionary OED’s definition gives us…
How to avoid being caught in the middle… In any given field it’s often possible to tell who the real giants are by looking at the number of people lining up to knock them down. By this measure, Harvard Business School’s incumbent strategy guru, Michael Porter, towers over the…
Or What I Learned From Shooting Martians… I have something of a fondness for point-and-click strategy games. The sort that don’t need any keyboard dexterity. And top of the heap in this world is probably the Xcom series by Firaxis. The basic idea is to fight off a complex alien…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales Quarter 3 report forecasts GDP growth of 1.1% in 2017, business investment -3.7%. A basket of 21 forecasts published less recently (between July 20th and August 10th) averages 0.7% GDP growth, but with a very large spread (-1.3% to +2.7%). Our sense…
Authored by Carl Michel, an Operating Partner of The Strategy Exchange, and originally published at Firedrop.ai. This week, I got an email from a large and well-known online hotel provider offering me some competitive options to book a hotel in Porto. Nothing extraordinary in that and yet it was completely…
Introduction This article gives a brief overview of flash business reaction to the referendum outcome, consensus economic forecasts and our views on them, our central and upside cases for trade negotiations, our take on regulatory issues, potential implications for private, public and foreign investment, and a review of the risks…
Usually the best way to figure something out is to lock yourself away and concentrate. Sorry, that’s just the way it is. Open plan offices are a disaster from this perspective. So, often but not always, are the ubiquitous ‘brainstorming’ sessions. Far too often any problem worth tackling, presented to…