Strategy and the UK General Election 2015
Image: Poor taste or poor strategy? A mug bearing one of Labour’s 2015 election pledges. I’m interested in the role strategy played a role in …
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‘The three stages of digital transformation’
Newspapers were among the first businesses to feel the full disruptive force of digital. But they aren’t unique. Best to to watch their struggle, and …
The market with no name (yet)
There’s a gap in the market for agencies and management consultancies. Or rather, there’s a gap between their two markets which is growing. Last year …
Zipcar – idealism and the realpolitik of scaling a business
Very interesting article about Zipcar’s turnaround strategy on Inc. Worth reading for the insights on growing a business by the numbers, but also the story …
Is your digital strategy in the past, present or future tense?
In April this year, a Gartner survey asked exectuives “what is digital strategy?” – the analysis they developed from the answers is interesting. According to …
Business model prisoners
While most companies become prisoners of their business models, one way to deal with this is to have a strong strategy that means you know …
Artefact Cards and liminal states: creative thinking breakthrough tools
There’s a long, long list in my subconscious that I hardly dare look at: Things I Should Have Blogged. The items comprise three types: Important …
All episodes: Netflix and strategy
An imperious Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood stares down at the pedestrians in Times Square from this billboard for House of Cards. I like this …
Lazy narratives and how to be wrong
Apple-bashing is a game a lot of people these days. John Gruber at Daring Fireball is challenging the emerging narrative of the company’s inevitable decline …
Team GB Cycling and the magic of marginal gains
Over the summer I developed a bit of an obsession with Team GB Cycling, like a lot of people. How did they become so successful? …