I've been talking with a diverse group of people in recent months about the subject of innovation and disruption. Here are a few observations... Firstly, in terms of terminology, there's a lot of confusion. Innovation is a term that has become a bit Zeitgeist-y, as to an extent has disruption. Let's not aim for perfect … Continue reading Milking cows
This slightly glib soundbite has been bouncing around my head for a number of months now. I'm reminded of it again with news yesterday that Apple are about to announce a new set of standards for Internet of Things things in the home. From the cursory glance of the coverage, it seems that journalists seem … Continue reading It’s the Internet of Things, not Things on the Internet
We're off on holiday at the end of the week, and in the last minute "what have we forgotten" hubbub of the weekend we realised that our UK driving licenses and passports would not be enough to hire a car at our destination. So this lunchtime I headed out to the nearest Post Office that … Continue reading Analogue memories
Achievements this week included: - first interviews on the Digital Customer Engagement survey - a plan emerges for next IG Digital steps -... and our first client meeting - an entertaining trip to a old stomping ground - a great catch up with a rather hung-over @PurpleSime - an enlightening time at the Twilio Customer Experience Event … Continue reading Weeknote 197: networks
So here is a scenario that is playing out in a number of technology (and non-technology) companies the world over. You've found a bit of success. You want to scale your business. You go from loosely organised, small, and working all hours to something with a bit more structure. You want to become bigger as … Continue reading Three ways to kill innovation
A couple of weekends ago I spent a very enjoyable Sunday with my wife, kids, and their aunties, at the Buckinghamshire Steam Railway centre just outside of Aylesbury. As a way to keep a three and a four year old entertained for a few hours, these places are great (and this one is one of … Continue reading Steam diesel
I'm presenting tomorrow morning to an audience of which I've been advised that one of the main people "doesn't like Powerpoint". The theme of the presentation is disruption. In a spirit of self-disruption I've decided to present without slides. I might do an odd bit of the old flip chart, but no pictures. I don't regard myself … Continue reading Flying without slides…
Following on from the announcement that Hong Kong-based company Deep Knowledge Ventures have appointed an Artificial Intelligence as an official board member, I'm delighted to announce that stamp London are to appoint an Artificial Intelligence called Bertie as our new CEO. Bertie runs on a sophisticated algorithm that is able to predict the future with outcomes … Continue reading Stamp London announce new AI CEO
Last week I had the pleasure of spending some time with IT Directors and CIOs from a broad spectrum of UK organisations on board Aurora for the Spring 2014 IT Directors' Forum. It's the second of these events that I've attended, and it was noticeable this time around that in comparison to two years … Continue reading Relative value
Achievements this week included: - a cracking couple of days at the ITDF http://stamplondon.co.uk/itdf - planning and identifying participants for the digital customer engagement research Next week: the hectic run to holiday begins
