Since 2007, Philippe has collaborated with hundreds of startups and advised numerous multinational corporations on disruptive innovation strategies. He also teaches MBA courses in Europe and Shanghai.
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From a pure innovation standpoint, electric vehicles (EVs) should have shifted into high gear across Europe by now, achieving full market penetration. Yet, they’re lagging, stuck somewhere between early adopters and mainstream acceptance. For any true market-shaking innovation, once it crosses that “chasm” from niche adoption to broader appeal,
AI
I'm trying to better understand what is the current readiness level of a custom ChatGPT model fed with the content of our blog. The key question? How much can it a) dig information out of +1,400 articles and b) synthesize them in a voice that wouldn'
Newsletter
Europe spent ten to fifteen years dreaming of startups while the next battle for tech supremacy was already waged elsewhere, on the new "rails" and critical infrastructure.
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A few days ago, Elon Musk showed off his promised robotaxi, the Cybercab. The Tesla Cybercab is a cool-looking prototype that needed to be much more than thatThe same, tired promises.The Verge This Cybercab might never get to the streets–or at least not without solving half a dozen
Weak Signals
Back in September 2022, I was reporting on digital and AI: (...) this Friday, I'd suggest we get some fresh air and a dose of solid optimism about what digital can achieve. How? Remembering that artificial intelligence cracked one of the most complex problems of modern biology this year:
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Tampa Bay is becoming a canary in the coal mine for the escalating climate crisis. For over a century, it has largely avoided Florida's most destructive hurricanes, but that might end with Hurricane Milton, which threatens a storm surge of up to 4.5 meters. The region’s
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The core insight A wave of extinction seems to be hitting many of the industry leaders of the last decades. This is not a random event. The underlying forces of the market are changing irrevocably, and just like Intel or Boeing, anyone can be the next Kodak. The discussion We&
Toolbox
As I'm working with a few teams and MBA students with My Big Technology Framework (a thorough technical assessment of what level of maturity and business impact any given technology has), I decided to share the Mural template I use to collaborate with them. It's a
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The innovation lab seemed to be a great idea years ago. Intrapreneurs, infusing new energy in the system with startup-like energy and all that jazz. The most prominent labs are now all closed, mostly silently and without much to show for. The bean bags and pong table are in a closet. What now?
Culture
Understanding what is a corporate culture in a way that is both clear and practical is not an easy task. When describing what is a future-driven culture, there's probably not much that can top Steve Jobs in 1983: Apple strategy is really simple. What we want to do
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A year ago, pretty much date to date, I was asking "the only question about virtual reality," which at the time was how long it would take to get AR/VR/XR glasses that don't look like a space helmet. Yesterday, Meta started to disclose an