Consulting as Gen X: Is being the “Lost Generation” a secret weapon?
Don't ask why (or blame my age), but I was
Navigating high uncertainty markets
An interview with KEDGE Business School back from 2021 about the COVID crisis that still sounds about right to me if you change COVID for Trump, Taiwan, Gaza, Ukraine, or AI...
It took me a few seconds to draw it, but it took me 34 years to learn how to draw it in a few seconds.
In 2002, Citigroup — fresh from a merger between Citicorp and Travelers Group
🔲 The only four problems that innovators can solve (revisited)
I was already presenting the four main problem categories innovative companies can
🔵 Cruising in chaos - Part 3, Reality check: Are you in the chaos zone?
In this series of articles for the summer, I explore the key differences between innovation during linear and relatively stable times and those like... now.
Failure is not OK
One of the most annoying memes in corporate innovation is that failure
No, a portfolio strategy is not 'spray and pray'
A few days ago, I pinned a long-form article by Dan Gray
“Natasha, this is a pencil. Everyone has access to a pencil, and likewise, everyone with a phone will be using AI, if they aren’t already. It’s how you use the pencil. You see?”
This was David Lynch discussing AI in the movie industry before his
The business winners and losers of the global AI race in 2025
In case you're still in doubt, real money has been
🔵 Cruising in chaos - Part 2, Shifting to specific mental models
In this series of articles for the summer, I explore the key differences between innovation during linear and relatively stable times and those like... now.
iyO Audio: Seeking the next iPhone moment (yes, here we go again)
iyO Audio is the latest startup trying to convince us that the
🔵 Cruising in chaos - Part 1, What is chaos anyway?
Though many innovators claim to embrace risk, in practice, the vast majority treat it as a toxic spill, trying to avoid it. This series of articles explores the hidden forces of innovation: chaos, risk, and uncertainty, and how to leverage, not mitigate, them.