Blog
In these posts I try and challenge, stretch and inspire new ideas & conversations.
How Tiger Woods has disrupted golf
Remember golf before Tiger Woods? Actually it's quite hard to do. Tiger Woods changed everything. Here are the old 'rules of the game' of golf: - Dominated by white men - Seen as an old man's game - Old-fashion rules around dress sense for example - Players were fit...
How disruption changes the competition
Competitors are no longer right in front of you In the pre-disruption days, competition were defined by what industry a company belonged to. Banks competed against other banks for example and whilst every player was not happy this demarkation did suggest that at least...
Can you teach disruptive thinking?
The 5 W's & H of Disruptive Thinking Does disruption depend on chance or a few young entrepreneurs or a lucky bet? Can people learn to be disruptive? Do we all have a potential Uber idea lurking within us? I find these fascinating questions. My experience is that...
What innovators can learn from McDonald’s
Sometime we all forget how innovative McDonald's has been. From Ronald McDonald to happy meals to breakfast menu's to drive through sales to McCafe's, McDonald's has been at the forefront of many innovations in the fast-food industry. In fact, in its time it has been...
How to innovate – one small win at a time*
Disruptive innovation is everywhere it seems There’s an ongoing fixation with the next Uber, Netflix, WhatsApp or Airbnb. Even perennial technology darlings such as Twitter or Facebook seem, well, so yesterday. It’s intoxicating, heady stuff as one technological...
Disruptive thinking or disruptive technology?
Do we need to think about disruption in a new way? How do you educate those bright young people that technology is the biggest disruptor of the world we live in? Dave Curran, Westpac, CIO, (The Australian, 20/8/15) On the surface you would have to agree with Dave...
Why every team needs an innovation goal
What is your team innovation KPI? All work today is done in groups and teams. Every organisation needs to be more innovative. Let's put these together. Hence: Every group and team should have an innovation goal. No ifs or buts. They need to have an innovation goal if...
How to run an Ideathon
Ideathon - an idea whose time has come Many business leaders in the IT and software industry run quarterly Hackathons. These are typically 24 hour sessions where software developer try and create say a new product, feature or app. I think this is a great idea which...
The insight behind Speed Thinking
Speed Thinking is based on an insight I noticed that when I was working with managers and leaders and they had say an hour to solve a problem or generate an idea not much happened for the first 50 minutes or so. In fact, not much happened until I poked my head into a...