2015 was an unexpected whirlwind for those living in – or close to – the startup and innovation sector. Apart from the moving and shaking that characterises a loose grouping of high growth businesses chasing various models of success (funding, IPO, customers, the next...
2015 could well have been called the “Year of the Hackathon”. It seemed like every second weekend there was a hackathon of some kind – focusing on fashion, technology, transport, publishing or even health – with the idea of unleashing innovation in a previously...
The world is in love with innovation. It’s good for business, and it’s good for the economy. Innovation in business, in particular, is providing organisations with an opportunity to respond to significant change in consumer behaviour, to gather insights...
At the beginning of every year, we turn our attention to the future. We look for the trends and the opportunities, eager to be part of a great wave of success. As a result, we pore through research and trend reports, consume vast quantities of data and often arrive at...
During my recent visit to Copenhagen, I heard neuroscientist, author and speaker, Katarina Gospic, talk about the way that our brain processes data and makes decisions. She explained about the ancient brain – the limbic network that has been slowly developing over...
When we look at startups, we are often surprised at how SMALL they are. One, two and three person teams seem to be able to generate significant output in very short periods of time. Even when we look at our more successful startups – operations like Canva or Atlassian...
