by Gavin Heaton | Feb 4, 2020 | Data Science, Digital Transformation, Social Impact
It seems that almost everywhere we look, we find data. It’s in the tracking of our movements via our phones, it’s in what we buy, the emails we send and receive, and it’s in the social networks we use to connect with friends, families and...
by Gavin Heaton | Oct 27, 2019 | Agile Marketing, Customer Experience, Data Science, Digital Transformation
In the 1990s, the internet promised much, but rarely delivered. Global connectivity, a level playing field for small, medium and large enterprises alike – a democratisation of knowledge, publishing, media and commerce – and more, was on offer. The problem...
by Joanne Jacobs | Aug 24, 2018 | Data Science, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Events, Innovation, Uncategorized
Yesterday morning we kicked off the first breakfast in our Disruptor’s Breakfast Series where we brought together a select group of people to have a frank conversation about disruption, innovation and transformation. Each month we will tackle a different topic...
by Joanne Jacobs | Aug 23, 2018 | Data Science, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Innovation
It is nearly impossible to find a causal relationship between innovation activity and financial or marker performance. The key is not to come up with more ideas – rather to launch products and services that people are willing to pay money for because they think...
by Joanne Jacobs | Aug 1, 2018 | Data Science, Digital Disruption, Digital Transformation, Startups
Many years ago, I started measuring my business activities. It was the early days of the web and my boss was not that interested in this internet fad. After all, they had had a website for a few years and it had just been a massive expense. But I had a sense that...
by Joanne Jacobs | Jun 20, 2018 | Data Science, Digital Disruption, FinTech, Hackathons, Innovation, Social Impact, Social Innovation
For the last six months or so, Disruptor’s Handbook have been sponsoring and supporting a series of social impact hackathons hosted by youth entrepreneurship organisation, Vibewire. Over this time, the participants and challenges have transformed. Where once the...
