Tag: disruption

Surviving the system shock decade

By Adam Tinworth

The 2020s has been defined by two systems shocks in quick succession. To survive, we need to revisit the work done a decade ago on building antifragile business.
Business resilience – and the attack of the snails

By Adam Tinworth

Technology change is inevitable and unavoidable - but it's often surprisingly predictable. If you can't adapt to survive it, you deserve to face your own twilight of the gods…
What is innovation?

By Martin Recke

Innovation is about introducing products that are better than what's already there. What's better and what's not is determined by the user.
Losing touch with reality

By Martin Recke

As reality is more and more shaped through digital products, we see more degrees of freedom than in the analogue past. Fake news, filter bubbles, and alternative facts are only the tip of the iceberg.
How to be disruptive and sustainable at the same time

By Martin Recke

Disruption sounds exiting, while sustainability is boring, right? Bear with me.
Do we want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?

By Martin Recke

For quite a while, we took for granted that we, of course, are part of the solution just by being digital, since digital was perceived to be good in itself, and hence digitisation equals progress. In 2018, it should be obvious that this is no longer the case.
To survive rapid innovation, we need mindful adoption of technology

By Adam Tinworth

Change sneaks up on you. Once upon a time, the internet was about spotty nerds in their bedrooms…
Can Innovation get us out of the current mess?

By Martin Recke

Do we need more innovation? Do we need less, or slower innovation? Or do we need other kinds of innovation?
NEXT17 Summary #2: How to make digital better

By Adam Tinworth

So, digital sucks. How do we make it better? By pushing ourselves outside of our cosy cultural comfort zone, and learning from the edge of our societies…
Jamie Bartlett: The outsiders changing the world

By Adam Tinworth

Radicals and insurgents are often laughted at or ignored. But their narratives can be compelling - and change the way poltics operates.
Innovation isn’t enough. Build a culture you’re proud of.

By Adam Tinworth

Uber has had a difficult few weeks - and much of can be laid at its own feet for not recognising that you can't selectively exploit the internet's power of transparency.
New tech “is a toy”

By Adam Tinworth

Why is it that so many people are keen to dismiss emergent technology?
The Next Nokia: Networking and New Tech?

By Adam Tinworth

Nokia is dead right? Wrong. The parts of the business not sold to Microsoft are busy trying to chart a post-disruption future for the Euro tech giant.
Internet Explorer RIP: the disruptor disrupted

By Adam Tinworth

Microsoft is killing off Internet Explorer, which was once king of the web browser market. How the mighty fall.
Apple is about to disrupt the telecoms industry – and it didn’t even mention it today

By Adam Tinworth

Buried in Apple's webpages for the iPad Air 2 is news that could fundamentally change the relationship between carriers and their customers.
The Future of branding and companies

By Adam Tinworth

Is aspirational marketing dead? Can your business foster innovation - or does it crush it? Have you got stuck between two business models? NEXT14 explores the new normal for business
Peter Hinssen: the network always wins

By Adam Tinworth

Our marketplaces are becoming networks, and so our companies need to become networks to survive, argues New Normal author Peter Hinssen
Embrace Unfairness: it’s the very heart of disruption

By Adam Tinworth

Attempts to hold back the rise of app-based taxi booking are the equivalent of the government going "it's not fair". Well, life isn't fair - and because that allows disruption, we should be grateful.
Why instant media gratification is the New Normal – and we should all be excited

By Adam Tinworth

A generation is growing up for whom the TV schedule and patient waits to get hold of a book is an alien concept. What new art with they create in their new context?
Is $19bn the price of protecting Facebook from disruption?

By Adam Tinworth

In the New Normal the disruptors get disrupted. Facebook saw this disruption coming - but couldn't rise to the challenge, and has paid a heavy price.
Satya Nadella: rebuilding Microsoft for the New Normal

By Adam Tinworth

Microsoft was the powerhouse of the last age of tech. Can its new CEO make it fit for the shifting landscape that is the New Normal?
Facebook’s Paper marks the social network’s 10th anniversary

By Adam Tinworth

Facebook is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the launch of a new app. But those who see it as a Flipboard killer misunderstand the New Normal.
The New Normal isn’t what you think

By Adam Tinworth

The New Normal is not business as usual. This digital revolution is going to take decades - so you better be ready for stormy weather…
Disruption is the new normal

By Adam Tinworth

Don't get too comfortable in your market niche. Disruption is inevitable - and unlikely to go away. We're living in a time of huge upheaval.