It’s only just beginning. By that I mean how society will change after the Great Recession. The economic decline that was the recession was merely a catalytic event. Within the debris generated by the economic upheaval lie the leading indicators … Continue reading
An interesting article appeared in today’s Financial Times[1] noting the failure of recently released 3D films – which may have implications for the take up of the next wave of consumer-focused innovation – 3D TV. Here in the double-dip threatened … Continue reading
John Kay (Beware the cult of the heroic chief executive FT, June 9) provides us with an excellent summary of the failings of the dominant, heroic leader. My research, conducted after the 1990s recession, shows that a special type of … Continue reading
Many businesses face the prospect of a “perfect storm”. For those in the insurance industry, this is a combination of catastrophe losses followed by the challenges of a “W” shaped recession that could bring social upheaval and political change in … Continue reading
An unusual title, but to find out how your customers’ needs are changing you need to go out and experiment. Not just experiments around new offerings, new supporting services and new markets, but new ways of inter-acting with customers and … Continue reading
Unlikely bedfellows you may think, but two articles from the Institute of Fiscal Studies[1], [2] can help us to see the type of future that may await us, particularly for the losers of the Great Recession, those that I call … Continue reading
Introduction In his book The Art of the Long View, Peter Schwartz[1] talks about the concept of looking for weak signals to help form ideas about the possible shape of future worlds. In this briefing I would like to examine … Continue reading
In my post So how long are we in this for? I reflected upon unemployment as a key indicator for strategists. It is, after all, employment, or the lack of it, that could reshape human and therefore customer behaviour. Well … Continue reading
I read this morning, with some interest, a web page[1] summarising a recent survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit[2]. Broadly, this survey looks at the perceived role of HR in a recession taking the perspectives of both business executives and … Continue reading
This article challenges the value of the web and social networking as strategic tools. Continue reading