The corporate innovation lab is often the most expensive theatre production in business. We’ve all seen the script: a "glossy" launch event, a handful of entrepreneurs-in-residence with cool sneakers, …
The Agentic Shield: Defending Product Value Against the Rot Economy
For more than twenty-five years, I have watched technology cycles oscillate between the "magic" phase and the "utility" phase. I remember the early days at Nokia when we treated the mobile phone as a …
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Fighting the Rot: Why Product Integrity is the Only Hedge Against Enshittification
The term "Enshittification," coined with surgical precision by Cory Doctorow, has moved from a clever observation to a dominant market reality. As we navigate through the early months of 2026, the …
The Brittleness Paradox: Why Efficiency Kills Innovation—and What Leaders Must Do About It
Organisations spend decades chasing efficiency: fewer handoffs, standardised processes, central governance. And yet the same measures that squeeze waste out of operations can also remove the very …
The Hidden Diversity Dimension: How Long Tenure Amplifies Bias (and What Leaders Should Do About It)
How long is too long in one role? Tenure is rarely framed as a diversity issue, but staying in the same place for many years quietly reshapes what people see, what they value, and the choices they …
How to Protect Real Innovation from Corporate Bureaucracy
Why do the best ideas so often stall inside organisations that should be perfectly placed to deliver them? You’ve seen it: a promising prototype, a handful of champions and then a slow death by …
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