Horizon scanning in turbulent times: when PESTE becomes GESTE
The first thing that struck me when I went looking for a PESTE analysis of the current era was the Political had been replaced with the Geopolitical, which surely must be the G from globalization. Whatever I may think of DavosMan, you can be sure he knows his global risks in 2023 and his GESTE. […]
A Next-Gen Steve Jobs: What does visionary design leadership mean today?
Given the legacy of Steve Jobs – unavoidable in Apple’s case – and his reputation for visionary design leadership; it is inevitable that when a product such as the Vision Pro comes out in 2023 one is moved to ask: a) Does Apple truly see this category as a big enough opportunity space – of […]
Design Leadership in Turbulent Times: Apple’s failure of vision
It has been more than 15 years since I last dived into the topic of Apple and its design strategy or lack thereof on this blog. There were brief mentions in 2011 – when Steve Jobs announced his retirement, and then again in 2015 when the global smartphone industry transformed itself as a function of […]
