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 […]
Building the Bridge: Design methods for success in the informal economy
The above is a screen cap of my research plan submitted at the end of March 2019 as part of the doctoral admissions process. Everyone understands its only a working title for a yet to be defined problem statement, which is the purpose of doctoral studies as I see it from the user’s perspective. Both […]
Tecno and Nokia: The tale of two brands
Chinese mobile maker’s original brand strategy succeeds in Africa: Transsion’s Tecno This year, Nokia got shoved out of the top 10 most admired brands in Africa list, not bad for a company that had lost its way in emerging markets 7 or 8 years ago. As an old (in all senses of the word) Nokia […]
