Netflix vs Blockbuster and the comforting narrative we tell ourselves
I was working with the board and senior management of a radio station last Friday on their strategy. The inevitable topic of digital disruption came up. It’s clear radio is going to look very different over the next decade, but the question no one can answer is what will it look like and when? Of […]
For me the news is different now – musings on Paris 2015
Header image “#AttenatsParis” by Le Figaro cartoonist @dmascret. If you’re of a certain age, you’re able to answer the question “Where were you when you heard JFK had been shot”? For me and my generation that question is more “Where were you when you heard Princess Di had been killed?” or “Where were you whe
A case study in disruption: Buzzfeed and Australian political news
This month we all suddenly realised that the the internet had been disrupting infidelity right under our noses. The Ashley Madison hack brought that site into the public glare for all the wrong reasons (although it’s hard to imagine a right reason to bring that site to the fore). So, if the models underpinning traditional […]
Two approaches to hedge against disruption – using McKinsey’s third horizon
I’m getting a lot of clients talking about disruption at the moment. Both in the business world and in the not-for-profit world. The question on a lot of people’s lips is: “How do we hedge ourselves against disruption?” Now, I am open to the idea that a question like that puts you on the back […]