Is Germany Still Great? A Nation in Search of Its Identity There are moments when a country looks in the mirror and asks itself: “Am I still great?” France has known this feeling for a long time. The Grand Nation was once the center of the world—culturally, politically, militarily. But then came Waterloo, Indochina, and Algeria, and France had to…
In a current strategy project, the firm follows a Scrum framework for project management. However, I have noticed a concerning trend regarding the product owner’s approach. The product owner solely focuses on tasks that align with the web analytics data, prioritizing only what people are currently searching for. Unfortunately, this short-term mindset jeopardizes the long-term strategy. By neglecting the broader…
News is full of cool technologies like drones, blockchains or autonomous cars and their disruptive character. Traditional firms have switched to innovation mode and have now cool digital transformation units to use these new technologies. Everybody is happy. Great, isn’t it?Or wait? Can this really work that easy? I just had a project with a company that has set up an innovation unit to push…
In recent posts, I looked at the right boxes to think in and the process to develop an innovative business model, it is now time to look at the people who are suppose to innovate the business model in large corporations. This seems to be a simple question and in large corporation there should be a person in charge and…
Normally, we do not use the blog for announcements, however we have two good news that we want to share with you. First, a workbook for startups was just released and second, we have teamed up with Orange Hills to form fluidminds Australia. New Book on “Starting with the Right Business Model” The book “Das Richtige gründen: Werkzeugkasten für Unternehmer” or “Starting…
Recently, I had an intensive discussion with David Siegel who just moved to Zurich. His big idea is business agility and he is so right since the missing part in business model innovation is the process moving from your current business model to a better future. He calls it business agility. We at fluidminds use Rethinking business and Entrepreneurial Design…
