by Tristan Allen | Feb 11, 2019 | Design Thinking, Future forecasting, future thinking, Innovation consulting, Innovation strategy, Innovation workshops, Scenarios planning
Practically, the room44 innovation audit provides a view of your world that your customers see. Strategically, if you are beginning to think about divestment, investment, or retirement and succession, this will show you how your plans might be helped along. Say...
by Tristan Allen | Sep 17, 2018 | Consumer insight, Design Thinking, Future forecasting, Future landscaping, future thinking, Innovation, Innovation strategy, Innovation training, Innovation trends, Innovation workshops, Product development, scenario planning
Q4 is a busy time for CEOs and your board colleagues. Nailing the 2018 target is high on every CEO’s to-do list this month. Innovation might not be. On the other hand, you’re also looking at 2019 and starting to tighten up the plans your colleagues have been talking...
by Tristan Allen | Sep 10, 2018 | Consumer insight, Design Thinking, General, Innovation coaching, Innovation training, Innovation workshops
It’s that time of year again. You’re all back from holiday (except the empty nesters, who are grabbing a kid-free cheap break) and the FD/CFO has issued the first instruction that will turn into the annual budget pitch-fest. Quarter 4 gets busy. Everybody is chasing a...
by Tristan Allen | Aug 28, 2018 | Consumer insight, Design Thinking, future thinking, General, Innovation trends, Innovation workshops
The Light Phone was announced after a Kickstarter campaign in 2015. It’s a concept that makes perfect sense in today’s market and taps into a current vibe. It’s a simple solution to a strongly signalled unmet need, and App developers will hate it. Standing up in front...
by Tristan Allen | Aug 14, 2018 | Design Thinking, Future landscaping, future thinking, Innovation consultancy, Innovation consulting, Innovation workshops
Walk around your house and (unless you’ve just moved into a new one) have a look at the things that sit idle. I’m not talking about the ornaments and pictures, but the fittings that used to do something, that don’t anymore. At the weekend, we had a blitz in our place....
by Tristan Allen | Aug 2, 2018 | Design Thinking, General, Innovation consulting, Innovation training, Innovation workshops, Strategy
The markets that you sell into don’t change radically overnight so, generally, there’s time to adapt your line-up as signals of change are picked up. As my old boss once said, “work out where they’re going and get there first.” Take a different view of the...
