At university, I studied a module entitled ‘Chemical Pharmacology’, the science of the development of drugs. 

Imagine how different our lives would be today if Michael Faraday had not built the first electrical generator – or if James Watt had not developed the steam engine.

2020 has brought with it incredible levels of business disruption: COVID-19, Brexit, technology advances, climate change, and more.

This article was been adapted from the question and answer discussion that followed our July 1st webinar “Innovating in Scarcity and Uncertainty” hosted by Cambridge Wireless.

On Monday 20th April something happened for the first time in history. Oil companies had started having to pay people to take their oil, as the price dropped below $0 a barrel.

I remember the first time I saw the signs. On one side of the track: “DANGER MOUNTAIN LIONS”. On the other, it said: “NO WEAPONS”. Really?! 

Watching the daily news briefings from both sides of the Atlantic it is interesting to observe how often leaders can be trapped by trying to have all the answers.

Alan and Edwina both have young kids, and throughout this lockdown, there have been some quality Lego creations!

On this day last year, I was in beautiful Florence chairing an innovation masterclass as part of the Front End Innovation conference.

In this article, we reflect on some of the big global events that have changed the way we all approach business and innovation over the last 12 months and what our team has done to help companies navigate these changes.