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A collection of insights to help you make sense of the radical change that is happening around us and how you can respond.

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When and where is innovation possible?

The company Zeiss is now almost 200 years old, but still on the forefront of global innovation.

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Back to the Future Part II

What can business learn from politics?

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Brave New SA?

Did anything really change after the 2024 elections?

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Which political parties outperformed?

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Is Outperformance Toxic?

Should you be killing yourself to achieve outperformance?

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The Root of All Evil?

How does one make money from a venture?

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Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast

Outperformance may eventually falter.

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Marketing über Alles

Marketing really matters. Genius is not enough.

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Information vs. Meaning

The art of positioning information within context.

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Measure for Measure

Do not allow your measurements to prevent your achievements.

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ASML | An industry leader you've probably never heard of

Innovation can lead to complete domination.

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How Ellies dismantled everything that was going for them

The aspiration should always be to build a world-class brand - otherwise what the hell are you even turning up for?

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Pendulums vs. Professionals

Engineers can teach Businesses how to reduce risk.

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How Temu is already changing South Africa

Thinking of Temu as just another e-commerce company coming to sell stuff in South Africa would be a big mistake.

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The power of propaganda

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Our search for joy

Are we overthinking our mental health challenges?

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Time. Precious Time

Time truly is the most valuable resource that anyone can have.

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The Little Country that Could.

“I think I can… I think I can… I think I can.”

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Of Conjugations and Teapots

Two simple concepts from one philosopher may help us towards more clarity.

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End of the Line

It's time to stop thinking in terms of such straight lines between two extremes.

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The problem with methods

When all you have is a hammer, everything ends up looking like a nail.

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Nobody knows who the F*CK WE are :)

Being mentally and physically available in a market place is marketing task #1.

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The Art of Outperformance

What you can steal from artists regarding success.

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It's just a number

Judge somebody by their date of birth at your own peril.

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The whip! The whip! A fondue needs a whip!

It is impossible, in 2024, to deliver only from an office.