Thought Leadership
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The limits of social media engagement
When brands reach a certain number of followers, engagement starts to drop
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The way to win market competition now
For companies and individuals alike, a competitive advantage keeps getting harder to win and maintain. In this series, we will look first at the forces driving today's market competition and explore some of the strategies product managers, business leaders and individuals have developed to win
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Peer-to-peer lending: opportunities and risks
Is P2P lending a serious threat to conventional banks? Probably not in the next ten years as the total volume of lending is still tiny compared to bank lending
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Healthy businesses are intrinsically linked to healthy communities
Michael Porter, the recognized founder of the modern strategy field explains the importance of creating shared value
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How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers
Thales Teixeira studies three of the most successful "platform" startups to understand the chicken-and-egg challenge of how companies can attract their first customers
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Why corporate social media platforms fail
Many managers approach enterprise social media networks as technology deployments and expect them to automatically buzz with activity. Many fail to realise that emotional capital is key to the success of such platforms
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The critical relationship between simplicity and depth
Information is an important input for us to make the right and timely decisions. However, 'how much information is enough ' is always a dilemma
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Reinventing retail banking
Digital technology will change the banking industry in underdeveloped markets in ways that are truly revolutionary
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Creativity is nice, but it only becomes innovation when put to use
Design Thinking is built on observing people -- seeing what they do and don't do
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How our 'fast-food culture' impedes happiness
Financial wealth has been shown to undermine the likelihood of savouring smaller pleasures