In the dynamic theatre of modern business, innovation is not just a luxury; it’s a necessity. Yet, as the corporate world ventures further into this uncharted territory, a glaring paradox emerges. While companies loudly champion the cause of innovation, the very structures and practices they rely on are often the most significant barriers to it. […]
In an era where innovation is the lifeline of competitive advantage, a distressing number of corporations find themselves marooned in a vast sea of mediocrity. Despite the universal acknowledgment of innovation’s paramount importance, the very structure of these behemoths — the skeletal framework upon which they are built — often acts as a straitjacket, constricting […]
In the first of a series of articles on the increasing trend of corporates working with startups we will take a look at the benefits as to why these two seemingly different types of companies may actually be well suited to working with each other. Many startups are rightly concerned about issues that could arise […]
To listen along to this podcast please use the link provided below. William Page (00:00): So the reality is that being a founder of a startup, or of a small early staged business is one of the most difficult thing that a person can do and there are many reasons why this is the case. […]
You would not normally assume that corporate governance can play an important role in innovation, after all corporate governance is about risk mitigation whilst innovation is all about encouraging risk in order to stimulate new ideas. The two would, therefore, seem to be in conflict with each other. However, this isn’t the case and in […]
In our previous articles we looked at the rise of neobanks and then took a deeper dive into the challenges that they are facing as they try to compete in an extremely difficult and competitive industry. For the third article in our series on neobanks we thought we’d take a deeper dive into one of the […]
The Australian government’s 2021-22 Federal Budget announcement on Tuesday 11 May 2021, included a $1.2 billion investment that will be spent on its new Digital Economy Strategy. This is one of the most significant Government announcements in recent years and could have a profound impact on stimulating innovation in Australia. There is little doubt that […]
In our previous article we looked at the rise of neobanks and the impact that we can already see them having on the retail banking industry. Whilst we have seen a considerable increase in the number of neobanks, there are a number of difficulties and challenges that they face which are likely to threaten their […]
Banking is fast emerging as one of the industries being most disrupted by digital innovation. Big legacy banks have long charged customers exorbitant charges, often offered very poor customer service and have been slow to innovate or to improve their product offering. It’s no surprise then that a number of startups have emerged to try […]
Part 3 – The boom from the retiring “Baby Boomers” Part 1 of our series looked at who the baby boomers are, the important role that they play in our economy and issues they are facing now that they are approaching retirement age and part 2 looked at the options available to them. We now […]
