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How to make decisions efficiently

By |July 17th, 2019|Tags: , |

Many workshop methods and tools (e.g. business model canvas) are overhyped and yet under-utilised. In this post, I share my view on how workshops are an efficient way to make good decisions and why specific methodologies should rather [...]

Disintermediation is not the answer for B2B companies

By |July 5th, 2019|Tags: , |

Long gone are the days when European companies had a monopoly over quality products and accessible services. The new manufacturing competitors from lower-cost production countries produce good enough products for European end-customers. Online marketplaces invest in B2B service [...]

Building the right product matters more than a great one

By |July 1st, 2019|Tags: , |

As agile and sprint-based development cycles are becoming table-stakes capabilities, it’s easier to build new products and services than ever before. Almost every company serious about innovation or transformation has adopted agile development and innovation sprints to ideate, [...]

When a new brand does not solve the real problem

By |May 27th, 2019|Tags: |

To stay in the game, companies across industries are innovating new businesses to meet the shifting demands of customers, adopting new ways of working, opening digital platforms and establishing relationships with innovative players. The unlocking of new value [...]

Recap Holland Fintech Meetup May 2019

By |May 23rd, 2019|Tags: |

Amsterdam—and the Netherlands in general—is an unparalleled innovation powerhouse in Europe. Especially the banking landscape is unique, with several incumbent banks investing a lot in their organisational transformation on the one hand and an extraordinary amount of promising [...]

Sustaining growth for new ventures

By |May 20th, 2019|Tags: , |

Launching new offerings successfully in B2B markets is hard. Mostly driven by innovation or technological advancements, newly developed propositions need to attract a sufficient amount of tech enthusiasts or early adopters in order to achieve initial market traction. [...]

How Neobanks utilise behavioural economics

By |May 15th, 2019|Tags: |

Fintech companies utilise mental accounting, a well-established concept within behavioural economics, to simplify personal finance management. Utilising behavioural economics principles in business, such as nudging, social proof or loss aversion, is one of the most significant intellectual trends [...]

Recap The Next Web Conference 2019

By |May 10th, 2019|Tags: , |

Amsterdam has developed into one of the most progressive technology and start-up hubs in Europe. It’s a city that builds on a long tradition in innovation. That’s why we’ve attended TNW2019, a leading tech and innovation conference. It [...]

Solving wicked business problems

By |May 9th, 2019|Tags: |

The first part of this series described the pitfalls of efficiency-driven approaches when it comes to solving business problems. This post shows how to overcome these problems and how to get better at complex problem solving. What to [...]

Growing business by doing the right things, smarter

By |April 30th, 2019|Tags: |

How complex problem solving leads to valid outcomes in critical decision making. The mission of strategy and innovation consultants is to grow a client’s business by doing the right things, smarter. Growing a business usually follows a rock-paper-scissor [...]

Why design-driven companies are actually a good idea

By |April 25th, 2019|Tags: |

In the digital economy it becomes increasingly easier to copy business models, product features and marketing tactics. Hence, one of the last resorts of competitive advantage is UX and strategic design. Design-led companies In a recent article by [...]

How to make decisions efficiently

By |July 17th, 2019|Tags: , |

Many workshop methods and tools (e.g. business model canvas) are overhyped and yet under-utilised. In this post, I share my view on how workshops are an efficient way to make good decisions and why specific methodologies should rather [...]

Disintermediation is not the answer for B2B companies

By |July 5th, 2019|Tags: , |

Long gone are the days when European companies had a monopoly over quality products and accessible services. The new manufacturing competitors from lower-cost production countries produce good enough products for European end-customers. Online marketplaces invest in B2B service [...]

Building the right product matters more than a great one

By |July 1st, 2019|Tags: , |

As agile and sprint-based development cycles are becoming table-stakes capabilities, it’s easier to build new products and services than ever before. Almost every company serious about innovation or transformation has adopted agile development and innovation sprints to ideate, [...]

When a new brand does not solve the real problem

By |May 27th, 2019|Tags: |

To stay in the game, companies across industries are innovating new businesses to meet the shifting demands of customers, adopting new ways of working, opening digital platforms and establishing relationships with innovative players. The unlocking of new value [...]

Recap Holland Fintech Meetup May 2019

By |May 23rd, 2019|Tags: |

Amsterdam—and the Netherlands in general—is an unparalleled innovation powerhouse in Europe. Especially the banking landscape is unique, with several incumbent banks investing a lot in their organisational transformation on the one hand and an extraordinary amount of promising [...]

Sustaining growth for new ventures

By |May 20th, 2019|Tags: , |

Launching new offerings successfully in B2B markets is hard. Mostly driven by innovation or technological advancements, newly developed propositions need to attract a sufficient amount of tech enthusiasts or early adopters in order to achieve initial market traction. [...]

How Neobanks utilise behavioural economics

By |May 15th, 2019|Tags: |

Fintech companies utilise mental accounting, a well-established concept within behavioural economics, to simplify personal finance management. Utilising behavioural economics principles in business, such as nudging, social proof or loss aversion, is one of the most significant intellectual trends [...]

Recap The Next Web Conference 2019

By |May 10th, 2019|Tags: , |

Amsterdam has developed into one of the most progressive technology and start-up hubs in Europe. It’s a city that builds on a long tradition in innovation. That’s why we’ve attended TNW2019, a leading tech and innovation conference. It [...]

Solving wicked business problems

By |May 9th, 2019|Tags: |

The first part of this series described the pitfalls of efficiency-driven approaches when it comes to solving business problems. This post shows how to overcome these problems and how to get better at complex problem solving. What to [...]

Growing business by doing the right things, smarter

By |April 30th, 2019|Tags: |

How complex problem solving leads to valid outcomes in critical decision making. The mission of strategy and innovation consultants is to grow a client’s business by doing the right things, smarter. Growing a business usually follows a rock-paper-scissor [...]

Why design-driven companies are actually a good idea

By |April 25th, 2019|Tags: |

In the digital economy it becomes increasingly easier to copy business models, product features and marketing tactics. Hence, one of the last resorts of competitive advantage is UX and strategic design. Design-led companies In a recent article by [...]

Three fintech learnings from the Wirecard scandal

By |June 30th, 2020|Tags: |

The headlines just kept coming last week. Wirecard postponed the disclosure of its annual report again, after its auditor EY couldn’t verify the existence of ca. $2 billion in foreign escrow accounts. Shortly after, the CEO Markus Braun [...]

Platforms and open data transforming banking

By |May 6th, 2020|Tags: , , |

Jussi Valsta, the CEO of VertaaEnsin.fi, a financial product information and comparison platform, which is part of CompareEuropeGroup, shares his views on how the platform and data economy changes the business environment and the dynamics between financial services industry players. [...]

Banks now need a firm sense of their purpose

By |April 3rd, 2020|Tags: , |

Right now it is business-as-not-usual for millions of SMEs due to the Covid-19 crisis. Their survival relies on quick and fair distribution of the emergency funds backed by the British government. That is why banks play an important [...]

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