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Mastering The ‘Dark Arts’ Of Strategy Development

8th February 2017 By Stephen A Kirk

Many businesses, especially, SMEs, see strategy development as something of a “dark art” however, in my experience, it needn’t be….  Whilst it is generally helpful to have plenty of information at the start of the process (market analysis, competitive positioning etc.) the best outputs are generally those that follow a mantra of simplicity and definitely […]

Filed Under: Articles, Home Page, Insight Articles, Leadership Tagged With: execution, Goals, Mission, objectives, Strategy, Vision

Why ‘Mr Robot’ Is Already Knocking At Your Door

1st February 2017 By Stephen A Kirk

Mr Robot

When the movie ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ first came out in April 1968, the date in the title was one generation into the future but most of the technical elements would have seemed very plausible to anyone buying a cinema ticket. Sitting at home watching their own TV, Mr and Mrs Jones followed the Apollo […]

Filed Under: 21st Century, Articles, Home Page, Insight Articles Tagged With: 21st Century, artificial intelligence, disruptive technology, future, innovation, medical technology, robots

What Makes A Successful Business?

25th January 2017 By Stephen A Kirk

Business People and Success

“ What Makes A Successful Business?”   This is a question that is often discussed when we are working with companies to help develop their strategy. After all, most of us want to know what is the ‘secret sauce’ behind other people’s success! If you search online, you will find a vast amount of (often contradictory) […]

Filed Under: Articles, Home Page, Insight Articles, Leadership Tagged With: Good to Great, Leadership, Management, Strategy, Success

Migration By The Trillion Is Bugging Me

20th July 2016 By Stephen Kirk

WHATEVER you feel about Brexit, one thing is certain: concerns about migration were a big factor in the debate; and migration will surely remain a key preoccupation for the UK and other countries. Much of our collective anxiety around the movement of people is grounded in our fears about how ‘The Great Acceleration’ (that immense […]

Filed Under: Articles, Home Page, Insight Articles Tagged With: 21st Century, antibiotic, health, innovation, medical technology

Artificial Intelligence In Medicine – Maximizing the benefits

8th June 2016 By Stephen Kirk

Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence has started working with the doctors and computers at London’s Royal Free Hospital Trust; many of the first questions being asked concentrate on data security and patient confidentiality.  About 1.6m patients a month are seen by the three hospitals that the Trust covers and, according to an agreement seen by the […]

Filed Under: Articles, Home Page, Insight Articles Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, disruptive technology, future, health, medical technology

Our Genes Define Us… Or Do They?

12th May 2016 By Stephen A Kirk

Our genes are who we are, or so we have thought, yet recent advances in gene editing technology could allow us to change ourselves, and our children, in ways that have never before been possible. The Latin expression homo faber or ‘Man-the-Maker’ holds the idea that humans influence their fate and the environment through the […]

Filed Under: Articles, Home Page, Insight Articles Tagged With: 21st Century, CRISPR, disruptive technology, future, genes

Alice still has her part in robot Wonderland, for now…

30th March 2016 By Stephen A Kirk

IMAGINE the scene of a car crash sometime in the future: two shiny saloons have bumped in the city street and, although both vehicles are dented and stationary, the occupants – including one family and one person on their own – are moving around inside, unbuckling themselves, checking. Everyone is a bit shocked. No-one is […]

Filed Under: Articles, Home Page, Insight Articles Tagged With: 21st Century, autonomous vehicles, disruptive technology, robots

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