How social audio apps are changing the audio landscape. “One, two, three, four. Is it snowing where you are, Mr. Thiessen?” The very first radio transmission of a voice in 1900 by Reginald Fessenden* was little more than a casual question about the weather. His name is now long forgotten…

Since many years I have been coming to Kochi, on the island of Shikoku in Japan with my wife and daughter. It has become a winter holiday ritual for us. The Miyamoto family waiting at the airport. The short drive home to the house in suburbs of the city were…

In 2014 an internal strategy document from the New York Times was leaked to Buzzfeed. Under the title ‘The Innovation Report’ it painted a stark picture of a well-respected newsroom that was clearly struggling to adjust to a new digital reality. The New York Times cared a lot about its…

More than 20 years ago I bought a little flipbook in the Centre Pompidou in Paris. With the flick of your thumb it lets you travel from the outer edges of the universe to a man sleeping on a picnic blanket in a park, then moving inward into his hand…

A man sits in first car of a train and films the landscape in front of him. As he zooms in the train seems to slow down — but not really — it is only an optical illusion. In reality his mind plays a trick. This curious experiment by a…

During the last two weeks, I have taken a deep dive into the business algorithm that drives the most successful companies of this age as part of a strategy sprint course by NYU Professor Scott Galloway. Prof G as he calls himself is fascinated by the strategies that grow promising…

Survival skills for the streaming wars. — Public Service Media (PSM) know that in order to stay relevant they have to master the new online and on-demand reality. But against the backdrop of the hyper-competitive streaming wars, it’s easy to get sucked in a race to the bottom or throw their hands up in the air before…

To the victor go the spoils. — By now you are all highly familiar with the big names of the streaming wars. The ones that have so far enjoyed great triumphs and the ones that might endure heavy losses. …

Op zoek naar de toekomst van onze merken. — Soms krijg je een boek in de bus dat je hoopvol stemt. Omdat het mogelijkheden ziet waar veel anderen problemen onderscheiden. Beyond Brands van Tom Van den Bergh is zo’n boek. Over de toekomst van merken en de merken van de toekomst. Nochthans hebben merken het vandaag de dag niet…