Always stay alert

Just because you have made it once, doesn’t mean that you have made it forever. Just as you replaced an incumbent by delivering a better, smarter, cheaper or whatever solution to your customers pains, somebody else could come in tomorrow and do to you what you did to them. Just as you worked tenaciously to… Continue reading Always stay alert

Needed: New breed of digital health tools

So far we have been used to medical breakthroughs in treatment of various conditions in terms of new medicines, where a new pill can be the solution to serious conditions and ailments of various sorts. The new and highly successful obesity drug from Danish manufacturer, Novo Nordisk, is just one example. But every time a… Continue reading Needed: New breed of digital health tools

The dangers of ‘digitalization’

The Danish Management Society's new focus on "Digital Reshaping" - whatever that wording means - made me think; Whenever somebody talks about the need to 'digitalize' products or processes in an old industry company, you as a digital expert should be quite alert. Perhaps even worried. Because what does the phrase really mean? I will… Continue reading The dangers of ‘digitalization’

Coop goes startup?

It is not every day that you have a startup employing 110 employees 2 months after incorporation. Nonetheless, that's the case of Danish startup Lobyco. As often before the devil is in the detail, and calling Lobyco a startup per se might be a little far-fetched, as it's a fully owned subsidiary of Danish retail… Continue reading Coop goes startup?