Nick Bostrom, a philosopher from Oxford, and Elon Musk, everybody’s favourite example of an entrepreneur these days, both seriously seem to believe we are living in a computer simulation like the one in the film, The Matrix. I think they’re Read More

by Andrew Bass  |  Blog, Innovation, Managing Uncertainty

Kids test boundaries to learn what works and what doesn’t. It can be annoying, but it’s apparently a necessary process. And it’s a process that wise adults handle with care, because there are traps. The critical parent succumbs to their Read More

It sounds like a contradiction but I wonder if that’s what Daimler has managed to do. They’ve certainly got great coverage in the FT today.  They’ve produced automated (not autonomous) versions of their trucks, fitted them with snow ploughs, and Read More

Marshall Goldsmith titled his best selling coaching book: “What got you here won’t get you there.” The title offers an important reminder for senior executives: the very behaviours which got you successfully promoted can hold you back when you try Read More

In mid-May 2016, I was in Amsterdam with colleagues from around the world. It was shortly before the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. Although we — like the pundits — were expecting a ‘Remain’ vote at Read More