The problem with Corporate Innovation teams being a Virus

In my time at Rolls-Royce, I was the founding member of the Corporate Innovation team in 2018. And internally at Rolls-Royce, and in a number of corporate innovation conferences, I kept hearing one thing. Those of us in corporate innovation or digital innovation are like viruses that are outside the realms of corporate processes and… Continue reading The problem with Corporate Innovation teams being a Virus

Week 21 in text, listen to what is NOT being said

An important aspect of communication is listening to what is not being said. Communication is a beast. Often you will hear someone say they are good in “communication”. Because they can talk. Take it from me, It does not make them a good communicator. Good communication is about listening as much as talking. And excellent communication… Continue reading Week 21 in text, listen to what is NOT being said

Week 20 in text, waking up people pretending to be asleep

The highlight of this week was being at the IOT Tribe demo day at the Science Gallery in London. 8 startups pitched to a room full of investors, VCs, and Corporate Venturing folks. There were 8 early stage startups at revenue and pre-revenue stage. A quick line on them: One particular startup in this cohort… Continue reading Week 20 in text, waking up people pretending to be asleep

A letter to my 2018

2018 has come to an end. I am facing the same problem I face every year. To write the end of year post. Usually, I write a review of how the year went. Keeping it rather formal on most occasions. Because it’s important to manage the message… I thought. Something happened this year that I… Continue reading A letter to my 2018