OUR ARTICLES AND SPEECHES
The Architecture of Mental Models
Have you, like us and our colleagues at Eicorn, come to the conclusion that the single most important thing to get right in life is the stuff that goes on inside your head? The quality of your thinking is more important than anything else to establish a great and [...]
Pt. 2: The learning imperative – Deceptive Narratives, Sports Commentators and Perseverance
In the first article in this article series, I presented the concept of black box thinking, which outlines the concept of how to successfully deal with failure, and learn from it. This second article is the sequel. If you have missed the first part and therefore lack the context, [...]
Pt. 1: The Learning Imperative – Lizards and Black Boxes
Did you know that the green anoles lizards have gone through a rapid evolutionary sprint over the past 15 years and developed sticky feet so that they can live higher up in the trees? The reason: their former ground habitat got invaded by other lizards that ate their children. [...]
Flygande Spårvagnar (Swedish)
Ett innovationsreportage från framtiden Eicorn hade förmånen att få föreläsa för drygt 400 entreprenörer, företagsledare, chefer och näringslivsföreträdare på Fusion Experiences event Marstrand Update 2017. För att leverera en riktigt banbrytande och insiktsfull upplevelse utöver det vanliga så tog vi hjälp av våra vänner på Mindbender och skapade ett [...]
What is the AI Strategy of your Firm?
There is a new intelligence in town, and it is not made up of grey matter, neurons, synapses and signal substances. It is Artificial Intelligence, unbound by the limitations of the human brain and therefore, in time, capable of disrupting every intelligence-based creation. Including your company. Our intention here is [...]
Eicorn Innovation Management
Is innovation really something that can be managed? Is it not rather something that only happens “magically” as creative minds and ideas meet? This topic is of course grounds for great and endless debates; but our evidence-based view is certainly that management of innovation is a key component for long-term [...]
Bertrand Russel – Eicorn Philosophy
“I should like to say two things, one intellectual and one moral: The intellectual thing I should want to say to them is this: When you are studying any matter or considering any philosophy, ask yourself only what are the facts and what is the truth that the facts bear [...]
The Case for Corporate Venturing
Corporate venturing is on the rise around the world once again. It may feel like the entrepreneurship and startup hype is at an all-time high in terms of popularity and merit, also within big corporations. But the truth is that many industries have been down the corporate venture road before, [...]