Send us a text Necessity is the mother of invention. Some of the biggest revolutions in business didn’t come from brilliant technology or billion-dollar R&D budgets.They began with frustration — someone standing at a bottleneck, asking,“Why does it have to be this way?” That question changed the way the world trades today. A single insight turned a slow, fragmented process into a seamless global system — and quietly became the biggest driver of globalisation in the 20th century. The les...
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Send us a text Necessity is the mother of invention. Some of the biggest revolutions in business didn’t come from brilliant technology or billion-dollar R&D budgets.They began with frustration — someone standing at a bottleneck, asking,“Why does it have to be this way?” That question changed the way the world trades today. A single insight turned a slow, fragmented process into a seamless global system — and quietly became the biggest driver of globalisation in the 20th century. The les...
Episode 121 - Curiosity Beats Strategy - How attention to anomalies created the microwave oven
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Episode 121 - Curiosity Beats Strategy - How attention to anomalies created the microwave oven
Send us a text Not all breakthroughs begin with a whiteboard. Sometimes, they begin with something that feels like a mistake. An inconvenience. A “Huh, that’s odd…” But here’s the catch—most of us are too busy to notice. True innovation doesn’t always knock. It whispers. And only the curious hear it. This week I share a story about how staying curious in the face of something unexpected led to an invention that reshaped the way the world eats. The lesson? Don’t ignore the anomaly. It mig...
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Send us a text Necessity is the mother of invention. Some of the biggest revolutions in business didn’t come from brilliant technology or billion-dollar R&D budgets.They began with frustration — someone standing at a bottleneck, asking,“Why does it have to be this way?” That question changed the way the world trades today. A single insight turned a slow, fragmented process into a seamless global system — and quietly became the biggest driver of globalisation in the 20th century. The les...
