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My Elixperience
Adi Reddi has recently completed a two-month internship with Elixirr. What started as a placement in Dallas and Philadelphia,...
Disrupt or be disrupted?
The linear model of retail, where “retailers make products and push them to customers who then buy and consume them”, is no...
Procurement plus…
In our ever-changing and fast-paced world, procurement teams have adapted well and they’ll be expected to continue to evolve...
Why banks need to become event-driven enterprises
Penalties against financial institutions for non-compliance, enforced by the regulators, continue to rise with some reaching tens...
6 tips on how to build effective decision rights in your organisation
In today's fast-paced world, we are constantly required to make an increasing number of decisions and nowhere is this more...
Want to create a culture of innovation? It starts with you.
Look at yourself. That’s the first thing you need to do before you ask someone to help you transform your organization into a...
An Englishman in… California
Nick Bailey has recently returned to the UK having completed a 3 month assignment in California. It sounds like a very glamourous...
A world filled with autonomous cars
The momentum is undeniable: self-driving cars are coming your way. With this world being within the realms of possibility in the...
GDPR: The data opportunity
GDPR is coming. Much like cleaning out the spare room, the new ruling gives retailers a mandate to do something many have been...
GDPR: How ready are you?
New rules enforced by heavy fines come into place in 2018. Here's what you need to know about GDPR...
Growing pains
There are many challenges for any firm questioning conventions in their market – as the challenger consultancy we understand...
Africa: The unbanked continent
Access to banking has improved significantly over the past few years and there have been developments in the fintech landscape....
Utilities in the banking market
Banks are still struggling with return on equity targets (RoE) because of historic conduct issues, expensive regulatory...
Forces of disruption
What is the 'stuckness predicament'? Where can organisations find productive disruptors? And how can they create an environment...
This is the (other) difference between employees & entrepreneurs.
Being an optimist, like being an entrepreneur, is within everyone’s reach. It’s simply a question of mindset…
What is PSD2 & what does it mean for retail banks?
For many consumers today, the ideas of ‘my money’ and ‘my bank’ are almost inseparable. But with the arrival of PSD2,...
Are you innovating or stuck in corporate innovation theatre?
It’s pretty easy for big corporates to “talk an innovation game”, but this doesn't make them innovative by default....
Transforming employee benefits in retail
The retail industry is undergoing substantial transformation. And myths of long, anti-social hours and poor career prospects...
A crisis for sex, guns & gambling?
How a greater consideration for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors is having a fundamental impact on the due...
A challenge to the consulting industry…
…Put your money where your mouth is. Large incumbents in the consulting industry talk a good game when it comes to innovation...
What can retail banks learn from retailers?
Is the time finally ripe for established retail banks to behave more like retailers, and build customer loyalty schemes to foster...
Fit people, fit business?
Absenteeism is costing UK businesses £15 billion a year. Inactivity has been identified as the main protagonist. So, what are...
Changing the game in retail supply chain
With multiple points of friction and massive costs at stake, the supply chain feels like such an obvious area for disruption…...