Shared context and uncomfortable truths: How S-Group reframed strategy at Harvard
When S-Group brought 50 of its top leaders to Harvard, the goal wasn’t a new plan – it was a deeper shared understanding.
Brands, learn from Olga and Erika: the new power is vulnerable sincerity
Journalist Hilla Körkkö and I share a strange affliction: we cry when a pop star crawls across the stage with glitter in their hair.
Luxury that slips from sight
In an age when every logo is copied and every trend is posted, true luxury is no longer about what can be seen. It is about what remains hidden — time, silence and the freedom to vanish.
The future is already here, we just don’t see it
Have you heard it said that the world is changing faster than ever before? The phrase has been repeated so many times it has lost its meaning.
From hope to hesitation: rethinking Open Strategy in 2025
Open strategy once looked like the future. Now it feels like a contested choice.
Changing Minds: Why Strategy Change Requires More Than a PowerPoint
To change strategy, you must first change minds. But changing minds is hard – especially in organizations with deep roots and strong beliefs about who we are and what our customers want. So how do we actually shift collective thinking?
Do you remember when we still thought?
Iida Korpiniitty’s essay challenges us, in the age of artificial intelligence, to consider what we stand to lose if we no longer pause to think for ourselves. Could slowness and effort become a source of competitive advantage?
What kinds of brands will succeed when Gen Z turns the logic of marketing on its head?
Brand owners have always had to adapt to the expectations of different generations and the resulting shifts in dynamics between brands and target groups. The most recent dynamic shift is related to Gen Z, the generation comprising people born between the mid-1990s and the beginning of the 2010s.
Why is self-sufficiency increasingly popular, and what it may lead to
Where is the ideal of self-sufficiency stemming from?