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Tech & Innovation
Human 2.0: in conversation with Patrick Kane, author, advertiser…
Patrick Kane’s email signature reads: he/him/disabled. “This isn’t because I want more time to complete tasks, or because I need reasonable adjustments,” he says, “but because when I solve a client’s...
Aim high and keep going: in conversation with Claire…
Does it have to be lonely at the top? Claire Davenport doesn’t think so. Claire is Chief Executive at Treatwell, a pan-European business marketplace focused on the beauty sector. Alongside her highly impactful career,...
Food and drink: the growth of the Chief R&D…
Something we look forward to when advising consumer companies on senior R&D appointments is the opportunity to sit down with industry leaders and discuss the pace and potential of innovation in their world....
Inclusive innovation in haircare: in conversation with Winnie Awa,…
Winnie Awa wants to change the lives of one billion people. Specifically, she wants to give one billion people their best hair ever. And by developing AI tools and applying them in the textured haircare market, she is...
How should CFOs be thinking about AI in the…
At the beginning of this month, the UK hosted the first-ever AI Safety Summit. Held at Bletchley Park – the base for second world war codebreakers – the summit brought together world leaders, technology executives,...
Protecting the culture of today, building the business of…
Two weeks ago, it was such a privilege to host a roundtable lunch for women HR leaders in technology. Held on a sunny Thursday afternoon in the beautiful Palm Room in the Marylebone Hotel, the lunch was a chance to...
Are offices ecosystems? In conversation with Joel Bloch, founder…
In 2016, as part of my PhD research, I made a film which was inspired by the East London shared office space, Second Home. At the time, Second Home had just opened its doors to a small group of tech entrepreneurs and...
Disrupting the disrupters: what does ChatGPT mean for the…
At MBS, we often use this Saturday morning column to discuss the latest innovation in technology. Over the years, we’ve written about virtual reality and blockchain, explored the metaverse and Web 3.0, and analysed...
Chips and ships: ignorance is bliss?
This week, news headlines were dominated by the US’s decision to shoot down a suspected 200-foot-tall Chinese ‘spy balloon’. Tensions are now running high between the two countries: China has called the US’s...
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