Strategic Insights

They were supposed to revolutionize the frozen food chain: time/temperature indicators. Every frozen pizza box would get one, according to many specialists and analysts. But it didn’t happen. Why? For an unforeseen factor that can […]

Earlier this year McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) published a ‘discussion paper’ on the economic impact of ‘short-termism’ and therefor also the difference between short-termism and long-termism. A study that provides some interesting insights… CONTENTS: ‘Corporate […]

It might seem a trivial question: what happened with business cards in Germany in 2009? But there – probably – is a strong underlying truth, one that you should take into account in your business. […]

When you hear ‘smart packaging’, what kind of technology comes to your mind? Probably you think about something high tech, with integrated (printed) electronics and wireless communications. And smart packaging can be like that. But it […]

Last week I read an interesting article on the growing pains of industrial inkjet printing by Frazer Chesterman.  Typical Gartner Hype Cycle was my first thought. But it seems (too) many people do not know […]

The Internet of Things (IoT) is gaining attention, especially now just after CES, the consumer electronics show. Internet connected devices were all over the place. And all kinds of studies show the growth potential. But […]

Earlier this week Amazon announced Amazon Go, its store with automatic checkout. I immediately wondered how they are going to do that. In the past, the concept of an automatic checkout always involved RFID labels […]