What if Nokia saw the iPhone coming—and still couldn’t stop it?
In this episode, former Nokia strategy and market intelligence leader Timo Partanen shares an insider view of the company’s internal iPhone threat briefing. Nokia had tracked Apple for years and anticipated the hardware shift—but underestimated the power of Apple’s ecosystem, partnerships, and business model.
We explore why warnings didn’t translate into action, how internal silos shaped decision-making, and what modern leaders can learn about disruption, strategy execution, and platform thinking.
Nokia didn’t just collapse—it reinvented itself. This episode explores how leadership, emotion, and strategy combined to transform Nokia into a new kind of company.
David Rogers joins us for a 10th anniversary conversation on Digital Transformation Playbook. We unpack how digital transformation strategy has evolved, how AI is reshaping business models, and why platform competition, network effects, and disruption matter more than ever.
Classic Enhanced Audio Episode: Scott Galloway on Algorithms, Tech Giants, and the Retail Apocalypse
Scott Galloway, NYU Stern Professor and bestselling author of The Four, discusses the future of media and retail. In this classic episode, Galloway unpacks platform dominance, the retail apocalypse, voice technology, and how big tech is rewriting the rules of advertising, subscriptions, and data intelligence.
A Thinkers50 special episode with Aidan McCullen, Alex Osterwalder, Howard Yu and Sangeet Paul Choudary exploring how AI reshapes business models, strategy and organisational leadership. A masterclass in reinvention, recorded just hours before each received major Thinkers50 honours.
Startups like Figma disrupt giants like Adobe not just through technology, but by reshaping mindsets. In this episode, bestselling author Sangeet Paul Choudary joins Aidan McCullen to explore how AI, cloud-first models, and unlearning are transforming the future of work and the knowledge economy.
Join Aidan McCullen as he explores business concept innovation with Gary Hamel. Learn how organizations can rethink their entire business models, challenge industry norms, and stay ahead in an era of rapid change.
Join Aidan McCullen as he welcomes Gary Hamel to explore the timeless principles of Competence-Based Competition. Discover how companies build and sustain competitive advantage by developing core competencies, and learn valuable lessons from Tesla, IBM, and more.
Join us as we welcomes the visionary Gary Hamel for an in-depth discussion on Competing for the Future. Hamel shares powerful insights on how organizations can develop foresight, escape the shackles of the past, and create lasting competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving world.
We welcome renowned management thinker Gary Hamel to discuss his groundbreaking work Competing for the Future. Hamel explores the essential principles of innovation, strategic foresight, and how organizations can continuously reinvent themselves to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving world.