Grand pianos haven’t changed much for 300+ years – are there openings for rethinks? Product of evolution In the world of keyboard musicifying, grand pianos are pretty much top of the league by most parameters – size, cost, weight and prestige. I’m a near-total music ignoramus, but I reckon they’re probably ranked as nobility among the musical machines used to perform classical music. Photo by...

ESG reporting is no longer a “nice to have” – but does it look backwards or forwards? ESG reporting –  ground rules still being written The market value – and future potential – of a company no longer relies just on financial information and data. There’s a (relatively) new narrative in town … Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are an increasingly important part...

Much real electric vehicle innovation has little to do with the motor or battery technology inside. Technical breakthroughs don’t mean much if the primary conceptual narrative is stuck in a mindset from Henry Ford days. Narratives beneath the surface It’s all too easy to think of electric vehicles simply as newer-tech versions of their century-old internal combustion engine counterparts – just with a different...