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IKEA calling – the flatpack Pikkpack shoe

Flatpack doesn’t have to be restricted to furniture. The Pikkpack idea rethinks a lot of the givens about “shoe as a product” – and the most cost-effective, environmentally responsible way to get it from factory to you. Feodor Ingvar Kamprad died on 27 January 2018. Founder of IKEA, he was the architect of a flatpack retail and logistics revolution whose real contours I reckon are...

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The art of algorithm value

New dimensions for explaining the business value of digitally invisible algortíthms, from a company fielding an exciting new visual language. I don’t really know what an algorithm is. It seems they’re somehow sexier or more impactful than mere code – but what does a digital illiterate like me know? Missing a link? Companies mention algorithms as some kind of shorthand for arcane digital capabilities that can range from mundane to...

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Electric liberation – classic cars morph into contemporary cool

The early generations of electric cars have been visual clunkers. Is game-changer tech gonna’ be a constraint or a liberation? Mediocrity maketh motor? Let’s be honest – the early generations of electric cars have been clunkers. Tesla honourably excepted. Tech progress hasn’t really changed much in the design world.  So is game-changer electric vehicle tech gonna’ continue being a constraint – or could it help provide...

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