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Rethinking the billable hours paradigm
Knowledge workers should probably be ramping up for some kind of paradigm shift in pricing – selling the benefits they create (value) rather than the hours they work (costs). But how? It seems a bit paradoxical that the one sector of industry that’s fairly central to innovation and new thinking is itself stuck in a seriously geriatric pricing paradigm (gargantuan generalisation, here). Legal...
Read moreRethinking the mattress industry – from product to relationship
US company Casper is rethinking the whole business model for mattresses – moving from a one-time product to managing an ongoing relationship A whole story US company Casper seems to be successfully rethinking multiple aspects of the whole business model associated with the humble mattress, turning it from a product that’s a one-off purchase into a long(er)-term relationship with the customer. The company declares that “We...
Read moreRethinking the (gentleman’s) hairdresser experience
Seen with the eyes of a mere male, the hairdressing trade seems to be heading for a hiccup by ignoring the customer, right when s/he is balancing amid intensely personal issues of vanity and self-confidence Haircut hell A certain level of grooming is necessary in the business world, so yesterday morning I went to the “hairdresser” (weird name, really …). Getting my hair cut...
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