Blog Posts

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Statistical Significance and the Limits of Large Samples
diverse 04 Jun 2025
Rigour vs. Significance

Why large samples can yield misleading results—and why effect size, context, and clarity matter more than ever.

What Explains Europe's Tech Innovation Gap? A Look at Varieties of Capitalism
diverse 20 May 2025
What Explains Europe's Tech Innovation Gap?

Exploring Europe's tech innovation challenges with the 'Varieties of Capitalism' framework. This post shows how CME and LME models distinctively impact disruptive innovation, venture capital, and regulation.

The AI Label: A Moving Target or Marketing Overreach?
diverse 11 May 2025
The AI Label

A critical look at how the term 'AI' has evolved—shifting from cautious academic use to ubiquitous marketing buzzword: through the lens of recent debates on LLMs, hype cycles, and historical context.

From Hype to Sobriety: Revisiting Ken Griffin on AI
diverse 05 May 2025
From Hype to Sobriety: Revisiting Ken Griffin on AI

Examining Ken Griffin's evolving stance on AI in finance: from his enthusiastic predictions in 2023 to his notably tempered outlook in 2025.

Talks

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WhatsApp UX: A Descent into Digital Hell
Talk 05 Jun 2025
WhatsApp UX: A Descent into Digital Hell

Why are parent group chats so chaotic? A humorous dive into the design choices behind WhatsApp UX and their unintended consequences.

Agile Infinity: When the Customer Is an Abstract Concept
Talk 01 Apr 2025
Agile Infinity: When the Customer Is an Abstract Concept

A satirical slide deck that challenges Agile theatre, rituals, certification mills, and the illusion of customer focus in certain SAFe/Scrum implementations.

Introduction to GenAI
Talk 25 Feb 2025
Introduction to GenAI

A balanced overview of Generative AI exploring both opportunities and challenges beyond the hype. Covers historical context, technical foundations, business implications, and unique insights.

Introduction to Data Science
Talk 20 Jan 2025
Introduction to Data Science

A comprehensive overview of data science fundamentals, emphasizing common pitfalls in data projects. This talk challenges the mindset that 'more data solves everything' and offers practical insights for both technical practitioners and business leaders. Key topics include reproducibility in science, statistical significance, and the limitations of traditional analytical approaches.

Essays

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The Cultural Hurdles of Innovation via Data Leveraging: Lessons from Failed Flight and Tech Giants
Essay 15 Nov 2024
Cultural Hurdles of Innovation via Data Leveraging

Drawing parallels between early aviation failures and contemporary digital transformation efforts, this essay explores why traditional companies often struggle with innovation and data initiatives despite significant investments. Like early flight pioneers who failed by mimicking birds without understanding aerodynamics, many firms pursue surface-level digital adoption without embracing the fundamental organizational...

An Analysis of the Competitive Dynamics Behind the Disruptor’s Dilemma
Essay 05 Mar 2017
Competitive Dynamics Behind the Disruptor’s Dilemma

The introduction of a potentially disruptive technology into a mature multisided ecosystem often faces a seemingly dilemmatic challenge: persuading a critical mass of incumbents to support the technology that might eventually disrupt them. We analyse this apparently perplexing phenomenon under the lens of a global coordination game of incomplete public...

Japan—A Macroeconomics Perspective
Essay 21 Aug 2016
Japan—A Macroeconomics Perspective

Five macroeconomics issues about Japan are discussed. (i) Long-term Strengths and Weaknesses of the Macroeconomy; (ii) Trade Position and Competitive Advantage; (iii) Policy Options to Increase Net Exports; (iv) Impact of the 2007–2008 Financial Crisis and the World Economic Slowdown and (v) Possible Impacts on the Economy if Greece Decides...

Customer Centricity in the Airline Industry
Essay 30 Apr 2015
Customer Centricity in the Airline Industry

Traditional airlines in Europe are facing an increasingly fierce competition. In the meantime, the information era surfaces at an inordinate pace, bringing new technological means, new paradigms and new mindsets. The availability of data and the booming of social media have changed the game. In this personal essay, I share...