Military Strategy

Fog and Friction – The limitations of strategy when dealing with uncertainty

This blog post is a work-in-progress… Military history and grand strategy have long offered sources of inspiration to business leaders. In a previous blog on the subject, I touched on how the insights of historical figures such as Sun Tzu remain relevant to those navigating the fast-moving tech space. In that blog I made no mention of Carl von Clausewitz, one of the most pre-eminent and well-known military theorists. Here I try to make up for that omission. The Fog … Read more…

How Ukraine is fighting and winning the digital war

In responding to the Russian invasion, Ukraine is making full use of its advantage in the technology space, using technologies and cultures that will be very familiar to anyone working in tech. In this post I look at the importance of an open innovation culture and how this can provide a decisive advantage.

Why history matters. Even to tech leaders

When looking at the challenges that the fast-moving tech landscape throws up, it is often tempting to think that these problems are new to the 21st century and consequently need completely novel approaches. While the mechanics, business process and technologies may well be new, the underlying problem is very likely to be one that has been around for centuries. Just as the Roman Republic can provide a casebook of the entire gamut of political mechanations and intrigue, similarly, history books can provide invaluable advice on … Read more…