The Front End of Innovation in Review - a fascinating talk that turns Maslow's tired hierarchy of needs on its head, Boston, MA

The Front End of Innovation in Review - a fascinating talk that turns Maslow's tired hierarchy of needs on its head, Boston, MA

"I’m going to be honest, I went to Lindsay Angelo’s talk, Betterment, the Future of Retail & Maslow, mostly because Lindsay works for Lululemon and I’m a sucker for dropping a lot of money on a pair of Lululemon Wunder Under yoga pants. I wanted to judge the company that made yoga apparel mainstream more than I wanted to learn about the actual subject matter of Lindsay’s speech. Shame on me, I know. But here’s the thing, once I was in the room, I paid attention to the actual subject matter and it was really fascinating – Lindsay turned Maslow’s tired hierarchy of needs on its head...

Front End of Innovation - Betterment, the Future of Retail and Maslow, Boston, MA

Front End of Innovation - Betterment, the Future of Retail and Maslow, Boston, MA

The Front End of Innovation - a three-day dose of innovation, inspiration and ideas in the heart of Boston. Alongside a line-up to the likes of Clayton Christensen, Marc Randolph (co-founder of Netflix) and many more, Lindsay spoke on Betterment, the future of retail and Maslow. 

The Future of Retail at Foresights & Trends, Miami, FL

The Future of Retail at Foresights & Trends, Miami, FL

At this year's Foresight & Trends, I chose a topic I've been lucky enough to dive into as part of my day to day; betterment as it relates to the future of retail. While in past, I've spoken on the democratization of retail, I wanted to dive further into its implications...

Keynote: Tackling the democratization of retail, Seattle, WA

Keynote: Tackling the democratization of retail, Seattle, WA

Another successful and mind-bending Future Stores! I'm dedicating this post to an inspirational video that speaks to an aspirational consumer we're seeing more and more of these days; one on a quest towards self actualization...

Keynote: Maintaining your inner play-doh, Seattle, WA

Keynote: Maintaining your inner play-doh, Seattle, WA

Driven by a digital landscape, the maker’s movement & crowd everything, we are witnessing disruption in the world of retail. Consumers are shifting from passively consuming a product to co-creating and inventing on their own. An army of authentic, innovative start-ups with engaged guests are emerging and the landscape is democratizing like never before. How can established businesses respond to maintain their “it” factor?