Telecom operators (telcos) have long had a bad reputation of customer (mis)management, abusive prices, overall poor service and rigid mindset. This can be partly explain by their business model. Having invested billions into a fast-changing infrastructure, they want their money back. Be it at the expense of consumers who in any case have little choice…
Tag: ecosystems
How CIA’s Global Trends 2030 reveal, again, a world of communities
You know I’m obsessed with the concept of communities, ecosystems, as I’m convinced it’s a long-time trend that is disrupting, bits by bits, our ancient world made out of companies, states and organizations that adapt too slowly and too badly to the empowered people grouped in communities, across genders, race, countries (end of the…
Trends from SXSW 2013: back to the real world
Getting the trends out of the interactive festival of SXSW in Austin is always quite a challenge when you know there’s more than 1000 events, conferences, demo, startup pitches, not including the famous parties. Still, this year was one of objects rather than apps, of hardware more than software, in a nutshell: the real world…