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The Last Word is a series of columns, originally published on the Emerging Europe website. I cover a wide range of topics: leadership, sustainability, technology, entrepreneurship, innovation, geopolitics, site selection and global business services.

September 21, 2025
The case for ambiguity

The Last Word: What would it look like if schools re-embraced ambiguity?

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September 14, 2025
From crisis management to transformation

The Last Word: Europe’s megatrends demand more than resilience

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September 7, 2025
The extraction gap

The Last Word: Business models are living systems

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August 31, 2025
Technology without transformation

The Last Word: Innovation isn’t reinvention

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August 24, 2025
Reinvention, curiosity, humility

The Last Word: When big companies forget what matters

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April 6, 2025
The Last Word: Reinventing how we think about investment

Investors are becoming more selective, more cautious, and more data-driven than ever before. Locations need to step up.

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March 23, 2025
The last word: The cost of distraction

In a world that profits from your distraction, reinvention becomes a quiet act of rebellion. 

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March 16, 2025
The Last word: The lost art of starting over

Reinvention isn’t always about upgrades and optimisation. Sometimes, it’s about starting from scratch. 

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March 9, 2025
The last word: Reinventing education

Most education systems still reward specialisation over adaptability, certainty over curiosity, and memorisation over creativity.

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March 2, 2025
The last word: The hidden engine of personal reinvention

Reinvention doesn’t happen in a single moment. It’s not a dramatic pivot or a sudden epiphany. It’s a process—one that demands clarity, discipline, and self-awareness. And in my experience, there’s no better tool for that than journalling.

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February 23, 2025
The last word: Reinvention is not a rescue plan

Reinvention isn’t a response to crisis. It’s what stops a crisis from happening in the first place.

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February 16, 2025
The Last Word: AI is here—reinvention is not optional

This isn’t about ‘adopting AI’. It’s about rebuilding businesses around it. 

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