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Two Best Practices in Sustainability: GE and Nike
Sustainability as a key business driver is quickly moving into maturity. According to MIT’s Sloan Management Review published in 2009 , there are now a number of firm’s whose strategies and tactics...
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Mobile health care: Its (almost) here
Are we at the tipping point for widespread adoption of mobile health care solutions? Device usability, power and ubiquity have improved immensely. Mobile networks now cover virtually all of the globe....
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Two More Best Practices in Sustainability: Wal Mart and Rio Tinto
Earlier, we explored two companies, GE and Nike, that are considered ‘best in class’ when it comes to generating financial and environmental value from sustainability initiatives. Below are two other...
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The ten commandments of germinating innovation
Increasing innovation is now the mantra of many executives as they seek to address key developments like sustainability and regulatory change or boost performance in areas like cost reduction or...
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Making sustainability live in your organization
Most executives I speak with acknowledge sustainability’s strategic imperative. A few of them have understood the transformational impact of sustainability and have moved boldly to realign their...
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Making Open Innovation work: the case of 3M
Open Innovation is a proven paradigm for generating higher levels of innovation in products, processes and capabilities. As opposed to the “closed” nature of many company’s R&D efforts, OI looks...
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Great innovators: Nature vs Nurture?
These days virtually every company looks to gain competitive advantage by launching innovative products and programs. In many companies, innovation is more about people than it is about sub-optimal...
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Next generation manufacturing, today
Recent advances in digital fabrication technologies have the potential to revolutionize how companies build products and target consumers. Manufacturers can now produce many customized products and...
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Co-create products with your customers
Contrary to what your parents told you, it often does pay to follow the crowd. Many companies are using crowd sourcing strategies to gather new ideas or provide operational support. Crowd sourcing...
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Create categories and profits
Many CEOs grapple with a fundamental problem: how do you profitably build revenues in low growth, hyper-competitive markets? Grabbing business from a competitor is a difficult and expensive...
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