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How to fight climate change with innovative business models

The BMI Lab Blog

Due to its complexity, there is no easy, quick-fix solution to address it. It spans from new technologies over new business models all the way to consumer readiness and societal acceptance. What role do new technologies play? Experts agree that climate change is clearly linked to Green-House-Gas (GHG) emissions.

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The enemy is already within. The flood gates are open. Can GE recover?

Paul Hobcraft

Managing cash, balancing this out with your liabilities and obligations, knowing your market dynamics, and equally, having a good understanding of where the future growth lies, are all essential for managing any healthy business. More of his businesses were far more vulnerable than he realized to the changes taking place in theie markets.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. During Jeff Immelt’s tenure GE’s stock-market value fell by about half. Jeff Immelt ran GE for 16 years.

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How Vertical Farming is Disrupting Urban Food Production

Daniel Burrus

People might think, when it comes to technological innovation, “either we keep the old, or we adopt the new.” And by utilizing the Internet of Things, Toshiba was able to automate and more accurately track its farming operations, creating a more effective environment for cultivation. ©2015 Burrus Research, Inc.

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50 what-if questions to reimagine the future

Board of Innovation

50 what-if questions to reimagine the future We have handpicked a selection of trends & shifts in technology to help you come up with more relevant business ideas. Smart assistants like Alexa (Amazon), Google Assistant (Google) or Siri (Apple) are the first mass-market examples of how voice interfaces could look like in the future.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 2)

Corporate Innovation

Because of problems such as pollution, climate change and loss of productivity due to long commute times, consumer attitudes towards car ownership and use are changing. So, at the very least, automotive OEMs have a market perception problem. These technologies and business models are not in the automotive industry’s DNA.

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The Innovation-Driven Disruption of the Automotive Value Chain (Part 2)

Corporate Innovation

Because of problems such as pollution, climate change and loss of productivity due to long commute times, consumer attitudes towards car ownership and use are changing. So, at the very least, automotive OEMs have a market perception problem. These technologies and business models are not in the automotive industry’s DNA.