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Passing 100 Strategy Blogs: Innovation for sustainability is complex but has a global interest.

Norbert Bol

Today I am writing my 100th blog post on Strategy Blogs. In this blog I want to share some of my expierences about writing 100 blog posts on a non-commercial basis including a picture overwiew of my blogs. When I started to blog about strategy, innovation and sustainability, I had no experience in blogging.

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Supply chain innovation – only through value creation!

Norbert Bol

The last three blogs I wrote, were about supply chain sustainability in real estate. These blogs triggered me to learn more about supply chain sustainability and learning in general. In my next blog, I shall give further insights on supply chain innovation, learning, and value creation. Norbert Bol. Literature.

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Apathy, Ambivalence and Annoyance in co-creation and gamification

Norbert Bol

In this Strategy Blog I follow up on the topic of gamification. In a different context these three issues were recently discussed by Malshe & Friend (2018) in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. In this blog I shall not go into detail about the six supplier strategies related to co-creation (please read the article).

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Is the Circular Economy lost in transition?

Norbert Bol

In the March 2018 edition of Ecological Economics, De Jesus & Mendonça present an interesting overview of the countries that are leading in the field of Circular Economy, based on academic and non-academic literature (see picture below). De Jesus & Mendonça (2018) and Kirchherr et al. Have a great and inspiring week!

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Innovation in governments: Far Horizons?

Norbert Bol

The blog “ the sustainability innovation paradox ” triggered quite some discussions the last few weeks on the role of governments in innovations. According to Torfing (2018) the public sector is far more dynamic and innovative than its reputation. Public Management Review , 1-11. More than the private sector.

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Creative and critical thinking in innovation

Norbert Bol

Last week I received quite some interesting feedback to my blog about the circular economy. Design thinking was suggested, but also it was suggested that the issues in our current economy should not be thought of as problems to be solved, but should be approached as conditions to be managed as if they were a chronic disease.

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Are you prepared for the Industry 4.0? How you can #HackYourWayIn

Norbert Bol

A blog about education and sustainability. In our current education system the lecture formats and examination formats do not really stimulate integrated thinking and do not prepare us for the Industry 4.0 Severengiz et al., HackYourWayIn #IntegratedThinking. Norbert Bol. Literature. Severengiz, M., Schindler, K., & Seliger, G.