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Setting the right innovation challenge

Paul Hobcraft

Atos offers its first international student competition dedicated to technological innovation. This is their first international student competition dedicated to technological innovation. You can follow the competition on Twitter at @atositchallenge. Can this be extended to shipping or air travel?

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Innovation and creativity: the lasting competitive advantage

Jeffrey Phillips

Ford and the automotive manufacturers must shift their thinking from building cars to financing vehicles to providing transportation. Innovation and creativity are the lasting competitive advantage, for individuals, for cultures and for businesses. The sooner we realize that and act on it, the better off we all are.

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We need a new Energy Mantra- innovate, innovate, innovate.

Paul Hobcraft

Energy is a vital part of any country’s ability to be competitive, and we need to recognize that to innovate is the critical enabler to a clean energy future. Most global CO2 emissions come from the energy production sector, our buildings or transportation systems, and the making of “things” still from fossil fuels.

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Investing in Your Company’s Physical Risk Resilience

Harvard Business Review

Extreme weather events, infrastructure and technology failures, and transportation accidents are on the rise globally. When the C-suite prioritizes resilience, they set the business up for recovery in the face of these physical threats, saving time, resources, and revenue and making the organization more competitive.

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The Most Significant Benefits of Lean Manufacturing

Kainexus

No matter what industry your organization is in, competition these days is tough. The Lean manufacturing approach is proven to achieve operational excellence and beat the competition. Regardless of your customers, every organization needs to improve and evolve constantly.

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The crucial role Innovation must play in the Energy system

Paul Hobcraft

Innovation needs to be transformational, offer greater value than what it is replacing, show the real advantage, set out to achieve competitive gains and offer a higher level of sustainability, value and impact. Energy is a vital part of any country’s ability to be competitive. We need an innovating mantra for energy.

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The answer is: 10 years to change a culture

Jeffrey Phillips

Typically, we are talking about moving a culture from its current set of values that has sustained the business, to a culture that helps the company compete in a new reality that may be different or more competitive or operate in a slightly adjacent market. In most instances, we want culture to change to adapt to new competitive realities.

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