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How Tony’s Chocolonely Created a Purpose-Driven (and Profitable) Supply Chain

Harvard Business Review

In this article, the authors look at the experience of Tony’s Chocolonely, a Dutch chocolate brand founded in 2005, which set itself a mission to sell 100% slavery-free chocolate. In the cocoa industry, for example, the average farmer cultivates between three and five hectares to earn less than two dollars a day.

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PLM Re-Birth at McDonald’s: How to Maximize Value in a Decentralized Organization

Innovation Excellence

McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast food restaurant chain, began its product lifecycle management (PLM) journey in 2005. To maximize the value of their PLM initiatives, they moved the decentralized organization to a common platform, establishing PLM as their enterprise risk management tool. [note these videos are from 2015].

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 1: What is a Business Model?

The BMI Lab Blog

In 1994 Peter Drucker defined business models as “stories that explain how enterprises work” and answer the age-old questions of Peter Drucker’s Theory of Business – “Who is the customer? 2005), plus their orchestration in the focal firm’s internal value chain form the third dimension within the design of a new business model.

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Productivity, AI, and the Future of Digital Connected Work

Planview

The decline in labor productivity growth isn’t just a stateside issue; since 2005, it’s been a global concern. Productivity growth in the US the last 15 years slowed to an average of 1.4 percent– a lackluster number compared to the post-war years of 1948-70, which saw an average of 2.8 percent growth.

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71 Innovation Methodologies

Open Innovation EU

The Lean Enterprise. Focus stage: Maturity Published: 2005 more…. Focus stage: Seed Published: 2005 more…. The list is almost random. Innovation Cycle (Avans). Focus stage: Growth Published: 2013 more…. The Lean Startup (Ries). Focus stage: Early-stage Published: 2010 more…. Focus stage: Maturity Published: 2011 more….

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How Facebook Made Innovation a Daily Habit

Planview

Since its founding in 2005, Facebook has become one of the most innovative companies in the world. Now, before you start thinking “We’re not Facebook, or even a tech company,” try this on for size: You don’t have to be a tech company to encourage ideation…or even run hackathons.

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Top innovation funds for startups in Asia: Part 2

hackerearth

It was established in 2005 has funded over 300 companies (such as Alibaba, Didi, Meituan, and JD.com) with innovative business models or engaged in cutting-edge technologies. Another exciting source of capital in Singapore is the Innovation & Enterprise Cluster Fund. Sequoia Capital China.