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The new ROI for digital innovation

Paul Hobcraft

They see a market is in that specific need of the Amazon treatment, then they are on it. HealthCare, becomes one of those announcements that must have struck a real fear into all the prescription-drug middlemen. As Warren Buffett has stated “it won’t be easy or quick ” to solve healthcare. gross domestic product (GDP).

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The Life Sciences Industry: Decision Making from Batch to Continuum

IdeaScale

In developed markets, governments are restricting the freedom to price new drugs. A study mentioned in this book from PricewaterhouseCoopers (2009) showed that Sweden had the best healthcare outcomes in Europe with respect to average healthcare costs. The life science industry is close to a significant transformation.

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The Advantages of a Four Day Workweek

Tullio Siragusa

For example, the four-day workweek plan would address a significant issue in the UK labor market burnout. Work-related stress causes 120,000 deaths yearly and results in $190 billion in healthcare costs yearly.”. A 4-day work week might help them get a hold of both their professional and personal life. Should You Try This?

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The 10 Reasons People Buy New Products

New Markets Advisors

I advocate for developing a rich understanding of consumers that allows companies to build successful products and market them in the right way. Yet entrepreneurs, marketers, product managers, and other innovators often get lost in the complexity of their businesses and their new ideas. In 2009, just 10% of U.S. households.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Jean-Christophe Gaillard, Founder & CEO, Corix Partners

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

My background is in the financial services industry, where I spent over 15 years, first at Paribas (now BNP-Paribas), then at Rabobank where I was the Chief Security Officer for the International division up to 2009. Thinkers360: What are your current responsibilities and what’s a typical day look like?