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How four market-creating innovations are improving education and employment in Brazil

Christensen Institute

In our recently published paper titled Leveraging Market-Creating Innovations to Solve Brazil’s Education Paradox , we describe how Brazil currently spends more money on education than its Latin American peers, however much of the outcome of its education system is subpar to theirs in comparison. Thankfully there is hope.

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My prepared remarks for the Technology and Anticorruption panel at the 2nd Summit for Democracy

Christensen Institute

This is where governments work hard to be transparent and accountable to the citizens. Despite concerted efforts and hard-won gains by some, 155 countries have made no significant progress against corruption or have declined since 2012.” One particular type of technology called market-creating technology is able to create abundance.

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How President Lula da Silva should help the poor in Brazil this time?

Christensen Institute

Today, Brazil–and as a consequence its citizens–is poorer and the government has fewer resources to provide social services to the people. It is against this backdrop that Lula will govern, not to mention the looming global recession, a slow recovery from the pandemic, and the vitriolic political climate. Pull, don’t push.

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Space as a Business Model Arena

Strategyzer Innovation

Not only will other governments be able to take a ride, but anyone with the budget and a business plan, could launch a business from the ISS. MARKET FORCES Space has truly become democratized. What are the secondary business models - space clean up, alien communication, time travel, space law enforcement, governance?

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3 main takeaways from the 2nd Summit for Democracy in the Republic of Korea

Christensen Institute

In The Prosperity Paradox , we write about South Korea’s investment in market-creating innovations which transform complicated and expensive products into simple and affordable ones. Despite concerted efforts and hard-won gains by some, 155 countries have made no significant progress against corruption or have declined since 2012.

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Organizational Design: Clearing the Runway for Collaboration and Breakthrough Thinking

Innovation Excellence

In 2012, Google launched Project Aristotle to uncover what makes a perfect team. Make Room for Shared Governance. Shared governance is not a new idea in organizational management or design; people have been using and misusing the term for years. Rather, people tend to confuse shared governance for participatory leadership.

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Pivotal Innovation Management: The Past, Present, and Future of 180° Business Changes

Qmarkets

As increased consumer awareness transforms markets and government policy, and as technology creates so many unexpected shortcuts, I believe that this trend will only continue in the future. had a chance to gauge the American consumer’s interest in high-end gems before they entered the market. Because Tiffany & Co.