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Why I Wrote Storytelling at Work

Idea Champions

In the past few weeks, quite a few people have asked me for the "elevator speech" about the book I wrote in 2015. Look at it this way: If you want to transport water to a thirsty person, you need a container -- a cup, a bottle, or canteen. If you want to transport wisdom, you also need a container. So here goes. No problem.

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SDG: Meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

mjvinnovation

The 193 UN member states pledged to adopt the so-called Post-2015 Agenda, considered one of the most ambitious in the history of international diplomacy. It also includes other reforms for urban areas, such as increasing convenient access to public transportation, lowering air pollution, and increasing the number of open public spaces.

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What is the influence of 3D printing on Business Models?

The BMI Lab Blog

Ford is also applying 3D printing to make engine covers for the 2015 Ford Mustang. This can significantly decrease transportation and storage costs. Further reading: SAP´s Business Thought Leadership reports about 3D printing: [link] Paper about 3D printing and business model innovation: [link] But what about the obstacles?

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The Mystery of Innovation

Technology Created

Why there’s Tesla reinventing the automobile, Uber remaking transportation, AirBNB recreating hospitality. Such a fun topic to write about, to discuss, to throw around with abandon. After all, look at all the innovation we’ve seen in the last decade. Then again, are we really making progress in innovation? Are we really innovating more?

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No such thing as the digital revolution? Avoidance strategies and status quo mentality are deadly when it comes to digitization!

etventure

In first place is – you guessed it – the transport provider Uber. Nobody remains doubtful about whether or not the car has revolutionized transport. By 2015, it had 100 million euros of revenue coming in via digital channels and for 2016 the figure will be 650 million. Today, there are well over one billion cars.

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The answer is: 10 years to change a culture

Jeffrey Phillips

Air safety and plane reliability have been the ultimate backbone of the US transportation system. McNerney left Boeing in 2015, just as some of the problems with the revised 737 began to emerge. I need to state here that this analysis is based on reading about Boeing and its leadership.

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Confusion or Diffusion in Energy Transition?

Paul Hobcraft

There is this compelling and urgent need to accelerate low-carbon technology innovation if the world can achieve decarbonization of the energy sector between now and 2050, to significantly contribute to meet international climate goals set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. Who can offer the leadership to catalyze this? Will that happen?