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Calling all innovators: Africa’s electricity market is ripe for market-creation

Christensen Institute

Falling costs in renewable energy is bringing it within Africa’s reach; yet minimizing the number of people lacking access to electricity, and modernizing and promoting sustainable clean energy across Africa will still require radical innovation improvement. Finally, having the option of cold storage reduces food waste. .

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Evolution of Hyperloop: Propelling innovation the Elon Musk way

hackerearth

Elon Musk revealed his vision for the new transport system at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia. The aim was to understand how Musk makes these radical innovations possible and how exactly he propels innovation. Less than 10% of all innovation falls under this category.

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Innovation in Education: How Universities can Benefit from Dedicated Software

Qmarkets

It’s natural to consider education and innovation as mutually compatible. It’s surprising, then, that many academic institutions still lag when it comes to implementing well-structured innovation processes. Innovation in Education: A Proud History DNA, Genetic Fingerprinting, CDs, Computers, and the Internet.

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Changing customer needs call for new business models in urban mobility

The BMI Lab Blog

Why is there a need for innovation in urban mobility? Many new businesses have emerged, some with rather innovative business concepts and others without. The term " ride pooling " refers to the grouping of transportation requests such as MOIA or Clever Shuttle. Ride pooling. If you want to learn more, read the case study here.

Change 52
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Don’t be afraid of the middle. Embrace it!

Wazoku

When it comes to innovation, nothing! To truly differentiate and make your innovation successful, it makes sense to focus on the middle because that is where people are most comfortable and are most likely to embrace change. Hiring a driver and car is not a radical idea. So, what does this mean for your innovation efforts?

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PESTLED360: Iron Out Key Driving Forces in Your Current Environment and Anticipate Future Ones

Innovation 360 Group

Are you confident in your strategic thinking, and your organization’s internal innovation competencies and skills? Innovation 360 has used this framework in many assignments. Innovation 360 uses a six-step process. This is what we call incremental innovation. The PESTLED Framework. Using PESTLED to Build Scenarios.

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Why platforms and ecosystems matter for innovators

Jeffrey Phillips

You may know that Paul Hobcraft and I are collaborating on a new blog entitled Ecosystems for Innovating where we focus on the emerging importance of platforms and ecosystems for innovation. We've been exploring the idea that increasingly innovators must understand the ecosystems of products, services and business models that exist.