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How market-creating innovations can accelerate inclusive growth amidst global inequality

Christensen Institute

However, our research shows that if governments incentivize market-creating innovations (MCIs), which produce simple and affordable products for people who historically don’t have access, momentum to curb inequality can increase dramatically through efficiency. Market-creating innovations have two powerful effects on combating inequality.

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Our latest research – Accelerating the adoption of solar energy in Nigeria: A market-creation strategy

Christensen Institute

Categorizing the barriers to solar energy growth as financial, technical, social, and political implies that the solution to growing the sector is more funding, better policies, raising awareness, and improving investments in solar energy R&D. The process of market creation follows a fairly predictable pattern.

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How to make Mercosur, the South American Common Market, work

Christensen Institute

Mercosur, the South American Common Market founded by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, was supposed to reduce barriers to trade, create a customs union with common policies, and foster economic integration among its members. Unfortunately, Mercosur hasn’t lived up to its hype. How might Mercosur live up to its hype?

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A Q&A With the American Sustainable Business Network

Business and Tech

What are the ASBN’s three policy areas and how do they affect business? The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) works with its members to develop a vision and policy framework for a sustainable market-based economy. Jeffrey Hollender CEO and Co-Founder, American Sustainable Business Network.

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How Companies Can Support Employees Experiencing Menopause

Harvard Business Review

Demographic change, driven by decades of low birth rates and increased longevity, is remaking labor markets and economies worldwide at an astonishing pace. That means that organizations need to quickly shift how they recruit and retain employees of all ages, including by developing new policies and benefits.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Aruna Ravichandran, SVP & Chief Marketing and Customer Officer for Webex, Cisco

Thinkers360 - Thought Leader Interviews

At a Glance Aruna Ravichandran SVP & Chief Marketing and Customer Officer for Webex, Cisco Focus Areas : Marketing, Cloud, DevOps, IT Operations Thinkers360 In-Depth Profile & Portfolio: Aruna Ravichandran Social Media: LinkedIn | X Books: DevOps for Digital Leaders , The Kitty Hawk Venture.

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How Innovation Marketing Helps Disruptors Launch New Products

Tullio Siragusa

How Innovation Marketing Helps Disruptors Launch New Products. Innovation marketing is a discipline that encompasses activities and novel processes to introduce and deliver entirely new products. Innovation marketing is playing a leading role in securing and increasing the success of products in markets that are becoming saturated.”.