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Consulting Tip #7: Beware of Other People Using Your Intellectual Property for Their Exposure

Johanna Rothman

No payment for my time or my IP (Intellectual Property). They wanted my intellectual property for their exposure. Even though their offer will cost the consultant time, money, and intellectual property. So the people in the learning/process improvement/agile center of excellence ask me for a free talk.

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The 4 Main Ways to Innovate in a Digital Economy

Harvard Business

These markets are often moving fast, and the ability to protect the business through intellectual property is often limited, so the most powerful competitive advantage is high velocity. One challenge for firms active in the venture mode is to quickly identify, select, and assemble necessary resources. The community mode.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business

Companies would like to see process improvements and better infrastructure at the border to reduce costs to import. Multinationals are heavily pushing for either minor tweaking to the agreement or a modernization of NAFTA.