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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

The following article will demonstrate the pitfalls of turning an innovation into a market reality with a case study from the plastics industry. Turning Innovation into a Market Reality. When it comes to the plastics industry, the chemical recycling company Carbios is an instructive example of this delayed patenting strategy.

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How to Solve Your Talent Challenge (Creatively)

Organizational Talent Consulting

A study by McKinsey revealed that companies with creative leaders outperformed peers by 67% in revenue growth, 70% in total returns to shareholders, and 74% in net enterprise value. BASF is a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world. We make a lot of the products you buy better.".

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Bots Won’t Just Help Us Buy Stuff. They’ll Help Us Become Better Versions of Ourselves

Harvard Business

In this data-rich future, enterprise AI is less about “artificial intelligence” and more about “augmenting introspection.” The chance to make more people more valuable worldwide is a market opportunity that could and should prove bigger than bots. But why stop with industrial assets?

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Don’t Be Tyrannized by Old Metrics

Harvard Business

As Carlos Tavares, chair of PSA Peugeot Citroën, explained to me, “Unit sales will remain important, but this shouldn’t be our driver… To be ready, we must experiment and learn as markets change.” They start in other markets, with other customers, or with stealth incursions into the edges of your market.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Marketing & Sales. Each company faces substantial challenges in the every evolving face of marketing due to consumer trends and industry dynamics. Kearney aims to provide support for companies by helping them stay ahead of new market developments and positioning them to capture new opportunities. Strategic IT. Automotive.

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9 Sustainable Business Stories That Shaped 2016

Harvard Business

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. President Obama, with his counterparts in Canada and Mexico, agreed to some aggressive regional targets on renewable energy and efficiency.

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