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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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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Figure 1 : Innovations from NASA will help the US meet its sustainable aviation goals. Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets. While both the size of the market and its growth rate are both large, so is its carbon footprint. The Aviation Market. Chemical Innovations. per year over the same period.

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The Future Economy Project: Advice from Sustainability Experts

Harvard Business

He highlights the short-term focus of financial markets and of political systems, and also the need to change consumer preferences and habits, as three big areas that need to change at the system level. Chairman and CEO, the Dow Chemical Company , and Executive Chairman, DowDuPont. Andrew Liveris.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. “Stranded assets” are investments that become obsolete due to regulatory, environmental, or market constraints. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management.

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

Harvard Business

Their selvesware could perform social-network analytics, prioritize project milestones, and draft post-meeting communiqués designed to get their team interacting more with each other. “Your heart rate is the highest it’s been this week,” the app might display after a stressful meeting.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. A company sets up a joint venture with a partner that has complementary assets and capabilities, in order to limit up-front investments, speed up market entry, and reduce risk. Distributed power generation is a well-known example.