The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 13, 2023

A recent paper from Tsinghua University highlights this divide and argues that there needs to be significant movement in terms of technology transfer between rich and poor countries if global climate targets are to be met. The costs involved in this effort are also significant, and amount to up to 4.1% of national GDP.

GDP 110

GDP Trends Technology Globalization 110

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 17, 2023

billion in 2018. In China, for instance, spending on fossil fuel innovation grew from just $90 million in 2001 to $1.673 billion in 2018. Technological competition with China also matters, as it creates an incentive to invest in future growth sectors where China has taken a lead—including various clean energy technologies.”.

Energy 65

Energy Innovation Cooper Crisis 65

The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 23, 2020

A recent report from Dell into digital transformation highlighted the relative paucity of investment into artificial intelligence, with less than 30% of companies planning to invest in the technology. By facilitating the rise of the ‘superstar’ firms, the new technology is leading to increases in industry concentration.”.

Efficiency 78

Efficiency Technology Long-term Marketing 78

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. In contrast, Musk cares about customer needs as well but only at a high level; he picks what he perceives as big important needs that haven’t been met because of technology constraints and is more of a “technology first” innovator.

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives. You would be wrong.

Business Model 14

Business Model Technology Advertising Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2018

Businesses understand the power of digital innovations to reshape industries and markets. Yet, time and again, they have struggled to innovate with new and disruptive technologies. Clayton Christensen and others argue that an incumbent’s failure has little to do with the newness or complexity of the technology.

Innovation 10

Innovation Company Marketing Christensen 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In the second quarter of 2018, its international streaming revenues exceeded domestic streaming revenues for the first time. before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015. It also must face a diverse set of national regulatory restrictions, such as those that limit what content can be made available in local markets.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8