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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

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It seems that they are adapting their work from Micheal Porters 5 forces. B usiness Model Generation caught my eye in a book store in December – It is rare I find myself in book stores anymore given how many books are sent to me as a blogger and my preference in reading on Kindle or IPad.

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Is Canada's Innovation Performance Really So Bad?

Harvard Business Review

My research was based on an econometric methodology (initially design by Michael Porter and Scott Stern, but refined by myself and Richard Hayes) designed to forecast a country's innovative capacity — that is, not what innovation is taking place but instead what innovation is likely to occur in the future.

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Creating Shared Value vs. Leveraged Social Programs

Harvard Business Review

Michael Porter and Mark Kramer, writing in HBR ( December, 2006 and January-February, 2011 ), advance the idea of creating shared value by developing strategies and policies that enhance the competitiveness of the company while advancing social and economic conditions of the community. Second, the issues are complex.

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Rules For the Social Era

Harvard Business Review

Many organizations still operate by Porter's Value Chain model , where Z follows Y, which follows X. Case in point: Gap missed many of its performance numbers in 2011 by believing that their only interaction with their customers happened at the cash register. Conversations, not chains. Sharing, not telling.

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, as material consumption in emerging economies rises, we also face the fact that, as of the end of 2011, the Earth now contains seven billion people ; by 2050, that global population is projected to reach nine billion. Witness Chris Lazslo's work on sustainable value , and Michael Porter's theorizing about shared value.

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Value-Based Health Care Is Inevitable and That’s Good

Harvard Business Review

Health care spending topped $2 trillion in 2011. A key part of the cost solution is to educate all caregivers, including doctors, about what items cost. To remain viable in today’s rapidly evolving environment, health care systems must reduce costs while continuing to improve quality and outcomes. The Cleveland Clinic’s Journey.