Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Consider Apple, hardly a byword in the energy business. This summer, the company applied for federal licenses to sell directly to customers the excess renewable energy it generates on its new campus and in facilities across Oregon, Nevada, and California. But solar electricity is only the beginning of the future energy marketplace.

Energy 8

Energy Licensing Efficiency Software 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2015

Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17%). Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Faster innovation. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Customer retention. Higher sales.

Mentor 50

Mentor Consultative Strategic Planning Entrepreneur 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This kind of innovation is almost a textbook example of frugal innovation. What’s more, many of the innovations originate in relatively poor, underdeveloped regions or are designed to serve low-income customers, which means that the innovators have no choice but to be frugal. housing sector.

Cost 8

Cost Globalization Innovation Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

In our experience, managers tend to focus their innovation efforts on processes that are either large in scale (new products and business models ) or swift in development (hackathons, rapid prototyping, or emerging platforms). But there’s also another type of innovation that is more gradual and smaller in scale.

Innovation 8

Innovation Long-term Trends Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Let’s look at three investments — in wages, time and energy — that could reinvigorate the productivity cycle: Wages. And wages are stagnant.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

One response to today’s climate crisis has been a belief that markets and corporate innovation will provide the solution. ” So while businesses are major contributors to escalating greenhouse gas emissions, they are also presented as offering innovative ways to decarbonize our economies.

Goal 8

Goal Short-term Insurance Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

By the time of the Paris climate meeting in 2015, which resulted in the more robust global agreement now supported by every country in the world except the United States, it was clear that we needed to consider a more ambitious target, 1.5°C Embrace renewable energy. Set science-based carbon reduction targets for operations.

Efficiency 12

Efficiency Supply Chain Energy Transportation 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Arizona, one of the leading cities for autonomous vehicles, is the proving ground for this transformative innovation. This fleet of driverless cars — 600 Chrysler Pacifica mini-vans, operated by Google’s Waymo — can be seen today daily on the streets where companies like GM and Ford also are testing autonomous innovations.

Transportation 8

Transportation Content Committee Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

Unilever, for example, has found that its sustainable living brands are growing 30% faster than the rest of its business and in 2015 delivered nearly half the company’s total growth. I call this new breed of companies the “inclusive innovators.” Some goals may be too broad or too distant. Segment the SDGs.

Development 11

Development Company Innovation Goal 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2015

A look at global trends such as energy demand should remind leaders of businesses small and large that what we do every day matters. Last year during Climate Week, my company took the opportunity to publicly announce a commitment to increase the energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of our operations and product portfolio.

Energy 8

Energy Commitment Globalization Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

When innovations threaten to disrupt an industry by replacing an old business model with a new one, incumbents need to invest in that model in order to survive. But what if an innovation poses a threat, and you can’t yet tell whether it has genuinely transformative potential? Fuse/Getty Images. These are rarely studied questions.

Company 8

Company Disruptive Innovation Decentralization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. A year later, Uber admitted defeat in another region, selling its operation in Russia to Yandex.

Transportation 10

Transportation Health Care Venture Capitalist Advertising 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. Well, 2015 has now arrived, and earlier this month, investors, entrepreneurs, and other drone supporters gave two cheers when the agency at last released a draft of its proposed regulations.

Transportation 8

Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

Americans — and American companies — have also connected the dots between clean energy and economic growth, with 87% last year saying that developing clean energy should be a priority for the President and Congress. Renewables are growing faster than any other kindof of power generation, with more solar panels installed in the U.S.

Power 8

Power Planning Proposal Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. Of the respondents, 72% said that climate change presents risks that could significantly impact their operations, revenue, or expenditures. Fostering innovation. Investing in sustainability is not only a risk management tool; it can also drive innovation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images. The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

But according to a new report, 2016 Predictions for the Luxury Industry: Sustainability and Innovation , that sustainability gap is closing fast. in 2015, which requires larger companies doing business in Britain to publish a board-approved, public annual slavery and human trafficking statement. The report lays out a few key pressures.

Brand 8

Brand Supply Chain Apparel Tourism 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

The current mantra is “Move fast with stable infrastructure”, which speaks to the organizational design challenge of operating at scale in a fickle and volatile world. If innovation is a key strategic priority, does your organizational structure enable creative collaboration, risk-taking, and knowledge sharing?

Banking 14

Banking Strategy Film Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

This view differs substantially from the relentless focus on efficiency that has characterized management thinking for most of the last three decades, but it is absolutely essential if companies are going to spur innovation and reignite profitable growth. Inspired employees bring more discretionary energy to their work every day.

Efficiency 8

Efficiency Productivity Products Company 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2016

In everything it does, the company pays as much attention to its growth engine — its ability to manage innovation and launch consistently valuable products — as in any particular garment or device it sells. In 2015, it had been one of Wall Street’s most favored alternative energy companies.

Company 8

Company Engineering Apparel Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

An Indian investment bank, Avendus, projects 376 million Indian Net users by 2015. Morgan Stanley projects that 3G penetration will reach 22 percent by 2015. A leapfrog effect will mean that three of every four Net users will do so by 2015. Part of what's fueling growth in Net penetration is an explosion in mobility.

Venture Capitalist 13

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

shale revolution will be difficult to replicate, but traditional oil producers like Saudi Arabia are diversifying into shale-gas production and other forms of renewable energy so that they can diversify their energy mix and continue to export oil in spite of their soaring domestic demand for power. Energy Information Administration.

Price 8

Price Energy Airlines Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. The platform brings wind, solar and other renewable energy producers — even individual homes equipped with solar panels — into the same ecosystem. Make the tough calls on people.

Short-term 8

Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

If there are superconsumers in your midst, and if they’re encouraged to speak their minds, they will inject your culture with extra doses of energy, empathy, and creativity. Unlocking Energy. Time is a finite resource, but energy is not. In each, energy can be systematically expanded and regularly renewed.”

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2015

Our accustomed modes of thinking are straitjackets constraining the human energy and creativity these tools could unleash. Share buybacks are preferred to investment in innovation, entrepreneurship, and value creation. All such moves make sense according to the implacable logic of 20th-century measurements, formulas, and algorithms.

Management 8

Management Drucker EPS Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

In order for Nissan to actually pursue the Vision Zero goal, the company is forced to think differently about innovation and product development, developing technologies that keep cars from hitting each other. Even tactical operational goals can be transformative. It’s brave. But it’s also very good for the business.

Goal 8

Goal Transportation Automotive COO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The American climate activists who have flocked to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this week tend to have one thing in common: many own the “it” car for their tribe, the VW Jetta Wagon TDI. At 49 MPG, the Jetta does better than many hybrids, and drives German, too.

PPM 8

PPM Policies Engineering Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

Experienced operators in the field have better knowledge and more current information than remote dictators or their mercenary agents do. Standard operating procedures fail because the situations are by definition nonstandard. In 2015, the price of oil dropped dramatically. The results were both remarkable and quick.

Agility 11

Agility Team Crisis Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

In the fictional world of the video game Watch Dogs , you can play a hacktivist who takes over the central operating system of a futuristic, hyper-connected Chicago. On April 8, hackers set off 156 emergency sirens in Dallas, Texas , disrupting residents and overwhelming 911 operators throughout the day.

Decentralization 10

Decentralization System Technology Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

We introduced the Digital Evolution Index in HBR in 2015 to trace the emergence of a “digital planet,” how physical interactions — in communications, social and political exchange, commerce, media and entertainment — are being displaced by digitally mediated ones. Innovation and change.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

India plans to catalyze $200-300 billion of new investment in renewable energy infrastructure over the next decade. India has added new customers at the fastest rate for Amazon in its history of operations across the world, including the U.S. In two short years, Kwid gained 15% of the market.

Globalization 8

Globalization CAGR Class Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2018

As an experienced manager, he knew that his manufacturing and operation division’s success depended on getting creative ideas from his employees. As a result, innovation can stall. Seeing how my grandchildren admired me meant the world to me and gave me a boost of energy to continue to generate additional creative ideas.”

Creativity 11

Creativity How To System Motivation 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Studying these successes and failures, we’ve identified half a dozen key reasons platforms fail, all of which boil down to managers’ misunderstanding of how platforms operate and compete. In 2013, Johnson Controls invited developers to help them build Panoptix, an energy efficiency platform for buildings and office space.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2017

With over 500 million dedicated fans, it also happens to be one of the most innovative franchises when it comes to fan engagement. In 2015, Real Madrid had a lofty goal in mind: to thrill its supporters by allowing them to participate in unbelievable experiences. Real Madrid is one of the most recognized soccer franchises in the world.

Sports 8

Sports Brand Content Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Both in response and pre-emptively, the world’s leading companies continued to aggressively pivot their businesses toward more sustainable and innovative ways of operating. The utility and energy businesses are changing fundamentally (well, some of them are). Unilever U.S. In the U.S., A century later, Gap Inc.

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

It is clear to us that the failure of different parts of the system — payers, providers, patients, professionals, policy makers, politicians, the public, and the press — to pull in the same direction is a serious drag on innovation and progress. This failure to work together across a system continually exercises me.

Health Care 8

Health Care System Telecommunications Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2018

For example, many American CEOs spent considerable energy in the weeks building up to Trump’s Paris announcement lobbying the President not to withdraw. More than 365 companies and investors voiced their support for the US Clean Power Plan in 2015. But perhaps a little less predictably, so have many business leaders.

Globalization 10

Globalization Policies Supply Chain CEO 10