Remove 2020 Remove Business Model Remove Engineering Remove Operations
article thumbnail

Gloria Chen Pushes for Greater Representation

HR Digest

In 2020, our Diversity and Inclusion team and the Black Employee Network launched the Taking Action Initiative task force to explore and drive actions we could take to make meaningful change internally and externally to the company. We know that the future of work is not one destination—it is a journey, one where we will be learning as we go.

article thumbnail

Unilever’s Big Strategic Bet on the Dollar Shave Club

Harvard Business Review

The scrappy startup, launched in 2012, offered a blades-by-subscription service for as little as $3 a month and quickly grew to a team of 45 engineers and 3.2 And it’s a telling tale about whether the consumer products industry can get a digital business model right. billion in 2020. million subscribers.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Age of Smart, Safe, Cheap Robots Is Already Here

Harvard Business Review

In fact, we expect the global industrial robot population to double to about four million by 2020, changing the competitive landscape in dozens of fields — from underground mining to consumer goods and aerospace manufacturing. The Future of Operations. The technologies and trends shaping tomorrow’s businesses.

article thumbnail

The Internet of Things Needs Design, Not Just Technology

Harvard Business Review

Gartner Research predicts that the typical family home will contain as many as 500 networked devices by 2020. Their developers focus on meeting operational and environmental requirements, caring little about the physical appearance or user experience of a dashboard- or engine-compartment-mounted device that monitors vehicle data.

article thumbnail

What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. How successful has the company been at creating new products, services, and business models?

article thumbnail

How the Natural Resources Business Is Turning into a Technology Industry

Harvard Business Review

In this new commodity landscape, incumbents and attackers will race to develop viable business models, and not everyone will win. Productivity-enhancing technology is already being deployed in mining operations around the world. Related Video. Smart, Connected Mining. <span>How </span> Save.

article thumbnail

60 Countries’ Digital Competitiveness, Indexed

Harvard Business Review

India, with its 462 million internet users , has a digital economy representing arguably the greatest market potential for global players ; however, it operates in multiple languages and multiple infrastructure challenges, despite the government having taken sweeping actions that affect the digital market.