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Rethinking Sustainability in Light of the EU’s New Circular Economy Policy

Harvard Business Review

They usually run into at least one of four barriers: They lack access to used products, they aren’t able to refurbish or recycle used products in a cost-effective way, their products are not designed with circularity in mind, and their customers discount the value of refurbished or remanufactured products. The Three Approaches.

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Universities Are Missing Out on an Explosive Growth Sector: Their Own

Harvard Business Review

The more astute higher education administrators tell me they can see this happening now: Tuition discount rates are at record highs, and the summer scramble is on to hit admission targets as enrollments drop. Presidents and provosts will tell you: operating budgets are tight. It’s a game of responsibility hot potato.

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Free Yourself from Conventional Thinking

Harvard Business Review

I recently employed this principle with a large asset management firm. Beside each operator was a large pile of partially assembled furniture. You must slash the price of your product or service by 50%. Customer acquisition has been halted; you need to maximize value from existing customers. Look for unorthodox opportunities.