The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2020

Grocery stores installing shields for checkout staff, for example, or restaurants pivoting to takeout services. Similarly, some retailers have begun experimenting with Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, which allows customers to collect and pay for items without requiring a checkout service. Unnecessary hurdles.

Innovation 103

Innovation Govindarajan Short-term Banking 103

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2012

But in emerging growth markets, new access to even existing technologies (e.g., Throughout the continent — and this is true throughout other emerging markets too — millions of people are glued to their cell phones. Kenya's M-Pesa , for example, allows customers to withdraw and deposit money via text message.

Innovation 8

Innovation Govindarajan Globalization Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Editor's note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan's and Christian Sarkar's idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world's poor. Each post will examine the challenge from a different perspective, including design, technology, urban planning and more. Triple the U.S. population by three.

Marketing 14

Marketing Mass Marketing Early Adopters Venture Capitalist 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Editor's note: This post is one in an occasional series on Vijay Govindarajan's and Christian Sarkar's idea to create a scalable housing solution for the world's poor. Each post will examine the challenge from a different perspective, including design, technology, urban planning and more. The Use of Available Technology.

Suri 14

Suri Construction Class EBITDA 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

Ziba''s service innovation and retail design work with Umpqua Bank , for example, continues to be relevant and productive years after it was completed, with the bank adding dozens of branches and tens of billions in holdings. Don''t expect that simply hiring a design partner will magically unlock new revenue streams and markets.

Govindarajan 8

Govindarajan Long-term Short-term Banking 8