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Is America Losing Its Edge in Clean-Energy Tech?

Harvard Business Review

In just the past few years, there has been a global boom in the wind and solar industries, with wind power's generating capacity expanding dramatically and companies competing to offer free solar panels to households. This healthy, innovative sector holds out vast promise, but missteps now could cost the United States its lead.

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Green Police

Chris Brady

Way #2: Audi agreed with the stance that would require governmentally enforced global eco-wacko-ism and thought it was funny to poke fun at people who don't share the extreme "granola" viewpoint.  Government is like a sledge hammer. I am okay with this view, though the imagery was still very scary.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Within any industry, mental models tend to converge over time. In their quest to upend industry rules, they learn how to distinguish “immutable laws” from “ingrained beliefs.” In our experience, it can take several months for a company to hammer out its defini­tion of innovation.