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Get Ready for the New Era of Global Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

Second, we see a raft of innovations that will alter how products are designed, manufactured and sold — everything from nanotechnologies to 3D printing. Then, manufacturing's most important role is as a driver of innovation, trade, and productivity. Innovations Are Changing The Way We Design Products.

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An Exercise to Get Your Team Thinking Differently About the Future

Harvard Business Review

A way around this fallacy, we’ve found, is a speed-dating version of scenario planning, one that takes hours rather than months. Here are a few of the provocative ideas the group advanced: Pharmaceutical and biotech firms will make smaller bets, and more of them.

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business Review

Firms in innovation-driven industries, such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices, have long supported greater standardization across borders, with stronger intellectual property protections and enforcement of regulatory standards. Navigating the Next Two Years in Mexico.