Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

Jamming has become a popular way to unearth innovations — bringing together people of many different backgrounds to creatively brainstorm around a company's competitive challenges, expressed as "problem statements." If your company is one, you may be interested in our experience at the European Center for Strategic Innovation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Blue Ocean Strategy Brainstorming Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

That is, they do for creative problem-solving what catalysts do in chemical processes: they dissolve barriers and accelerate progress down more productive pathways. This vexing global challenge causes me to wonder, “What if the world’s innovators turned their sights on solving this problem? Industrial Revolution.”

Drucker 9

Drucker Apparel Chemicals Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

Positive comments and conversations produce a chemical reaction too. Behaviors that increase cortisol levels reduce what I call “Conversational Intelligence” or “C-IQ,” or a person’s ability to connect and think innovatively, empathetically, creatively and strategically with others. Harness the chemistry of conversations.

Positioning 15

Positioning Chemicals Ryan Discount 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Of these 5 articles, some were self-explanatory: " Nation spurs development of new, green technologies ". " Two articles didn't scream sustainability until you read them: " Chemical company paints rosy picture for the future ," which opens with the question, "How can a chemical company earn more money through eco-friendly products?"

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Energy Hotels 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. chemicals, metals and mining, paper and forest products), made out worst, scoring poorly on "firing" and "leveraging diversity," and not much better on "assessing talent" and "developing talent.". What would this leadership look like over time?

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

Across industries, companies are using the vast amounts of user-generated data to guide innovation of new products and services. And understanding the why is critical to innovation. It misses the "thick" understanding that is critical to meaningful innovation. But data mining does not equate to developing "customer intelligence."

Trends 15

Trends Chemicals Marketing Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But as I’ve done for the last 4 years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of the latest stories about the big environmental and social pressures on business, and how some innovative companies are dealing with them. Food and food waste gets more attention, debate, and innovation: Can cows save the world, or should we make meat in labs?

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain McKinsey Apparel Energy 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. So one technology and company failed miserably (and perhaps the government made a bad investment choice). China, China, and China.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

According to executives surveyed by the Collaborative, access to difficult-to-find technical or functional expertise, speed, flexibility, and innovation are the top five drivers of using talent outside your organization. In particular, we see several interesting developments: Technology-supported peer learning is disrupting the old paradigm.

Agility 8

Agility Development Workshop Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. Renewables have been trouncing fossil fuels for a few years as the costs of the newer technologies have dropped remarkably fast.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8