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William Miller on Business Model Innovation

Rajesh Setty

I have known Dr. William Miller (co-founder of Value Centered Innovation ) for a number of years and every conversation with him on business model innovation and beyond has been delightful and insightful. WM: No business is an island, separate and independent from the society it operates in. Now, to the interview.

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The Case for Corporate Disobedience

Harvard Business Review

If your company puts you in charge of developing a foreign market or a new line of business, your challenges are in many ways similar to those facing a startup. But as Steve Blank, Henry Chesbrough, and others have pointed out , that advantage is offset by the daunting fact that corporate innovators have to fight a war on two fronts.

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The Future Economy Project: Advice from Sustainability Experts

Harvard Business Review

He highlights the short-term focus of financial markets and of political systems, and also the need to change consumer preferences and habits, as three big areas that need to change at the system level. For example, installing a rapidly deployable flood barrier around your campus can help keep your buildings operational during megastorms.

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Are Uber and Facebook Turning Users into Lobbyists?

Harvard Business Review

Many of the companies inserting politics into their user experience operate popular social platforms themselves. Business-to-business companies selling to other enterprises are more susceptible to the conflicts of interest that can arise between customers. Rinse and repeat, over and over.

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Researchers Show How Lobbyists Try To Influence US Policy Towards The WHO

The Horizons Tracker

“But our findings suggest that this targeting of the WHO acts to plant doubt about the scientific and professional integrity, as well as operational capacities, of the global health governance system — just when we need it most.” . “Lobbying can be a healthy part of the democratic process,” the authors explain.

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