Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

Singapore has overtaken Silicon Valley as the world’s innovation hub after FDA regulation prompts a brain drain from California. Rising sea levels flood Manhattan in Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140 , prompting hedge fund managers and real estate investors to create a new intertidal market index.

Stephenson 15

Stephenson White Paper Real Estate Hedge 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Some of that profit is the result of innovative pricing models. ” (The Department of Justice Antitrust Division is currently investigating the four largest carriers, and a lawsuit by airline travelers is pending. ). But times have changed. But two important structural changes have taken place.

Airlines 8

Airlines Price Hedge Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2016

Customers can tweet at JetBlue with questions or problems, and the account helps keep JetBlue front of mind for its followers, even when they’re not traveling. However, this may have been a hedging strategy as Starbucks built up its own digital capability, including a popular app and payment system.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Business Model Incubator Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

Well, he's a hedge fund veteran who has always taken a skeptical view of Wall Street, treating it more as a loopy rich uncle than the efficient information processor of standard finance theory. Clayton Christensen has long complained that standard financial metrics can be enemies of innovation and growth. How has Bezos done this?

Training 10

Training Bond Christensen Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

In his first four months in office, he put his signature to 403 documents, 245 of which were approvals for travel for himself and his appointees. What happened was that the EU and taxpayers got dodgy Greek debt to help EU (but non-Greek) banks and hedge funds, which duly made a killing. In a country slipping from 1.8%

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2011

When stock markets gyrate and growth prospects darken, it's tempting to rein in innovation programs and hoard cash. Companies can do five things to hedge their bets in turbulent times while opening up options for the future: 1. However many big projects become inflexible, travelling on rails to a fixed destination.

Innovation 15

Innovation Fixed Costs Airlines Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

As I travel to urban development conferences, I often hear people bemoan an infrastructure funding gap, but the hard truth is there is no funding gap. Investors from hedge funds to insurance companies are operating in an environment of low yields, near-zero interest rates, and a glut of savings. Innovation in Cities.

Finance 8

Finance Innovation Bond Incentives 8