The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 18, 2023

One of the most enduring changes in urban transportation in recent years has been the huge growth in shared bicycles that adorn (or litter) our streets. The analysis relied on data from Indego, which powers bike-sharing in the city. “Transportation is more than just getting from point A to point B,” the authors explain.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 9, 2019

This young continent, with a median age of around twenty, is an eager adopter and innovator in all things digital and mobile.” billion-person market in the midst of an historic economic acceleration, it has a huge unfulfilled demand, making it ripe for entrepreneurship and innovation at scale. And technology?

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 15, 2020

We are entering a new fluid state that will lead to an unprecedented period of innovation and transformation. While some organizations had begun to embrace these technologies before the pandemic, it’s now critical that business leaders keep moving ahead with innovation efforts as we move into a new normal. Autonomous machines.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Heavy-duty trucks are usually used for inter-city transportation, so must have sufficient load capacity and cruising range, with refuelling capability also a key factor. The post New Fuel Cell-Powered Truck In Development From Toyota first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

These are the industry disruptors who have changed how business is conducted in distinctly powerful ways. Think how Uber transformed the transportation industry, how Airbnb took over the lodging industry — not to mention how Tesla is upending both the automobile and energy industries.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 31, 2020

As electric cars both become more popular and more necessary, concerns have mounted that when the full lifecycle of the vehicle is taken into account, they’re not actually any greener than existing petrol-powered vehicles. It’s an accusation that new research from the University of Cambridge suggests is misplaced. ”

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Research from Northwestern University highlights the impact that could be made if heavy-duty vehicles are converted to electric-powered engines, however. They also looked at how this would affect the power plants that make electricity for these vehicles. This change could have a huge impact on both lives and money saved.

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Chartered Management Institute

JULY 12, 2023

It was in the West Midlands that the canal system first revolutionised bulk transport, and created industrial clusters around coal, iron and machinery. The region was a cradle of innovation – in metallurgy, but also a host of other industrial processes – and of expert management of factories and logistics.

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HR Digest

MAY 15, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool that revolutionizes productivity across various sectors. MIT’s study serves as a testament to the transformative power of AI in shaping the modern workforce. Key Findings from MIT’s Study on AI and Worker Productivity: 1.

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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Daisy Hooper , CMI’s head of policy and innovation, appeared in BusinessGreen last week, pointing out the key role for apprenticeships in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Management apprenticeships offer a powerful way to prepare managers. He stressed that the UK has been lagging on skills and apprenticeships for decades.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Shipping containers are not only useful for transporting goods. Companies can look for containers and convert them into transportable rest houses. Mobile clinics are not only a business model but a powerful solution to many healthcare problems. Did you know? Discarding containers doesn’t mean they’re useless.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 18, 2021

The study charts the progress made by Sweden from a poor, northern country into a modern industrial power, harnessing electrical energy to transform industry, transportation, and agriculture. Recent research from Lund University highlights how this narrative isn’t the only outcome in town, however.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 21, 2012

This included clever work on smarter cities which turned IBMs computer expertise to solving complex problems with transport, urban planning, and rebalancing the global economy, and encouraged innovation to support customers in those areas. .” At exactly the point his competitors were fearful he moved into new areas.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Last week’s review of Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet generated a good LinkedIn discussion in The Letter Leader. Energy Savings: Powering Progress with Less …energy use decreased between 2008 and 2017, even though the U.S.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 26, 2022

The authors analyzed transportation data from the 2017 Commodity Flow Survey, which is generated by a consortium of the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. While level 4 is more powerful, industry insiders don’t see that taking hold for a couple of years, with dates of around 2025 commonly used.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

This can be achieved, the authors argue, by an extension of the powers of the Office for National Statistics so that they can better support access to data that is already gathered but not used specifically for public health purposes. “And there is a wealth of other data, such as from transport systems.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The researchers believe, however, that the same technology used to power these platforms could also help to reinvent the welfare state that has itself been so disrupted by these new ways of working. Of course, the concept of government as a platform is not a new one. platform in Britain.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 20, 2019

The research found that this fundamental belief in the power of the technology was twice as indicative of acceptance as things such as the coolness of the technology or support for technology in general.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Central to their theory is the outsized success of so called “superstar firms”, whose progress has played a bigger role in the shift than factors such as automation, the growth in international trade, the decline of union power, or outsourcing, as proposed by other economists.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Boston , MA Innovative entrepreneurs will find fertile ground for their ideas in Boston. New York , NY With the financial sector reeling, New York is counting on technological innovation to save the day. The following cities are leading the economic revival in their recovery sectors: Washington , D.C

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 30, 2020

For instance, it’s hard to imagine a viable alternative to fossil-fuel-based transportation right now. The industry will harness the power of growth catalysts to stay ahead of the curve. We should never underestimate the potential for technological innovation. They will continue to propel global travel and commerce.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

Sensors, smartphones, tablets, wireless networks, and Big Data are starting to transform transportation and infrastructure. Innovation comes from courageous people with an entrepreneurial spirit. But to get change means encouraging innovators. But not fast enough. They want to move fast, unencumbered by tradition.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Dana Theus of In Power Consulting submitted Fearless Feedback. Jane Perdue of the Braithwaite Innovation Group contributed How To Involve The Right People In The Right Way. John Hunter of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog provided Bad Weather Is Part Of The Transportation System.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2013

Recently, Thomson-Reuters published its latest list of the Top 100 Global Innovators honoring the leading organizations and companies most responsible for sizeable, influential patents worldwide. First, many of the Top Innovators employ engineers in emerging countries such as India and China. Here are three main reasons why.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 13, 2014

The Batten Institute has been tasked with helping Darden become a thought leader in innovation entrepreneurship. I support that role by supporting our professors, doing research, and conducting our own research into practical questions around innovation. Blind to the power of those different types of tools.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Some business pundits today believe innovation ignites better in startups than in large, established corporations. In fact, a lot of big companies have proven they are better positioned than emergent firms to create and execute innovation, however on-fire a startup may be. Laura Schneider FOR HBR. ” I disagree.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

For industries that depend on innovation, sustaining it is a constant challenge. These two actions cost almost nothing compared to vast sums often spent — and arguably, often wasted — on efforts to foster innovation. Transportation is a significant issue for this patient population.

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Women in the LEAD

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Rosa Parks story is American history.her arrest and trial, a 381-day Montgomery bus boycott, and, finally, the Supreme Court's ruling in November 1956 that segregation on transportation is unconstitutional.but moreover, her determination to work for others became the catalyst for change throughout her life. Berrett -Koehler – Hardcover.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Historic innovation often comes during times of historic difficulty, as these breakdowns create the demand for something new to emerge. Ohno was then a student of Henry Ford’s industrial process designs and innovations, but these would no longer work given the circumstances in post-war Japan. Suppressing Innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The following six ideas emerged this past year as powerful "innovation invitations." They seem certain to intensify in global power and influence. They'll be sources of — and resources for — innovation differentiation this coming year. The even quantify how often they self-quantify.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Here's an uncomfortable truth about innovation: No matter how great your idea, you can't deliver breakthrough innovation without breakthrough organizational design. To build the right kind of team, for any breakthrough innovation effort, you have to think, quite literally, as though you are building a new company from scratch.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2018

In my 20 years of researching and teaching innovation, one consistent theme stands out: breakthrough innovation often comes from outsiders. To accelerate innovation in healthcare technology we need to give creative people who don’t have traditional health science backgrounds more opportunities to participate.

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Product designers and engineers worked on creating a filtration system that was affordable and easily transportable. I observed this power of mission-driven servant leadership multiple times during my career. Kohler’s multicultural team of associates even considered the color of the filtration system to avoid offending any culture.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 9, 2017

I grew up with my father’s interest and around his work with appropriate technology and I find it extremely interesting and a powerful method to improve the world. Their mission is mentoring girls to lead and innovate through learning to code. month Cell Phone Plan to Remote Village.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

"We're looking for new models of innovation. Comstock was telling me about the company's growing innovation platform, the GE Ecomagination Challenge which inspires collaboration between GE and entrepreneurs. The Ecomagination Challenge, now in its second year, is GE's foray in to the fast-growing world of "open" innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2017

Instead, we should be preparing for the inevitable, including a major cyberattack on power grids and other essential systems. In February 2017, an area of Wyoming was hit by a strong wind storm that knocked down many power lines. It took about a week to restore power, due to heavy snow and frozen ground. Related Video.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Historically, multinationals innovated in rich countries and sold those products in poor countries. Reverse innovation is doing exactly the opposite. It is about innovating in poor countries and selling those products in rich countries. Reverse innovation is also a significant learning opportunity for students in engineering.

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