by ixl | Mar 6, 2018 | White Papers
Changing climate patterns, rising sea levels, more extreme weather systems; every year the world is confronted with further evidence that the global environment is changing. And it is becoming more apparent that humans have a strong role in these changes....
by ixl | Mar 6, 2018 | White Papers
The first article summarized some of the major drivers behind the sustainability trend. We also described three common success factors for building innovative sustainability businesses that were behind most of the Sustainability Innovations we examined: Patient...
by ixl | Mar 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over the last thirty years, the importance of innovation as a core driver of business value has increased to the point where few CEOs would disagree. Unfortunately, most companies are not able to innovate in financially meaningful ways. And for those companies that...
by ixl | Mar 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Many business people live in a contradiction when it comes to understanding an important aspect of business and technical innovation in Japan and Korea. On one hand, they marvel at the business success stories found in corporations like Honda or Sony. On the other...
by ixl | Mar 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
All business models are not alike. Unfortunately, many executives look at their own firm’s business model as a given—as the natural, the best, or perhaps even only way to make money in a given industry. But, in reality, there are many, many business models that...