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Dyson vacuum cleaner inspired by industry saw mill

James Dyson was frustrated with the way vacuum cleaners worked where they used a traditional approach of using suction power to pick up dirt into a bag. James during one of the visits to industry saw mill found inspiration the way conical cyclone was used to accelerate the air and…

Circular Economy : Capital from Waste

The circular economy is a generic term for an industrial economy that is producing no waste and pollution, by design or intention. It is more than just thinking green or promoting reuse. The core principles which drive the circular economy are , every thing comes from nature and hence it…

Co-Constructing innovation for Resilience

What happens when two global industry leaders join hands to solve a problem ? One would expect that, – the problem to be solved has to be complex and gigantic – the solution has to be innovative. That’s what has exactly happened when the large reinsurance companies SwissRe and one…

Myanmar’s Design Thinking Center for economic empowerment

Leading global organizations are all investing heavily to embed Design Thinking as part of their core execution strategy. Myanmar which is getting back to democracy after 50 years of military rule realizes that it has lot of work to do to build a strong economy and create a situation where…

COWfunding : Fairebel’s innovation from Belgium

Fairebel is a milk co-operative society started in Belgium in 2009 with more than 500 farms as its members.The main goal under which Fairebel was started was to operate diary business in a fair way ensuring all the stakeholders in the diary chain are paid properly. It focused on farmers…

Nature vs Nurture : Does theory of Tabula Rasa hold good ?

Every ambitious person wants to achieve something in the world and make their mark.However does everyone possess the required talent to achieve their goals? This question has always been a subject of interest to philosophers over generations and leads us to the interesting debate about, ‘Nature vs. Nurture’. For example…

Innovations in skill development

It is not just the private organizations who are taking skill development seriously. Several leading countries who are abreast with the disruptive business models and proliferation of technology across the business are taking skill development seriously to improve the overall productivity with an aim to remain competitive in the global…

Danish way to Healthcare innovation

Denmark consistently ranks in the Top 10 list of countries with most happy people and their Healthcare system is one integral part in making that happen. Denmark has been a leader in Healthcare innovation and the results they have achieved is a proof to their success. Key Results Among the…

Pricing Model innovation in success of Slack

Slack has really stormed the communication and collaboration market with their neat and clean messaging app.Their success story is phenomenal. One of the reasons attributed to their success is their simple and effective pricing model. Slack has realized the importance of billing simplicity and have come up with innovative Pricing…

Finland Short Sea Shipping Innovation

Short sea shipping is one of the key challenges that face the shipping industry due to the complexity in meeting quick transportation time,varying customer demand, cost of operations and associated inefficiencies. A quick look at the Finnish Shipping industry gives us a interesting perspective.Some of the key measures of performance…

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