The old saying used to be that everything is big in the US. But where things are really big is in China. It is not just because of the size of the country – but more about how Chinese government and policy impacts business opportunities. China is currently on a highway to hell. The environment [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
More automotive strategy
October 31, 2008 – 10:29 am
I’ve been discussing innovation strategy among automotive companies in a few posts here lately, and I am returning to this industry again. Chrysler has just announced that it shuts down the production of electric gasoline hybrid SUV’s. This is an effort to save short-term profitability in a bleeding company. But it also illustrates very clearly [...]
Recycling and upcycling
October 30, 2008 – 9:31 am
Recycling of products is an important part of a more sustainable society. We are likely to see much more innovative ways of recycling products in the years to come, as consumers get more aware and as resources get more expensive.
Check out Uliko, a tip from Annkathrin Lundqvist at Arctic Trend. This is a site focusing [...]
Green agricultural revolution to come
October 29, 2008 – 8:54 pm
Industrial agriculure is an industry with a huge challenge to become more sustainable. Currently, it is totally dependent on cheap fossil fuel, oil. A typical figure is that 10 kJ of energy from oil is required to produce 1 kJ of food energy. The oil is needed to produce pesticides and fertilizers, to run green [...]
Norway is leading the race to electric cars
October 28, 2008 – 6:40 pm
To follow up on yesterdays note where I claimed that the incumbent players in the market typically not are the fastest when it comes to developing disruptive new technologies, it is quite interesting to see that Norway, that never was much of a threat when it comes to the car industry previously now is one [...]
Disruptive times
October 28, 2008 – 10:21 am
We
live in disruptive times. Both the financial crisis and the imminent
threats from global warming, severe resource problems and ecosystem
break-down call for measures from governments, companies and
individuals that are not just incrementally better, but totally
different.
And change is not optional. Those who fail to change quickly enough will not survive.
The obvious question that arises is, “Who’s got [...]
