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Topic: Europe

  
INNOVATION   |  Comment

Reflections on My Spring European Innovation Trip

BY James Todhunter
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Jun 17, 2009 at 9:46 AM

It was a whirlwind trip, covering six countries over eleven days. During the trip, I had the chance to sit with fourteen companies, twelve of which are Global 2000 players. I also squeezed in an interview with the senior editor of a French PLM publication. All in all, it was a fascinating and exhilarating two weeks.READ»

SENSITIZING   |  Comment

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

BY Ikechukwu Odoemelam
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Aug 21, 2009 at 12:39 PM

DEVELOPMENT GINGERED BY RESEARCHREAD»

3G   |  Comment

3G.co.uk reports on 3G Mobile Broadband

BY Lydia Howard
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Aug 17, 2009 at 5:52 PM

Europe : Newly released 3G+ and Long Term Evolution (LTE) forecasts by technology and media specialist Coda Research Consultancy show that portable laptop and netbook users accessing the internet via mobile broadband will number 418m worldwide by 2017...READ»

INNOVATION   |  1 comment

A Customer Centric Organization – Hype or Innovation?

BY Jeff Thull
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 9:06 PM

Many companies talk about being customer focused and selling on value, but where’s the evidence? Too often customer value is expressed, as in a value proposition, but lost in execution when it doesn’t set us apart, connect us to ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Red Herring 100 Europe Awards

BY Pierre van Eck
Relevancy Score: 100
Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 8:26 PM

trivago wins Red Herring 100 Europe Award The European travel website trivago is one of Europe’s most promising young internet companies according to Red Herring. With the cost-free internet service travelers always find ...READ»

SUSTAINABILITY   |  10 comments

How to Fix... Wind Energy

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Feb 16, 2005 at 11:38 AM

If you want to see which way the wind is blowing in alternative energy these days, check out Europe. More specifically, look five miles off the Irish coast, in the Saint Georges Channel between Ireland and England. That's where a ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Customer Centric Organizations – Hype or Innovation?


Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 9:31 PM

Many companies talk about being customer focused and selling on value, but where’s the evidence? Too often customer value is expressed, as in value propositions, but lost in execution they become value cliches that don’t set us ...READ»

EDUCATION   |  Comment

Ideas like Kiva

BY Jeff Mowatt
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Apr 24, 2008 at 5:09 AM

Kiva set the concept of P2P finance in motion, without doubt.   C4 world is another I've come across in my virtual travels, an org from Europe:  http://www.myc4.com/Portal/Default.aspx Then there's ...READ»

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DESERTEC   |  Comment

It's Official: World's Largest Solar Pipeline Gets European Backers

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Jul 13, 2009 at 2:53 PM

T. Boone Pickens scrapped his massive wind power plan, but that doesn't mean hope is lost for other large-scale renewable energy projects. Enter Desertec, a solar pipeline spanning from North Africa and the Middle East to Europe. The ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Customer Centric Organizations – Hype or Innovation?


Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Feb 11, 2008 at 9:31 PM

Many companies talk about being customer focused and selling on value, but where’s the evidence? Too often customer value is expressed, as in value propositions, but lost in execution they become value cliches that don’t set us ...READ»

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MUSIC RIGHTS   |  3 comments

Europe Moves to Open the Borders for Digital Music

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed May 27, 2009 at 8:57 AM

The complex European rules that prevent iTunes from opening its doors everywhere--French members buying music from the German iTunes, for example--may be getting overhauled. That's if Europe's Competition Commissioner gets her ...READ»

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FLOATING BUILDINGS   |  Comment

Floating Cruise Ship Terminal Slated for 2014

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 94
Wed Sep 23, 2009 at 10:30 AM

Waterstudios already wowed us with its plans for Europe's first floating apartment building. Among its future plans is an even more amazing project: A floating dock for three of the world's largest cruise liners.Check out their ...READ»

RE:CON WTF 2004   |  Comment

Where the Fiber Is

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 90
Sat Apr 3, 2004 at 11:40 AM

Terrence McGarty is founder of the Telmarc Group, an investment and technology development company that focuses on telecommunications, software, and medical management systems. His WTF 2004 presentation addressed the development, ...READ»

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DESIGN   |  Comment

Want to Fight Global Warming? Plant the Right Crops

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 89
Thu Jan 15, 2009 at 1:48 PM

British researchers are proposing an intriguing idea: That by planting the right kinds of wheat, we can affect how much light is being reflected back into space and thereby counteract global warming. The effect might cool swathes of ...READ»

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DESIGN   |  1 comment

Design: Europe vs. US

BY Manuel Saez
Relevancy Score: 88
Fri Apr 10, 2009 at 9:28 PM

Many see Europe as the source of great designers, but knowing that the United States is constantly producing great designers who produce great design work, I wonder why are we not hearing about them? When I look through US ...READ»

CUSTOMER SERVICE   |  4 comments

US, Satisfied?


Relevancy Score: 87
Mon Aug 9, 2004 at 11:59 AM

Boy, are we a finicky bunch. According to a new study by Accenture, the industry Americans are most satisfied with is -- get this -- postal services. And that top spot in the results only means that a meager 44% of Americans are ...READ»

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THE SOLAR PIPELINE   |  Comment

Desertec: World's Largest Solar Pipeline Charges Ahead

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 86
Wed Jun 17, 2009 at 2:35 PM

The world's largest and most ambitious solar power initiative, dubbed "Desertec", is pushing ahead on July 13 with a meeting of a 20-firm consortium, including companies like Siemens, Deutsche Bank, and E.on. Companies ...READ»

CAREER PLANNING   |  5 comments

Fast Talk: Dream Jobs

BY Michael A. Prospero
Relevancy Score: 85
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:54 AM

They'd do it for free. They don't get discouraged by the inevitable hassles -- at least not for long. Four of our favorites tell you how to get a dream job, grow with one, and make it your own.READ»

TECHNOLOGY   |  Comment

Digital Matters - Issue 36

BY John Ellis
Relevancy Score: 85
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:18 AM

"Today, we face a genuine threat -- the wireless-technology gap."READ»

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SOLAR POWER   |  4 comments

How Much Surface Area Would It Take to Power the World Completely With Solar or Wind?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 84
Wed Sep 2, 2009 at 10:44 AM

Ever wonder how much space we would need to use to power the entire world with solar energy or offshore wind power? So did the good people at the Land Art Generator, who created two infographics that show the amount of surface area ...READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING   |  5 comments

Map Quest

BY Lucas Conley
Relevancy Score: 84
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:10 AM

Location, location, location: The Web cognoscenti are mashing up data with maps to create a new way to communicate.READ»

BRANDING   |  1 comment

Marketing Tuesday: McDonalds Caters to Local Palates

BY Saabira Chaudhuri
Relevancy Score: 83
Tue Aug 28, 2007 at 7:07 PM

I recently wrote a blog post, Lost in Translation – How Do Linguistic Differences Affect Global Marketing, on how, in line with cultural differences, advertising, commercials and marketing materials are necessarily differently ...READ»

BLOGGING   |  Comment

Cosmetic Surgery and Europe: Striving for Homogeneity

BY Jeffrey Olchovy
Relevancy Score: 83
Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 11:51 AM

Apparently, South Americans that live in Europe undergo cosmetic surgery to achieve a more European look, says Gadling.com. As overseas cosmetic surgery retreats are getting more popular, Western and American plastic surgeons ...READ»

Ivan Glickman
INNOVATION   |  8 comments

Innovation: Something About the Weather

BY Robert Buckman
Relevancy Score: 83
Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 4:30 PM

The last few weeks you haven't been able to turn on the news without reports of blizzards or some other massive storm clobbering the U.S. and even Europe. To say that bad weather has been taxing on travelers of late would be a gross ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Field Notes – June 2009

BY James Todhunter
Relevancy Score: 83
Thu Jun 4, 2009 at 12:22 PM

I am in the middle of a jaunt through Europe visiting with many Global 2000 companies to discuss the state of their innovation practices and how they can accelerate their pace of value creation.  In the past three days, I met ...READ»

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