Tag: innovation
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How a New Generation of Wine Pros Are Positioning Sicily to be the Next Great Italian Wine Region
One is immediately struck by the sense of history when visiting Sicily, the southern Italian island that feels less like an “island” and more like its own continent. Given Sicily’s strategic location, the island was one of the most sought-after prizes in the Mediterranean, with a long history marked by Greek, Roman, Phoenician, Carthaginian, Arab,…
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Effective Innovation Begins With Strategic Direction
When speaking with global executives, we often ask them, “What’s one thing your company needs to improve?” Their word choice varies by region, but their response is usually the same: the ability to derive more value from their companies’ investments in innovation. More often than not, the underlying problem is that innovation is assumed to…
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1000 Km Range, 30% Cheaper: B’luru Firm Overhauls Charging Tech for Electric Cars!
The electrical vehicle segment in India has indeed come a very long way. There remains limits in regards to adoption. As per statistics accumulated by Bloomberg, a bit over 8,000 EVs were marketed everywhere in the previous six decades, while India currently imports almost all of its lithium ion batteries that predominantly electricity these vehicles.…
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How Digital Twins Are Reinventing Innovation
This past year the world held its breath as Notre Dame Cathedral stood shrouded in flames. It was revealed that the iconic cathedral was not lost, and after the fire was extinguished, the work of restoration started. Until recently, this process would have started with a search to steer the intricate fix functions. But at…
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Why ‘Autos Plus Tech’ Is the Best Path for Automated Vehicles
For over a century, the business of moving people was dominated by the automobile, with major automakers fabricating vehicles and selling them to customers. It has always been a company with extremely reduced margins. That this business is on the cusp of technological change. A new vision has emerged where freedom is a support, permitted…
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Why This Electric Car Racing League Matters Even If You Don’t Care About Cars
Racing fans, the stereotype goes, have a tendency to be “petrolheads” — individuals who adore the ferocious growl of an internal-combustion motor, the unmistakeable smell of burning gas and oil, and the adrenaline jolt by an nearly-1,000-horsepower car roaring past a thrilled audience. Formula E, an upstart electrical racing tournament whose fifth period finishes with…
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What Startups Need to Know About Regulated Markets
The opposite of disruption is the status quo. If you’re a startup trying to disrupt an Current company you need to see The Fixer by Bradley Tusk and Regulatory Hacking by Evan Burfield. These two books, one with a practitioner, another with an investor, are must-reads. The Fixer is 1/3rd case studies 1/3rd autobiography, and 1/3rd…
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Driven to Distraction — The future of car safety
Driven to Distraction – The Potential for car safety If you harbor ’t gotten a brand new car in a while you may not have discovered the future of the dashboard looks like this: That’s it. A single screen replacing all of the dashboard gauges, switches and knobs. However, behind that screen is a growing level of automation that…