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(PDF) BCG - The Most Innovative Companies 2020
[Investing]
2020/07/13 09:10
The Serial Innovation Imperative.Facing turbulent and fast-changing markets, innovators need a well-tuned innovation system that can spot emerging product, service, and business model opportunities—and then rapidly develop and successfully scale them—over and over again.Successful Serial Innovators Get Three Things Right1. They “Walk the Talk”Innovation success starts with commitment—makin...
Top 7 Fashion and Beauty Innovations in Response to Coronavirus
[Design]
2020/07/13 09:09
Brands are launching innovative digital platforms, while designers are developing products that offer protection as well as style.In the fashion and beauty sectors, we continue to see a mix of brand new approaches and a further focus on existing trends and emerging technologies, such as live-streaming commerce and virtual reality, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Brands are seeking to co...
Flexible Battery Market to Hit $500 Million in 2030
[Business]
2020/07/13 09:08
A new IDTechEx report predicts a heated market race to meet demands of more than 1,500 GWh for electric vehicles, residential and grid applications.As advancing tech requires power, innovative printed, flexible, and thin-film batteries will be essential to fuel everyday tech. It's big business with potentially big financial rewards. Enormous investments are being put into the fast-changing indu...
(Paper) Noise-Cancelling Smart Window Blocks Street Din
[Tech]
2020/07/13 09:07
Antinoise tech quiets the insides of headphones, cars and airplanes. Your house is next.[A glass pane (left) carries a sensor that samples street noise; an array of speakers (right) emits the corresponding antinoise signal.]During hot weather, it’s nice to open a window to let in a breeze. Maybe not, though, if the window also lets in a cacophony from cars and trucks roaring past.Street noise...
Five Real-Time Charts Show Signs U.S. Economic Recovery Is Faltering
[Investing]
2020/07/13 09:06
The U.S. recovery from the coronavirus-induced recession is leveling off and showing signs of faltering only two months into the rebound, a series of real-time economic indicators show.While the official economic data have been surprising to the upside – including a gain of 4.8 million jobs in June – newer trends suggest those improvements are flattening or even turning down.With cases rising...
Floating Movie Theater With Socially Distant Boats Set for Paris
[Business]
2020/07/13 09:05
Drive-ins are fun, but not as much as sailing and swimming to your movie destination.Drive-in cinemas have seen a surge of interest amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and as the dog days approach rapidly, swimming to your favorite movies might be the loveliest of activities that you can do this summer.Next week, Seine waters in Paris will see the arrival of a floating movie theater where peopl...
U.S. Homes Are Getting Smarter
[Business]
2020/07/13 09:04
American households are getting smarter. This is shown by data from the Statista Digital Market Outlook. According to estimates, at least one smart home application is currently in use in 41.3 million U.S. households - by 2024 this number is expected to increase to 61.5 million. Devices from the category "Control and Connectivity" are the most common - these include smart speakers (Amazon Echo,...
Dyson-Inspired e-Scooter the 'Moovo' can Turn You Into an Electric Vehicle 'Fan'
[Design]
2020/07/13 09:03
Dyson is hands down one of the most innovative companies out there. Before Dyson, did you ever follow any company that made vacuums on Instagram? It single-handedly turned vacuums into a status symbol and then ventured into playing the tech fairy godmother while transforming all the other pumpkin household appliances. Dyson has inspired many designers to adapt their style and create some amazin...
(PDF) PwC - Global Consumer Insights Survey 2020 : The Consumer Transformed
[Consumer]
2020/07/12 09:10
Reinventing the future customer purchase journey.For companies that cater to the end-consumer, the future is arriving more quickly than anyone imagined just a few short months ago, accelerating digital trends that had already been transforming consumer behaviour. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, has expedited the pace of behavioural changes around the world in how people live their lives —...
