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Nature's Path Leads Consumers Through Complicated Grocery Shelves
According to a Nature's Path study by SPINS, this was during a downturn for organic and natural cereal, as well as in the midst of a recession when consumers were less likely to pay premium prices--during the same time period, Kashi sales were down 8-9%. Browse more Designers Accord Case Studie Organic and natural foods have exploded into our supermarkets at an astonishing rate: There has been an estimated 20% growth in volume each year for the last six years. That's a good problem to have if you're a consumer who wants to have a range of healthy options to feed your family,
Fast Company
- Tuesday, February 16, 2010
DesigNYC Matches Designers With Non-Profits in Need
An economic downturn can be a boon for volunteerism. Browse more Designers Accord Case Studie Not only are people more sympathetic to the needs of their fellow citizens, but thanks to a lightened workload--or, ahem, no work at all--people also might actually have the time to give. Acknowledging the fact that many designers might be using a slow year to build more meaningful connections with their own communities, and spurred by several service initiatives from local and federal government, a group of New York-based designers formed DesigNYC , a new way for New York designers to
Fast Company
- Tuesday, December 22, 2009
12 Adoption Strategies for Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 in 2010
Find case studies that have good measurements and data and use this to extrapolate to others. Learn : Discover and coordinate with what other internal Web 2.0 to reinvent your business for the economic downturn. Prepare : Build a compelling business case. This one is fairly obvious except that a sponsor in this case must be personally involved both in the up-front support The signs are pointing to next year being a banner one when it comes to mainstream adoption of the latest digital business models. With half a decade under the belt of the
Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog
- Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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The Layoff
The company has enough money in the bank to buy a little time to study alternatives. In my case, I replaced eight of the 11 people on my team. Those costs are often much higher than people imagine, which explains why a Bain & Company study of layoffs during the 2001 downturn found that firms that cut the fewest employees performed better than their com-petitors did.
"Why aren't layoffs taught as a subject at business school?" Robin Astrigo asked himself. "Boards
HarvardBusiness.org
- Thursday, February 19, 2009
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This market has grown to $817 Million (projected for 2009) and continues to grow despite the economic downturn. More to come… back to the conference… read more here … Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far ) Recently on ... SumTotal Likely to be Acquired by Private Equity Firm Posted on April 6th, 2009 . Talent Mobility: What it is and why organizations need
joshbersin.com
- Wednesday, April 8, 2009
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Laid Off Employees Turning to Cybercrime
In what appears to be a growing trend, displaced employees are turning to cybercrime using their corporate data access to steal, exploit and damage information networks, and may have cost businesses as much as $1 trillion globally according to a new study from McAfee and Purdue University's Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security
The report , Unsecured Economies: Protecting Vital Information was released last week at the World Economic Forum and suggests that the economic downturn is increasing the security risk for corporations with 42 percent
ReadWriteWeb
- Sunday, February 1, 2009
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12 Adoption Strategies for Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 in 2010
Find case studies that have good measurements and data and use this to extrapolate to others. Learn : Discover and coordinate with what other internal Web 2.0 to reinvent your business for the economic downturn. Prepare : Build a compelling business case. This one is fairly obvious except that a sponsor in this case must be personally involved both in the up-front support The signs are pointing to next year being a banner one when it comes to mainstream adoption of the latest digital business models. With half a decade under the belt of the
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How to Spot the Upturn Early
Layoffs are the subject of the March HBR Case Study . The plot for the case is based on discussions I've had with my psychologist friend Larry Stybel , who is a co-founder of an executive career management firm called StybelPeabody (Larry and his partner Maryanne Peabody are expert commentators for the case).
For example, smart companies are already positioning themselves to come out of the downturn with guns blazing by making clever acquisitions. Talking with half-a-dozen professional friends at a recent gathering, I was distressed to find how deeply the recession is touching all of them.
HarvardBusiness.org
- Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 3: When There’s No There There
knew our methodology made sense, so we decided that needed to put it to work--for ourselves, as an opportunity to tweak our collaboration process; and for potential clients, to create a case study that could demonstrate our approach to product design. If you want to start the year right, start it with a trip to Vegas.
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Fast Company
- Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Starting a Design Studio During a Downturn, Part 3: When There’s No There There
knew our methodology made sense, so we decided that needed to put it to work--for ourselves, as an opportunity to tweak our collaboration process; and for potential clients, to create a case study that could demonstrate our approach to product design. If you want to start the year right, start it with a trip to Vegas.
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Fast Company
- Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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Overpromoted and Over His Head
Editors' Note: This case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, and your comments will be considered for publication in the magazine. The company had suffered in the downturn; recouping those losses had to be its top priority.
"No, Our fictional protagonist, Dan Sestak, has had a charmed career path at packaged-foods giant NutriSelect. But with his last promotion, has he bitten off more than he can chew?
HarvardBusiness.org
- Thursday, October 29, 2009
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Roadmap for Recovery: Five Ways to Come Out on Top
In my last post , I shared five short-term strategies for surviving the downturn by using design thinking as a roadmap to connect your business with consumers. Just as steel comes out of the firing process tempered and stronger than before, design thinking will empower you to guide your company through the recession to emerge stronger than it was pre-downturn. Most recently, he was named Executive Director of Catalyst Once you've weathered the worst of the economic storms, it's time to plan for the future. To survive and thrive into the next upturn, you must innovate now.
Fast Company
- Wednesday, June 10, 2009
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HBR March 2009: From the Editors
This month's case study tackles the painful job of laying off workers. In a Downturn, Provoke Your Customers " (free for the month of March) suggests a smart way to reach senior people--and close a sale. The CEO of Brazilian energy giant Petrobras describes the journey his company has made from environmental disaster case to environmental role model during a period of extraordinary growth in " The Greening of Petrobras " (free for the month of March).
The March 2009 issue of Harvard Business Review is live at HBR.org . When we went to press with the issue,
HarvardBusiness.org
- Thursday, February 19, 2009
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