Think about apples for a second. There are Granny Smiths, Red Delicious, Fuji, etc. Now think about bananas. There are just, like, bananas, right? The only bananas that Americans eat ??? and they eat more of them than they do apples and oranges comb…
7 JanuaryCapability building is now the most important consideration when making decisions as to how any organization should be structured. This is particularly true for platform companies. Why? The answer has to do with how platform companies create value…
17 OctoberThe Economist has an article in this week’s issue about the “Buy Local” movement, in which three reasons for buying local are put forward: A “character” argument: “local and independent businesses have more individual character” and “are owned by …
12 AugustWorldPublicOpinion.org has a new poll up showing worldwide desire for government action on climate change. But the pollsters didn’t ask people what it was they wanted governments to do, or how much they were prepared to pay for this unspecified ac…
2 AugustPhoto credit: Made-By A late-morning tweet by @ecofashionista reminded me that it’s been three years since we last checked in on Made-By, an independent, Amsterdam-based consumer label that encourages sustainable and ethical practices in the fashi…
25 JunePhoto credit: Gucci Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Sergio Rossi, Bottega Veneta, and Yves Saint Laurent are going green, according to Vanity Fair???well, sorta. Call it a case of “brand synergy;” the Gucci Group fashion houses are presenting their high-e…
27 MayThe Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has just released a seven-minute movie called ???I Am the Long Tail???. Here???s an excerpt of their description: Analysts estimate there are as many as 1.2 million Web sites that support themselves by selling adver…
31 MarchFound a quote today which undoubtedly resonates with Ecologisca.. “Today’s entrepreneurs routinely apply business techniques to philanthropy. Some of them are even using a venture-capital model, investing in a range of promising start-ups and maki…
16 MarchMatter is a box full of nice things delivered to you on a Saturday morning. Inside the box is a selection of items from different companies-which might be useful, entertaining or just fun. The Royal Mail is sending out a box of free stuff which it…
20 February