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Process efficiency OR systems optimisation?

Process efficiency OR systems optimisation?

Approx. time to read: 10 minutes “More of the same, faster!” has been the primary approach to production efficiency for centuries, from factory production lines to wide-acre mono-crop farming.   And the focus of production efficiency untill recently has been...

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Process efficiency OR systems optimisation?

Process efficiency OR systems optimisation?

Approx. time to read: 10 minutes “More of the same, faster!” has been the primary approach to production efficiency for centuries, from factory production lines to wide-acre mono-crop farming.   And the focus of production efficiency untill recently has been...

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Engineering and chemistry OR physics and biology?

Engineering and chemistry OR physics and biology?

Approx. time to read: 7 minutes From the earliest blacksmith shops and soap makers to 20th century steel foundries, cement plants and Kevlar manufacturing -  a surprising number of global production technologies still predominantly use chemical and mechanical...

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Focus on delivering products OR delivering service and value?

Focus on delivering products OR delivering service and value?

Approx. time to read: 8 minutes The "everybody knows" way to grow a business in the 20th century was to grow product sales - and once you were in the market to continuously develop new products with more features. However: • Most of the time, what people want is the...

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From 1-Way Supply “Chains”  TO Circular Systems

From 1-Way Supply “Chains”  TO Circular Systems

Approx. time to read: 8 minutes Since the Industrial Revolution (if not further) the way business has thought about products and services has been basically 1-way – dig materials up, make a product, sell it to someone, forget about it – and repeat…. However, tomorrow...

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Less waste, less toxic, less bad OR fully good?

Less waste, less toxic, less bad OR fully good?

Approx. time to read: 13 minutesThe design paradigm of 20th century industrial systems is pretty much "1-way":  mine/make/use/dump [repeat] Waste has been a standard part of making products and delivering services - and we've built a whole safety industry around...

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CLIMATE: Small Business, Big Opportunity

CLIMATE: Small Business, Big Opportunity

Beyond big government policy and consumer behaviour, smart entrepreneurs are delivering scalable solutions from surprisingly small operations. Today’s commercial climate solutions offer trillion $$$ opportunities. 75% of Australians want more action on climate change...

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Business Best Practice Social Responsibility

Business Best Practice Social Responsibility

Nearly 75% of consumers say they would refuse to buy from a company if they learned the company supported an issue contrary to their own beliefs. Are you playing your part in creating a better world? Review your business against social responsibility best practice...

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