Building a Culture of Innovation

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by Joseph E. Fournier, President & Vice Chairman, Invenias Partners Forbes annually publishes its roster of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. The 2018 list is more than a roll call of Silicon Valley tech companies, with Alphabet only ranked #75 while ServiceNow ranked #1. Sipping a coffee at Starbucks (#30) and reviewing a few firm […]

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Making Sense of the Blow-Molded Rigid Plastic Packaging Market

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  CLIENT SITUATION A consulting team needed to get up to speed quickly on the space for blow-molded rigid plastic packaging. They were on a tight timeline to understand the current market and potential end-markets for this type of packaging and had very little background in the space.   GUIDEPOINT SOLUTION As the client asked […]

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The “Impact” in Impact Investing

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by Nick Bayard, President & CEO, Bayard Consulting At a quarter of a trillion dollars, the market for impact investing is enormous and rapidly growing. Investors who expect a double or triple bottom line are expecting those who steward their finances to conduct thoughtful due diligence on companies that claim to be having a positive […]

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Evaluating Anti-Cancer Prescriptions

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  CLIENT SITUATION A healthcare team working on behalf of a pharmaceutical company wanted to better understand how anti-cancer pharmaceuticals are evaluated for inclusion on payer prescription lists. They were conducting strategy research and needed a large volume of experts across a variety of perspectives, including Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee members at Integrated Delivery […]

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Maintaining Integrity in the Corporate World

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by Mani Padmanabhan, CFO and Co Founder at Price Eagle Online We are living in a globalized, hyper-connected world with faster and easier information access. Laws are increasingly becoming stronger and trans-jurisdictional every day. The enforcement actions are becoming stronger, too. Laws and regulations, though still lagging, are catching up with moral standards out of […]

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Gaining Insight Into Innovative Medical Product Development

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  CLIENT SITUATION A senior scientist at a large medical device company wanted to connect with Research & Development (R&D) engineers, scientists, clinicians, and chemists who focus on drug delivery or drug-eluting systems for implantable medical devices. This included antibacterial coatings for use on catheters and other implantable devices. The client was working on a […]

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Machine Learning Will Drive Economic Growth in Every Industry

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by Marc Fischer, Co-Founder and CEO of Dogtown Media Brace yourselves for impact. Humanity is on the brink of a fourth industrial revolution thanks to machine learning. This subset of artificial intelligence (AI) is unlocking unprecedented value across every industry, and how you embrace it will determine which side of the disruption equation you’re on. […]

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Conducting Diligence on Practice Management IT Solutions

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  CLIENT SITUATION A healthcare team at a major consulting firm was conducting due diligence for a private equity case on practice management IT solutions. They needed to speak with experts working in the industry, as well as IT decision-makers at health networks and clinics, to discuss trends in the space, including new technology adoption […]

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Expedition Cruising: Goldmine or Bubble?

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by Hans Lagerweij, CEO and President of Victory Cruise Lines Expedition cruising is a fast-developing travel segment. Thirty-two new expedition ships are on order, with an estimated investment of over $4 billion. The big question is if the market growth can absorb such a capacity increase, or if in three years we will be talking […]

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Meet Your Digital Twin

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by Richard Saxon, Principal at Consultancy For The Built Environment If you are a building owner, you are probably missing out on the full advantages of going digital. Real Estate and Construction are laggard sectors in adopting technologies which can transform performance.   There are two main streams of digital innovation in the built environment: […]

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