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How The Creative Industries Could Revitalize Coastal Towns

The Horizons Tracker

Beyond tourism. The researchers wanted to explore how coastal communities could move beyond tourism, and found that flexible apprenticeships, better access to finance, and the creation of peer-to-peer support networks are all likely to be crucial.

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Virtual reality in banking. How are we going to visit the bank in the future?

Strategy Driven

No one is surprised by the use of virtual reality in military training, medicine and tourism. During the conversation with the advisor, we will move, for example, to a housing estate where we intend to finance the purchase of real estate with a loan or – if we have such a whim – even to the Amazon jungle.

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Phuket as a Bitcoin Payment Hub – Former PM Thaksin’s Vision Gains Momentum

CEO Insider

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has proposed transforming Phuket into a special zone where Bitcoin (BTC) payments could be utilized for tourism, an idea that has garnered positive feedback from industry leaders.

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The Right Way to Plan an Innovation Tour

Harvard Business Review

Innovation tourism: it’s a thing. These well-intentioned professionals travel the world in pursuit of the secret sauce of innovation. If you ask the director of a government innovation agency how influential or effective they are, what answer do you expect, other than “ extremely ?” Kenneth Andersson.

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Tackling Big Global Challenges with Low-Cost Innovation

Harvard Business Review

Thanks to Airbnb, more people will travel, bringing more tourism dollars to more people in the countries they travel to, creating more profits and distributing them more fairly. This kind of innovation is almost a textbook example of frugal innovation.

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With Peace, Colombia Is Poised for Greater Prosperity

Harvard Business Review

Banks often are unwilling to take the risk of financing small and midsize companies. Education and innovation remain weak. The cartels, like that of Pablo Escobar, financed the FARC (and the ELN, another left-wing terrorist group) in return for protection. The peace should encourage foreign direct investment and tourism, too.

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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

When presented with a surprising idea, smart organizations will bravely listen, because what comes next might just be game-changing innovation. Innovation does not only come from professional staff or consist of honing historic strategies.