According to the New York Times, a new startup has come up with a new idea to reforest the planet where wildfires have taken their toll. Questions: What is this innovative idea and what type of technology is used? Where is the startup located? If you were an accountant advising this startup, what would be… Read more »
Posts Tagged: innovation
EY’s creative center for creativity
According to Accounting Today, Ernst and Young (EY) has opened Wavespace and Studio locations in Chicago. These are places where EY staff and clients can come together to solve business challenges, design new products and solutions, and create complex tech projects to improve client businesses. Questions: Will the center be manned by accountants? What is… Read more »
What is the Polestar 1?
The Polestar 1 is a 619-horsepower, high-performance, high-priced, gas-hybrid grand-touring car that’s the first vehicle from Volvo’s new stand-alone brand. Questions: Where is the Polestar 1 built? What company bought Volvo from Ford in 2009? Where is this parent company located? What is the exact sticker price of the Polestar 1? Why is the fact that the Polestar… Read more »
The Naming of “Meat Grown in a Lab”
The name of “meat grown in a lab” has not yet been decided by regulators, but has sparked a war of words between animal rights advocates and cattle ranchers. Questions: 1. What is the problem with calling it “Clean Meat”? 2. What has the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association done to eliminate problems for its producers in… Read more »
What could go wrong?
General Motors and Volvo have partnered with Amazon to deliver packages to car trunks in 37 U.S. cities, as the e-commerce giant seeks new delivery methods for customers who may be wary of leaving packages outside or allowing couriers into their homes. Questions: 1. What are some of the security concerns? 2. This project follows… Read more »
Are all offices made equally?
First, we had individual offices, that morphed into cubicles and open floor plans. And now we have a “palette of places,” according to the New York Times. Questions: 1. What is the reasoning behind these new desk places? 2. How could these be tweaked as needs change? 3. Where are the most aggressive makeovers happening?… Read more »
Walmart vs. Amazon: A Grocery War?
Questions: 1. Do you see this as a competition between Walmart and Amazon? Why or why not and are there any other players in the grocery war? 2. According to the video, why didn’t Walmart just create their own logistical team rather than use Uber and Lyft? 3. Would you be willing to pay $7… Read more »
Cheap Rent in San Francisco
According to the Washington Post, Peter Berkowitz and his roommates came up with an innovative way to find affordable housing in San Francisco. Questions: 1. Why is the cost of living so high in San Francisco? 2. What are some of the other housing alternatives mentioned in the article? 3. How does the median rent… Read more »
Innovation, Price Fixing, or Rotten Apples?
Recently, a federal appeals court upheld a ruling whereby Apple was determined to be the leader of an industrywide conspiracy among book publishers. Their goal was to raise prices of digital books. Questions: 1. When was the original case brought? 2. What were the damaging words in the case and who are these attributed to?… Read more »
The $10,000 degree – Innovation or Second Rate Degree?
Texas may be experimenting with an initiative to help students and families struggling with the high costs of college: a bachelor’s degree for $10,000, including tuition fees and even textbooks. Under a plan unveiled in 2011, Republican Gov. Rick Perry is proposing a bachelor’s degree for $10,000, including tuition fees and even textbooks. The governor… Read more »