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July 19, 2011

The $300 House: Businesses Take Up the Challenge

Last week, the Tata Group, producers of the Tata Nano car, announced the launch of an ultra low-cost, flat-pack house designed for rural India. The basic model will be available as a 20 square meter pre-fabricated kit designed for onsite installation at the price of 500 Euros ($700 U.S. dollars). A larger model will also be available at 700 euros ($980). (There are also plans for a house that comes with a solar panel on the roof.)

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July 6, 2011

Innovation's Nine Critical Success Factors

Your organization won't innovate productively unless some underlying factors are in good shape. If "10" is outstanding and "1" is poor, how do you rate your organization on each of these?

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