Monthly Archives: December 2013

A Winning Growth Strategy: Platform Thinking

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The Platypus is one of the world’s most amazing creatures, with an almost impossible combination of  mammal, reptile and bird DNA and features – what other amphibious, furry animal is capable of electro-detection, poisonous stinging, laying eggs, and waddling like a duck? Platypus means “Flat Foot”.   The Platypus is nature’s Plug & Play, a prime example of Platform or “Flat

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Grow the Pie

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The unofficial economy, aka the parallel economy, second economy, informal economy, shadow economy, side-walk economy, etc. often provides heart warming stories of survival at the BoP, but nothing to be proud of.   93% of India’s jobs!  40% of Mexico’s and Brazil’s GDP!  In extreme cases like Benin, 95% of jobs and 50-60% of GDP!  Europe is not immune – wondered

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