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When it comes to real estate, the economic-geographical position of an object is vital, says Martin Wentz, Professor for urban development at the International Real Estate School of the University of Regensburg. He thereby rests upon a recent Arthur D. Little study that deals with the impact of the economic crisis on airports. In this paper the consultants recommend to invest in the inner rings of the economy adjacent to the airport cities as an effective strategy to unlock new business models and refer to the example Frankfurt. There are capital expenditures of 3.4 Billion Euros planned until 2030: hotels, medical centers and an extension of the logistic infrastructure will be erected.

Key to success with innovation is the strategic management of a product and service portfolio along with structured guidance of the management of ideas. This is one central result to the Arthur D. Little “Innovation Excellence” study which was a survey amongst more than 400 companies worldwide.

This article discusses the need for the automotive industry to develop creative and unconventional business models to combat the higher costs of production for electric vehicles. Arthur D. Little’s ‘Winning on the E-mobility playing field’ viewpoint is discussed and Stefan Lippautz is quoted.

The use of mobile phones with Internet access is currently booming but part of the profit is not going directly to the operators. The article discusses how incomes are being split between the App Store (Apple or Google) and the Application Editor. This market amounted to 3.3 billion Euros in 2009.

This article details the work of Steeve Louzoun, Senior Consultant and Francois Deneux, Senior Partner for Arthur D. Little who are writing a book with Daniel Rouarch, the GTI Lab Director at ESCP School. This book is about “incubators of the world” in 7 countries (USA, Israël, France, Switzerland, Japan, India & China).

The Arthur D. Little study titled “Winning on the E-mobility Playing Field” discusses what attitude automobile OEMs should adopt in order to gain access to new eco mobility markets.

Google and apple aggressively attack the established business models of German companies. About seven per cent of Germany’s economic performance shall be under pressure due to their threatening strategies, according to an Arthur D. Little study. In several branches, such as telecommunications or the music industry, 20 per cent per year is at stake, mainly due to the internet.

A three page review of Michael Traem’s Innovate Your Company, the article highlights how Traem uses his extensive R&D and consultancy experience to look at the many influences driving the modern economy. Traem outlines seven basic trends companies cannot afford to ignore, and five corresponding innovation success factors.