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20/11/2020 - Global overview of higher education trends accelerated by the pandemia
The pandemia has accelerated some key trends in higher education. Trends that are bound to stay and that are shaping the way the dynamics of education and learning are elaborated, delivered and...
18/11/2020 - Global overview of the top exports by country
An interesting global overview of the top export by country has been recently published. It points out how oil still represents a key driver of international business along with raw materials. (...
15/11/2020 - Questions that make a difference in hiring people set to grow and make the organization grow ...
The current pandemia has accelerated many processes of change within organisations at a global level. Such changes are underlining the relevance of the human factor to effectively seize opportunities...
13/11/2020 - ItaInd Tech Pvt Ltd start-up celebrated in occasion of Diwali 2020
Together with colleagues from the Cifa Italia group of companies, on occasion of Diwali 2020, we have organised a virtual party celebrating the start-up of Itaind Tech Pvt Ltd in Pune, India....
11/11/2020 - Skills for the future, the future is now...
A relevant international survey on the future of work as pointed out what are the raising professions and the relevant skills needed ...( World Economic Forum article )
09/11/2020 - The Indian government focuses on making outsourcing easier mostly in the IT sector
The IT sector in India is more relevant than ever from an operational and strategic point of view towards foreign investments. The Indian government is progressively making concrete moves in order to...
07/11/2020 - Focus on perceived most relevant values from international perspectives. A relevant global survey ...
A recent international survey has identified the most relevant perceived values and the finding are quite revealing on what drives most of us ...( Visualcapitalist article )
06/11/2020 - Automotive at a turning point for technology and manufacturing processes; VW CEO frames the context
01/11/2020 - India shifting manufacturing opportunities
India features several values chains that represent an opportunity for relevant manufacturing shifts. They represent both an opportunity for India and for directly related foreign investment ...(...
30/10/2020 - How COVID19 has generated new business models in fashion
The way that the fashion industry is reacting to the changes determined by the pandemia is shaping new trends that are set to have lasting changes even beyond the specific industry itself...( Fast...
25/10/2020 - A global perspective on successful female entrepreneurship
Female entrepreneurship is increasingly generating effective ventures from an international perspective ...( Visual-capitalist article )
20/10/2020 - The empowering strengths of empathy within nowadays complexities
Empathy can be learned and improved at the individual level and it can have a marked positive impact in dealing with the many personal, professional and collective complexities we are facing daily...
18/10/2020 - India retail market business development
India is struggling with the current pandemia, at the same time this has contributed to accelerate processes to develop markets driven by technology ...( Harvard Business Review article )
14/10/2020 - The way that COVID19 has changed B2B dynamics globally
McKinsey & Co. has presented a global report pointing out the impact of COVID19 on B2B, the data is quite revealing and pointing out trends that are bound to continue to strengthen and develop...
13/10/2020 - RPM's October 2020 General Assembly at the new operational headquarters in Autopromotec
On October 13, 2020 we have had a General Assembly to debate several topics regarding evolutions and developments of the network. Within the complexities and restrictions of COVID19 we...
09/10/2020 - Internazionalization at the time of a global pandemia: barriers and opportunities
The current pandemia has had a marked, at times halting, impact on international business development. Within these complexities and barriers new opportunities emerge, opportunities that require a...
07/10/2020 - Taraschi Berardo: a historic Italian Motorsport brand comes back with a technologically advanced supercar
Today the Taraschi Berardo was officially presented in the Turin Museum of the Automobile. At the direct attachment below a video of the event. The presentation is a follow-up to the close doors...
01/10/2020 - ItaInd project fully operational in Pune offices!
ItanInd is a unique project mixing Italian and Indian cultures from creativity and technological perspectives to generate powerful value innovation for 21st century education and training in various...
30/09/2020 - Automotive trends according to a McKinsey & C. report
McKinsey & C. has recently released an articulated report regarding the expected automotive trends heading to the next 10 years ...( McKinsey & C. report )
27/09/2020 - Innovation Global Hotspots, a report from The Economist
A freshly released report by The Economist Intelligent Unit points out 5 global innovation hotspots cities: Beijing , Tel Aviv, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris with several emerging areas of...
25/09/2020 - The new F1 CEO begins with a strong widespread consensus
Today's announcement of Stefano Domenicali as new F1 CEO beginning January 2021 gives an enthusiastic injection of positivity and competence to the evolution of the top series ...( F1 magazine )
23/09/2020 - It is frugal innovation time!
The dynamics of frugal innovation represent, more than ever, a key factor to sustainable development; an interesting article that summarises its key traits.( Forbes magazine article )
20/09/2020 - Are companies' boards ready for the needed stakeholder approach to business?
A stakeholder focus on business, that goes well beyond the shareholder one, by now (also because change acceleration set by the pandemia) it is not simply advisable rather it has already shaped up to...
17/09/2020 - Sustainability matters and it is a sound business we cannot afford to miss
Five years ago 17 global sustainability goals were set as part of a United Nations process. Today more than ever global businesses need to focus on these goals that represent viable unmissable...
13/09/2020 - Are Indian tech companies set to play a key role in USA B2B global growth?
The US Forbes magazine points out relevant dynamics in Indian tech companies that are set to influence the growth of USA companies...( Forbes Magazine article )
09/09/2020 - Innovation and progress. A perspective on Silicon Valley for refection ...
Silicon Valley by now has been for decades the symbol of innovation worldwide. This interesting article (drawn from an upcoming book) questions the basis of this shifting the focus of innovation on...
06/09/2020 - The opportunities and limits of the digital transformation underway in our organisations
In many ways digital transformation is well underway in organisations on a global scale and the pandemia contributed to accelerate many of these processes. Yet there are concrete and tangible limits...
02/09/2020 - Practical roots of the ongoing debate over remote work and office work
The current pandemia has generated globally a relevant debate over the reorganisation of work focusing on the practical and sustainable implications of remote vs office work; this is an interesting...
28/08/2020 - The leadership factor that plays a key role in McLaren F1 new competitiveness
The leadership style does make a difference in the way that teamwork is brought to results and a team manages to emerge stronger from complex situations. A case in point in motorsport, within the...
28/08/2020 - No longer upward mobility: from the USA spreading to the western world?
The 'American Dream' of upward mobility from generation to generation is no longer present, data show it. Is this trend bound to spread also across the western world that often follows the USA...
26/08/2020 - India economic development amongst complexity; the growth agenda
A meaningful report by McKinsey regarding dynamics and factors of economic development in India within the current complexities generated by the pandemia and other variables( McKinsey & Co....
23/08/2020 - Sense of organizational belonging at the time of fluid organization
From the webinar series #illavorocontinua my brief introduction on the foundations that generate an organizational sense of belonging to any size organization. Vision, mission and values...
19/08/2020 - Design Thinking: the driving process and its links with Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
Design Thinking is flowing focused method of context analysis and solutions identification and implementation. Its process mirrors the one of Technology Readiness Level (TRL) made popular by NASA...
16/08/2020 - How to train for key values of human and organizational development and growth
The pandemia has accelerated many change processes that were already underway: technology continues to enhance its role a tool of change yet the role of the human side is increasingly relevant as...
15/08/2020 - The wonders of Italy in a short video produced by CIFA Italia
CIFA Italia has produced this short video celebrating the timeless wonders and uniques strengths of Italy ( link to the video )
14/08/2020 - Shifting global manufacturing dynamics
Is manufacturing in China on the brink of relevant shifts towards other geopolitical areas that are developing their own integrated ecosystems ?( The Register article )
09/08/2020 - Global shipping and its potentials for development through digital transformation
Digital transformation in many has been accelerated in many fields across the globe, this can be stated also for global shipping and this article describes how. ( Tech Republic article )
06/08/2020 - Sponsorship and Formula 1, what's now and what's next ...
Zac Brown has build his career in Motorsport management through the sheer ability to find sponsor and in this interview points out what are the factors at play in the Formula 1 changing times....
01/08/2020 - The lever of organizational identity for organizational growth
From the #illavorocontinua webinar series a section focusing on Riccardo's brief talk on how to effectively develop an organizational identity (inside out) to use as operational and strategic lever...
30/07/2020 - The acceleration of strategic development processes
The COVID19 pandemia has accelerated many processes of change to deal with increasing uncertainties and complexities, this MIT Sloan article points out some key factors relevant to such processes...
26/07/2020 - Coherence is the key lever to organizational culture effectiveness empowerment
Because of rapid change and increasing complexities, organizational culture increasingly represents a key lever to effectiveness; coherence in behaviours is the key empowering factor ...( MIT Sloan...
22/07/2020 - New way of thinking needed ... the future back approach
The pandemia has had an accelerating impact on many change dynamics: uncertainty and complexity have reached higher and higher levels of prominence; dealing with this may require a new way of...
19/07/2020 - The acceleration to progressive change caused by the pandemia and its effects
The current global pandemia has caused an overall acceleration of many factors and elements of change that were in the making from a social, organizational, business model and overall economics...
18/07/2020 - The value of diversity in motorsport industry management. Opinion on past and current Scuderia Ferrari case
A quite interesting article by an experienced motorsport journalist on what it can make a difference in managing F1 teams complexities. Scuderia Ferrari history and present as a case in point ...(...
15/07/2020 - Effective teamwork leveraging on diversity and across generations
An interesting historical sociological and cross generational perspective on work dynamics and teamwork pointing out false myths and effective practices towards marked teamwork performance ...( Jeff...
12/07/2020 - The acceleration of effective organizational decision making and execution is becoming more relevant than ever
The current pandemia has markedly contributed to accelerate, for good and bad, many aspects relevant to business development globally. Rather then resisting these changes we have to embrace hem and...
09/07/2020 - India next step to restart the economy post COVID 19: mergers & acquisitions development ...
An interesting analysis by McKinsey & Co. regarding the current status of India's economic sectors and their opportunities for development ( McKinsey & Co. article )
04/07/2020 - How to support your workforce in critical times
The current global pandemia has generated an international climate of marked change and rapid adaptation to new situations. This has generated the need to manage and support workforce under...
01/07/2020 - Webinar: Development and strengthening competencies through empowerment psychology
The psychology of empowerment method is a relevant tool to develop and boost organizational learning mostly during times of marked change as the current one caused by the pandemia. This webinar...
28/06/2020 - The real value of Italian Medieval villages we can all benefit from...
The global pandemia has stimulated all of us to rediscover a connection to the power of real simple things. Many Italian villages have much to offer for that ...( The Guardian article )