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Last Issue: #31 The Journey
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne (1825-1905). This book is the answer to my thoughts on travel. It certainly anticipated the saga...Read more
Artefiera 2002
Magazine -> #0 Experimentation and innovationArte e Fiera 2002 in Bologna, the most important Italian event concerning contemporary art, is an appointment not to be missed by collectors, artists, critics and art lovers tout court. From this recently closed scenario stems the spirit of ImpresArte which, on the occasion of its 2002 edition, produced a book entitled "Collezionare Arte- Un'idea ...
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Magazine -> #20 Home MadeWhen it comes to the business world, I am absolutely convinced that the kind of creativity that leads to real innovation can only develop “in house” – in other words the place where all the input from day-to-day relations with clients and products is received and digested. To paraphrase the Chinese saying ”Listen and forget, see and remembe...
continue..Co-operative competitors? Not so farfetched as it may seem
Magazine -> #9 CoopetitionCompetition: a bitter struggle with no ground given. But not always… Brands compete, and that's always been the straight and simple law of the market that no standard manager or business enterprise would dream disputing! Good and fair competition where quick wits and foresightedness sharpen the cutting edge over rival brands makes for sweet t...
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Magazine -> #7 ChaosFrancesco Di Lauro talks with Ernesto Illy Order is good, disorder bad. But is that really how things stand? Ernesto Illy, president of illycaffè, a firm universally acknowledged has having sired 4 of the 7 most important inventions in the sector over the last 100 years, reconsiders the issue and puts forth an alternative point of view on t...
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Magazine -> #24 Self PortraitThe House of illycaffé is heading for its seventy-fifth anniversary this year. When approaching these milestones the need to stop and ponder, to do a bit of stock-taking, to snap a self-timer shot of corporate performance and achievements thus far, is felt more than ever. The very title of one of the major events to celebrate, with all our collabo...
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