Emerging Frontiers™ is a group of current and future initiatives
that are led or supported by Excellis. They comprise emerging ideas, trends and
technologies that require an evolutionary approach for wide-spread adoption.
Emerging Frontier Initiatives seek to generate benefits across a wide spectrum of
aims and goals. The majority of commercial profits arising from these are reinvested
into generating further enterprise, societal and environmental gains.
The sections below detail our current themes. Additional themes and projects will
be added, as appropriate.
Theme: Emerging Ideas, Trends and Models
This theme is focused on exploring and market-testing new ideas, technologies and
business models for assisting enterprises; as well as providing an independent vehicle
for addressing specific industry related issues in a holistic manner.
Initiative: Innovate with Web2i ™
Excellis has completed a major phase of the Web2i ™ framework for
developing new and innovative business models. It uses a methodical and holistic
approach to establishing a synergistic business eco-system consisting of "service
+ solution + business network" domains.
The demonstrable benefits of the Web2i ™ approach include low-risk,
high-affordability, and rapid access to emerging technology capability. In addition,
members of the eco-system are able to adopt new business models for their own marketing,
business networking and sales channel consolidation or diversification.
Transforming Industries
Our goal for the Web2i ™ initiative is to catalyse key changes at
the industry level, whilst recognising that such a large scale and high complexity
of change presents opportunities, challenges and risks that are not normally encountered
in organisation-level transformation initiatives.
Based on our work so far, and the intellectual property and know-how thereby attained,
Excellis is also planning similar initiatives for other industry sectors.
Web2i ™ Case Study in Designer/Luxury Fashion
The highly creative, dynamic and competitive nature of the designer/luxury fashion
industry presents a unique set of challenges (including environmental and fair trade),
which have not been previously addressed for various technical, cultural and logistical
reasons.
In particular, brand development and online retailing are still prevailing challenges
for emerging and independent designers (mostly SMEs). Even the more established
designer brands are experiencing significant cost pressures within their operations
and supply chains, as well as from the global competition.
One of the products of our initial work on Web2i ™ is a Web application
- a derivative of which is currently operational under the online brand name of
SHOWCAZE (see below).
Achieving Wider Impact
As an exemplar of user-centered innovation, our work in this area continues to stimulate
a host of other initiatives and complements many others. For example:
- EU 2010 Consultation Green Paper:
Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries, a multi-stakeholder
consultation by the European Commission's Education and Culture Directorate-General.
- The 2008 global eco-fashion competition and sponsorship organised jointly by Cartier,
McKinsey & Company, and INSEAD; as well as a fresh crop of 'social fashion'
(and even interior designer) websites.
Initiative: Diversity in Workplace
Workplace diversity within companies is associated with policies and practices designed
to recruit, retain, and develop employees from diverse social groups and backgrounds
rather than relying upon a very narrow section of the labour market, and opening
up new and emerging markets that also exploit diverse opportunities.
Benefiting enterprises and societies alike
We welcome value-adding partners (corporates and social organisations, as well as
individuals or experts in their fields) from around the world to collaborate or
link-up in the Emerging Frontiers Initiatives.
To register your interest or to find out more
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