Disruptive Innovation

Analyze disruptive innovation in technologies, business models, and market dynamics driving disruption in industries and economies.

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    Sun Going Down on Renewable Energy Tax Credits (30% ITC)

    BySustainMe

    Act Before the 30% ITC Sunset The 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar energy was once set to shine until 2037. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), that daylight is fading fast. What began as a decade-long runway has become a short sprint — especially for homeowners and businesses trying to lock in the full benefit of America’s renewable energy tax credits.For homeowners, the cutoff is clear: systems must be installed and operational…

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    Future-Proof Your Career with GAPS: White Paper & Pi-Career Compass™ GPT

    ByElmer Hall

    The New Reality of Work How can your future-proof your career? Artificial intelligence, sustainability, and shifting demographics are transforming careers faster than ever before. Traditional ladders are fading, replaced by emerging roles and short-term opportunities. Some jobs of the next decade do not yet exist, while others are being automated out of relevance. The gig economy is upon us, with more professionals piecing together careers from contracts, freelance projects, and part-time roles instead of lifelong…

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    Fear of AI? Why GenAI Adoption Is Your Best Hedge Against Misuse

    ByElmer Hall

    Introduction: Fear of AI and Opportunity Generative AI (GenAI) inspires both awe and anxiety. On one hand, it promises extraordinary productivity gains, creativity at scale, and entirely new business models. On the other, it raises fears of job displacement, deepfakes, misinformation, and cybercrime. For many businesses, nonprofits, and service clubs, the reflex is to pause and “wait it out.” Yet this hesitation leaves a dangerous gap. While good actors delay, bad actors accelerate. Malicious use…

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    Rotary 2055 using SmartGenAI: The Future of Service Clubs

    ByElmer Hall

    A foresight and SmartGenAI approach to Rotary 2055 planning. Rotary faces an uneven future. In the United States and parts of Western Europe, membership has been declining by about 2% annually, while Rotary continues to grow globally, particularly in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. These different trajectories raise an important question: What will Rotary look like in 2055—and how can clubs prepare today? A new white paper by Elmer Hall of Strategic Business Planning Company…

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    The Pi-rdAI™ Approach to SmartGenAI

    ByElmer Hall

    How to move from ideas to action with the Augmented Strategy Cycle (ASC) SmartGenAI and the Augmented Strategy Cycle (ASC). Generative AI promises instant strategies, but most organizations discover the results are too generic to act on. What’s missing is a system that begins with a true baseline, connects to a living plan, and drives immediate action. That system is what we call SmartGenAI: the Augmented Strategy Cycle (ASC). At Strategic Business Planning Company (SBP),…

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    From Farm to Future: Four Scenarios for a Carbon-Negative World (2/2)

    ByPiAdmin

    Revisiting the Farmer’s Choice In Part 1 of this series, we introduced Elias, a farmer in eastern Ohio whose land sits at the crossroads of energy and agriculture. Beneath his soil lie the Utica and Marcellus Shale formations, tempting him with oil and gas leases. Above his fields stretch skies fit for solar panels and wind turbines. On the ground itself, his soil could be managed regeneratively to store carbon while producing food. (See Part…