The most recent FERC survey data suggests that this industrial model is stunningly ineffective at reducing peak demand in the commercial and residential sectors.
European leaders need to face the fact that "an industrial model that has worked very well to create wealth and growth has come to an end, " he said.
Just as YouTube did with TV and the blogosphere did to mainstream media, the share economy blows up the industrial model of companies owning and people consuming, and allows everyone to be both consumer and producer, along with the potential for cash that the latter provides.
FORBES: Airbnb And The Unstoppable Rise Of The Share Economy
Meanwhile China plays the industrial age model of production better and cheaper than America can.
FORBES: Why Facebook Town Hall Shows Obama is Missing the Point on Innovation
Its industrial-growth model has closely resembled Japan's in its post-war boom, rising on the same tide of an expanding workforce and export-led productivity gains.
Others can stick with the traditional, industrial-age model.
Business competition no longer follows the industrial-age model.
In fact, they have worked so well that regulators and utilities are trying to move the model from the industrial sector into the commercial and residential sectors.
Following the Industrial Revolution, schools adopted a more regimented model focused on rote and routine, and added a more specialized curriculum designed to meet the insatiable labor needs of our mills and factories.
FORBES: How We Can Use Technology To Transform The Classroom
Many schools still follow an old model focused on preparing workers for an industrial economy.
FORBES: Want to Recession-Proof Yourself? Join the Creative Class
You might even have your picture taken next to the illuminated model below the celestial celebration of the Industrial Age.
WSJ: The Empire State Building's Luster Returns | By Ada Louise Huxtable
Similarly, Africa should see the United States as a role model and shift its policy attention toward industrial development, starting with adding value to agricultural and mineral resources through aggressive industrial policy.
FORBES: Africa And Obama: What The Continent Should Do In His Second Term
But in the mezzanine lobby of the site is evidence that more is coming: a model for a 4, 300-acre industrial park and special economic zone (SEZ), the first private one in Pakistan.
The model of a political economy set up in response to the industrial revolution is now worn out.
FORBES: When Sovereign Default Is The Most Attractive Option
Clinging to a rigid model of fixed working time and presence is better suited to the industrial age than the digital age.
An industrial conglomerate that gives its many operating units management autonomy, Illinois Tool would seem to fit the Buffett management model.
应用推荐