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Using Open Innovation to Solve the Ocean Plastics Problem

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Alex Eidson

The Plastic Bank is using open innovation to expand plastic waste collection in countries with limited traditional waste management. This has the potential to improve livelihoods among the poorest citizens of the world's poorest countries and reduce the flow of plastic into the ocean.

Go-jek or go home

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Aparna Bansal

Can a motorcycle-hailing app disrupt Indonesia’s informal economy?

HBS grad reinvents Uber, ‘Indonesia-style’

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Pete

How does ride-sharing survive in the world’s worst traffic? On two wheels!

Blue Bird flies high as an omnichannel taxi company

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jolynn

Most stories we hear in the transportation sector pit traditional incumbents (taxi companies) against digital newcomers (e.g. Uber). But can you imagine a world where the two parties collaborate and taxi companies embrace innovation? Welcome to Indonesia.

GO-JEK: Motorbike taxi changing the landscape in Indonesia

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Taka

GO-JEK, an Indonesian start up founded by HBS alum Nadiem Makarim (MBA 2011), became a unicorn at a US$1.3 billion valuation only 1.5 years after they launched its mobile application [1]. How did Makarim create such a huge business with digital technology?

Digitizing Indonesia, One Arisan at a Time

Posted on November 16, 2016 by levi

RUMA builds apps and gives smart phones to the rural population in Indonesia to give financial empowerment.

Hearing the Cry of the Orangutans: Unilever and Sustainable Palm Oil

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Erik

As the top purchaser of palm oil globally, Unilever faces increasing cries for it to make its palm oil supply chain sustainable.

To boycott or not to boycott Nutella

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Jolynn

“We should stop eating Nutella, for example, because it’s made with palm oil.” – French Minister of Ecology, Ségolène Royal. Is Minister Royal’s call to boycott Nutella fair?

Powering the World, One Tofu Block at a Time

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Joanna Cornell

Tofu wastewater emerges as a viable source of renewable energy in Kalisari. Will it alleviate Indonesia's environmental problem?

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