After almost 100 years of relative calm when innovation is about doing what you do better, the lighting industry is now in an era punctuated by disruptions where the rules of the game are being rewritten its seems almost daily – by the emergence of a new technology or by external market changes. This blog is about sharing articles, videos and ideas so we stay ahead of the disruptions and identify the opportunities that they provide. The tab Illuminate & Disrupt provide a wide range of content to keep you up on the latest in our industry. This blog is more focused on those disruptions that we want to discuss together in depth. We welcome your adding your articles and ideas as well as feedback on the ones posted here.
As lighting companies move to IoT services, everything in the business model must change
It's time for an overhaul, from sales and marketing to internal systems to end user relations, an Osram specialist says. HAMBURG – As lighting vendors try to shift from the century-honed practice of selling light bulbs to selling services…
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The Benefits of Better Light
Who benefits from better lighting? In recent years, we have held interactive workshops with leading experts in lighting, design, architecture and HR, with the aim of understanding the way in which the modern workplace is changing. Most recently, sessions…
How Interior Designers See Science in Lights & Colors
Interior designers are turning to experiments, using psychology and physics to come up with the best spaces for health -- and productivity. Katharine Gammon, Contributor (Inside Science) -- Light, shadow and color seem so simple and straightforward. But there is…