Future Case Studies

Growth obligation: JPMorgan Chase vs GLS Bank

Growth obligation: JPMorgan Chase vs GLS Bank

The question of whether a business can function without constant growth goes to the heart of its design. Many traditional companies are structurally dependent on expansion, driven by shareholder expectations...

Growth obligation: JPMorgan Chase vs GLS Bank

The question of whether a business can function without constant growth goes to the heart of its design. Many traditional companies are structurally dependent on expansion, driven by shareholder expectations...

Value exchange: Tony's Chocolonely vs Equal Exchange

Value exchange: Tony's Chocolonely vs Equal Exc...

Fair distribution of value is becoming a central question in ethical entrepreneurship. While some companies build strong sustainability narratives, the way financial value is actually distributed often tells a different...

Value exchange: Tony's Chocolonely vs Equal Exc...

Fair distribution of value is becoming a central question in ethical entrepreneurship. While some companies build strong sustainability narratives, the way financial value is actually distributed often tells a different...

Reporting: Shell vs Patagonia

Reporting: Shell vs Patagonia

This blog argues that true impact reporting requires honesty about both success and failure. Using Shell as an example, it shows how companies can highlight profits while avoiding responsibility for...

Reporting: Shell vs Patagonia

This blog argues that true impact reporting requires honesty about both success and failure. Using Shell as an example, it shows how companies can highlight profits while avoiding responsibility for...

Takeovers: Vegetarische Slager vs Radically Open Security

Takeovers: Vegetarische Slager vs Radically Ope...

This blog argues that ownership and legal structures determine whether a company’s mission survives success. Using De Vegetarische Slager as an example, it shows how selling to large corporations can...

Takeovers: Vegetarische Slager vs Radically Ope...

This blog argues that ownership and legal structures determine whether a company’s mission survives success. Using De Vegetarische Slager as an example, it shows how selling to large corporations can...

Resilient operations: JBS vs Lenteland

Resilient operations: JBS vs Lenteland

Businesses obsessed with efficiency often become fragile when crises hit. This blog explores how JBS prioritizes short-term scale at environmental cost, while Lenteland builds long-term resilience through regenerative agriculture, biodiversity,...

Resilient operations: JBS vs Lenteland

Businesses obsessed with efficiency often become fragile when crises hit. This blog explores how JBS prioritizes short-term scale at environmental cost, while Lenteland builds long-term resilience through regenerative agriculture, biodiversity,...

Salary structure: Wehkamp vs Voys

Salary structure: Wehkamp vs Voys

Pay transparency is often treated as a policy choice, but it is actually a design decision. This blog contrasts Wehkamp’s traditional compensation model with Voys’ employee-driven and transparent pay system...

Salary structure: Wehkamp vs Voys

Pay transparency is often treated as a policy choice, but it is actually a design decision. This blog contrasts Wehkamp’s traditional compensation model with Voys’ employee-driven and transparent pay system...