Collaborative innovation

February 2023

Cree (B)

By John Mullins, Elizabeth Philp

After having been spun out of the family business, CREEā€™s progress had been disappointing, to say the least. Despite the fact that two towers had been built using CREEā€™s innovative approach, and to considerable acclaim, it was proving difficult to sell additional projects. The result was that CR...

March 2018

Aravind Eye Care System

By Kamalini Ramdas, Sarang Deo

This case relates the genesis and evolution of vision centres (VCs) for primary eye care at Aravind Eye Care System (AECS). AECS, based in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is the world's largest eye care provider. The case is based in 2014, exactly a decade after the first vision centre was ope...