Beautiful ideas of the world's most innovative firms

Great ideas can arrive in a moment of inspiration, plucked out of the ether fully formed. More often, though, the muses don’t pick up the phone. Innovation is mess and toil, and often found outside yo

Sep 17, 2015, 06:09 IST1 min

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MarriottGet loud in the lobby5-yr SaleS growth/ 5-yr total return: 29%/ 110%Looking outside the hotel business for new ideas, Marriott recently collaborated with Netflix so guests at select hotels can stream their queue in-room and with GoPro to rent action cameras so tourists can record their adventures. Marriott and Universal Music Group set a roster of the label’s artistes to play excl

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Keurig Green MountainMr Iced coffee5-yr SaleS growth/ 5-yr total return: 287%/ 156%Keurig needs a hit after a sales slump of its K-cups and brew machines. All eyes are on the new KOLD drinkmaker, a joint effort with Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper that makes chilled drinks, going after SodaStream’s business. Expect it online and in selected stores this fall

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