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Mary, as we approach the 𝟭𝟬𝟬-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, I must commend you on 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗠. Yes, it’s true, you may not be the 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆, but 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 of what you 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 will leave a lasting one. As a 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 leading one of the top automotive giants, your impact on innovation and 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗠 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. That being said, I believe the 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟱 would offer consumers a 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀. The idea that 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱, with 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱. As a consumer, I don't fully grasp the complexity of creating and releasing products in such a 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆, but 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 based on their lifestyle and needs. Is it too much to ask from corporate to 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲? I look forward to seeing how General Motors continues to evolve!

As we say at Ford, be curious! Let's look at the history of Detroit. Did you know that the Cadillac car brand got its name from the French founder of Detroit? Founded as a city by Antoine de la mothe Cadillac, a French military leader and trader. Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit started as the new France fur trading post, it has French influence in the street layout of the city. Did you know that in 1920 it was the 4th largest America city (after New York, LA, and Chicago) and that at its population peak of 1.8M in 1950, Detroit was the nation's 5th largest US city? Original home to the native tribes Ojibwe (also called Chippewa), the Odawa (also called Ottowa), Huron, and the Potawatomi (also called the Bode'wadmi). Go Positively Speaking Up, Go Standing on the Shoulders of Giants, Go Always Deliver, Go Outpace the Competition, Go, Ford, Go Engineering, Go EV Revolution, Go Customer Experience, Go Design and Software Teams, Go UAW, Go Strategy Team, Go Auto, Go All Industries! #innovationliveshere #aheadofthecurve #diversityandinclusion #careabouteachother #opportunities #strategy #manufacturing #EVs #Blueovalcity #professionalism #deliver #innovationneversleeps #changingthegame #relentleespursuitofperfection #newageautomotivehistory

Positioning and posture are both important. You can be great, but if your positioning isn’t also great - you can’t achieve greatness!

Getting locked-in to a future view: From fuel cells to electric cars - Lessons in strategic flexibility Just finished watching an excellent episode of The Circuit with Emily Chang featuring GM CEO Mary Barra and it got me thinking: Where is my fuel cell car? Let's rewind to circa 2009, when I was at a European Union joint research event in Brussels and had the thrill of being chauffeured in a fuel cell car. It was an exhilarating glimpse into an environmentally sustainable future. Fast forward to today, where Mary Barra states that "the future is electric." But where is my fuel cell car? The story behind the fuel cell car is likely a tale of multiple innovation case studies, but when we take a #foresight perspective, Japan and Toyota come into focus. Since the early 1990s, Toyota has been investing in fuel cell technology, driven by a vision of a hydrogen-based sustainable future that shaped Toyota's strategic outlook for three decades. They conducted pre-commercial launches, invested in infrastructure, tackled technological challenges, and openly shared intellectual property rights (IPR). Yet, nothing seemed to propel the fuel cell future forward. Toyota was eventually compelled to acknowledge that perhaps the future lies in "electric." Some might argue that Toyota's strategy was anchored in a #future vision that fell short of expectations. Not to say that GM was quicker, but Barra's assertion that they're following "...where the world is going" and recognizing that change "will not be linear" reflects a forward-thinking perspective. Essentially, she advocates for environmental scanning and #strategy flexibility. This echoes a recent study by Zhang et al. (2023), emphasizing the importance of continuous #foresight that scans the environment and an integrated strategic decision-making process fostering strategic flexibility. Research seems to support Barra's approach, which could help your organization break free from the inertia of a fixed #technology #vision and strategic positioning. For Zhang et al. —> Zhang, R., Lin, J., Li, S., & Cai, Y. (2023). Addressing the loss of exploratory innovation: the roles of organizational foresight and strategic orientation. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 39(13), 27–48

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Recent advancements have led to new opportunities for in-vehicle technologies that may aid in speed management, such as Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) and Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB). In her final project for course 1.200 Transportation: Foundations and Methods, taught by Prof. Cathy Wu, Tiffany Lim explores the effects of speed limiters. While this approach could lower traffic fatalities, many opponents claim it would lead to more congestion and traffic jams. https://lnkd.in/e-d-b-pT