Alternative Energy/IP Profile of Biggest for-profit companies in AE

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Answer the questions:

  1. What are the 10 biggest for-profit companies in this field?
    • How is the market distributed?
    • Where are they located? Are there any incentives for specific locations?
    • Correlate them with their main outputs (Data. Narratives. Tools)
    • Understand and identify cases where these companies are “experimenting” or “adopting” commons-based approaches
    • Identify these cases and treat them as entities that will also be placed in our mapping*device (the quadrants)
    • Identify what companies are the “Microsofts” of the field and what companies are the “IBMs” of the field
  2. What are the 5 to 10 biggest non-profit companies in this field?
    • How is the market distributed?
    • Where are they located? Are there any incentives for specific locations?
    • Correlate them with their main outputs (Data. Narratives. Tools)
    • Understand and identify cases where these companies are “experimenting” or “adopting” commons based approaches
    • Identify these cases and treat them as entities that will also be placed in our mapping device (the quadrants).
    • Identify what non-profits are the “Microsofts” of the field and what companies are the “IBMs” of the field.(Use the questionnaire to guide your research when appropriate - Carol will select specific relevant and helpful questions)