Believing the Earth Is Flat and Other Misconceptions

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“The Flat Earth Misconception” It is understandable that people 500 years ago thought the world is flat. It was difficult to check and see through the misconception. In the 21st century it is easy for people to verify that the earth is round. In other areas it is also fairly easy to see through the most basic misconceptions. Still, many people fail to question even the most obvious false beliefs. Modern Day Folklore People like to believe that the transformation to a sustainable society will be unproblematic and that the change to, for example, electric vehicles will proceed from small…...

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Mats Larsson Mats is a business and sustainability consultant with 30+ years' experience. In the past 15 years he has written extensively about the large-scale transformations to electromobility and a circular economy that are in their early phases, but also worked with business development in many other high-tech and sustainability areas. He is an experienced project and change manager, has developed strategies for companies in a wide range of industries, and likes to tackle subjects of importance for the development of society. He was one of the first to write a book about e-business strategy, "The Transparent Market," written with David Lundberg and published in 1998.