Innovation Strategy

Three Horizons Framework

A framework for managing growth and innovation across short-term (H1: Defend/Extend), mid-term (H2: Build), and long-term (H3: Future) timeframes.

213 Industries Analysed
9/10 Avg Fit Score
3 GTIAS Pillars
20 Attributes

How to Apply This Framework

Use your industry's GTIAS scorecard data as the input for a Three Horizons Framework analysis.

  1. 1

    Open the industry scorecard

    Go to your target industry and open its full scorecard. Focus on the IN, FR, MD pillars — these carry the primary signals for Three Horizons Framework.

  2. 2

    Identify the key signal pillars

    Read scores in:

    IN Innovation & Development Potential FR Finance & Risk MD Market & Trade Dynamics
  3. 3

    Review an industry application

    Open one of the industry analyses below to see a complete Three Horizons Framework output — structured from that industry's GTIAS attribute scores, not generic templates.

Industry Applications

213 industries have a full Three Horizons Framework analysis. Click any industry to read the detailed breakdown.

Best fit
Defence activities 10/10 Manufacture of communication equipment 10/10 Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds 10/10
8422 Defence activities
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2630 Manufacture of communication equipment
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2012 Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds
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1200 Manufacture of tobacco products
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0510 Mining of hard coal
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5913 Motion picture, video and television programme distribution activities
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1811 Printing
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5813 Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals
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7210 Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
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4741 Retail sale of computers, peripheral units, software and telecommunications equipment in specialized stores
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4530 Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
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4540 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories
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6130 Satellite telecommunications activities
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0210 Silviculture and other forestry activities
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6020 Television programming and broadcasting activities
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9321 Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
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9411 Activities of business and employers membership organizations
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8291 Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus
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7810 Activities of employment placement agencies
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6420 Activities of holding companies
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6622 Activities of insurance agents and brokers
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7310 Advertising
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7110 Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
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3011 Building of ships and floating structures
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6411 Central banking
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8110 Combined facilities support activities
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6202 Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities
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6201 Computer programming activities
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4100 Construction of buildings
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5320 Courier activities
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9000 Creative, arts and entertainment activities
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6311 Data processing, hosting and related activities
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1101 Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits
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3510 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
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0610 Extraction of crude petroleum
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0620 Extraction of natural gas
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0892 Extraction of peat
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8421 Foreign affairs
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2591 Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
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4912 Freight rail transport
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6630 Fund management activities
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9200 Gambling and betting activities
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0125 Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts
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0115 Growing of tobacco
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8530 Higher education
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8610 Hospital activities
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8130 Landscape care and maintenance service activities
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6910 Legal activities
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9101 Library and archives activities
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6511 Life insurance
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7020 Management consultancy activities
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2821 Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery
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3030 Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
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2395 Manufacture of articles of concrete, cement and plaster
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2011 Manufacture of basic chemicals
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2410 Manufacture of basic iron and steel
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2720 Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
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3092 Manufacture of bicycles and invalid carriages
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2394 Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster
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2392 Manufacture of clay building materials
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1073 Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery
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1910 Manufacture of coke oven products
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2620 Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment
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2640 Manufacture of consumer electronics
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1050 Manufacture of dairy products
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2750 Manufacture of domestic appliances
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2740 Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
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2710 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
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2811 Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
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2731 Manufacture of fibre optic cables
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2812 Manufacture of fluid power equipment
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3240 Manufacture of games and toys
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3520 Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains
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1061 Manufacture of grain mill products
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3212 Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles
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2660 Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
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2816 Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
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2825 Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
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2823 Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy
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2824 Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction
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2826 Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
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2680 Manufacture of magnetic and optical media
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2030 Manufacture of man-made fibres
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2651 Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment
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3250 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
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2822 Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools
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3040 Manufacture of military fighting vehicles
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High relevance due to the multi-decade lifecycle of military fighting vehicles and the urgent need to integrate rapid tech cycles (AI/autonomy) into legacy hardware.
2910 Manufacture of motor vehicles
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H1: Defend & Extend H2: Build H3: Future
3091 Manufacture of motorcycles
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3220 Manufacture of musical instruments
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2817 Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)
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2029 Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
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2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment
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2732 Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables
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1079 Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
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2819 Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
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2393 Manufacture of other porcelain and ceramic products
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2813 Manufacture of other pumps, compressors, taps and valves
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2829 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
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2815 Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners
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2022 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
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2930 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
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2021 Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
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2100 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products
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2013 Manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms
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2220 Manufacture of plastics products
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2818 Manufacture of power-driven hand tools
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1080 Manufacture of prepared animal feeds
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1075 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
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1701 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard
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3020 Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
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1920 Manufacture of refined petroleum products
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2391 Manufacture of refractory products
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2211 Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres
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2023 Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations
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1104 Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters
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3230 Manufacture of sports goods
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1062 Manufacture of starches and starch products
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2513 Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers
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1040 Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats
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2520 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
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1102 Manufacture of wines
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0311 Marine fishing
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7320 Market research and public opinion polling
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3830 Materials recovery
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8620 Medical and dental practice activities
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0891 Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals
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0710 Mining of iron ores
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0520 Mining of lignite
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0721 Mining of uranium and thorium ores
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0150 Mixed farming
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5911 Motion picture, video and television programme production activities
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9102 Museums activities and operation of historical sites and buildings
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6512 Non-life insurance
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9311 Operation of sports facilities
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8230 Organization of conventions and trade shows
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6619 Other activities auxiliary to financial service activities
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8549 Other education n.e.c.
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6209 Other information technology and computer service activities
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6419 Other monetary intermediation
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4799 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
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4773 Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores
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5110 Passenger air transport
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7420 Photographic activities
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5310 Postal activities
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8010 Private security activities
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1020 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
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1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
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6010 Radio broadcasting
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6810 Real estate activities with own or leased property
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7730 Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods
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7722 Renting of video tapes and disks
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9512 Repair of communication equipment
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9511 Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
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1820 Reproduction of recorded media
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8720 Residential care activities for mental retardation, mental health and substance abuse
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8710 Residential nursing care facilities
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4730 Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores
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4761 Retail sale of books, newspapers and stationary in specialized stores
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4759 Retail sale of electrical household appliances, furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialized stores
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4762 Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialized stores
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4751 Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores
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4723 Retail sale of tobacco products in specialized stores
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4791 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
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4510 Sale of motor vehicles
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5012 Sea and coastal freight water transport
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6612 Security and commodity contracts brokerage
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8020 Security systems service activities
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5222 Service activities incidental to water transportation
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8810 Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
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5820 Software publishing
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5920 Sound recording and music publishing activities
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0990 Support activities for other mining and quarrying
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0910 Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction
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7120 Technical testing and analysis
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7911 Travel agency activities
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2592 Treatment and coating of metals; machining
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3821 Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste
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4921 Urban and suburban passenger land transport
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7500 Veterinary activities
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5210 Warehousing and storage
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3600 Water collection, treatment and supply
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6312 Web portals
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4653 Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies
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4620 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals
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4651 Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
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4661 Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products
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4669 Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c.
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4610 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
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46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
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6110 Wired telecommunications activities
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6120 Wireless telecommunications activities
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6920 Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
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8220 Activities of call centres
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5630 Beverage serving activities
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4330 Building completion and finishing
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8211 Combined office administrative service activities
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5621 Event catering
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9603 Funeral and related activities
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3211 Manufacture of jewellery and related articles
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1074 Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products
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1103 Manufacture of malt liquors and malt
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2670 Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment
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2599 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
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1072 Manufacture of sugar
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2733 Manufacture of wiring devices
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5914 Motion picture projection activities
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9329 Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
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1010 Processing and preserving of meat
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6820 Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis
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3311 Repair of fabricated metal products
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4772 Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialized stores
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7410 Specialized design activities
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Tactical Playbooks

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PLAY_STR_007 Transformation Strategy

The Sunrise Bridge (Strategic Mutation)

The deliberate migration of specialized human capital and technical IP from a declining industrial base into a...

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Data Centre & AI Infrastructure Buildout
HIGH Market Structural

Electrification & Mobility Transition
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Tools for Three Horizons Framework

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Melio

Free to use • Simple bill pay for small businesses

Supports FR03

Structured payables management with clear due dates and automated scheduling prevents unintentional working capital lock-up from missed payment windows and late settlement penalties

Free bill pay platform for small businesses — simple AP/AR management, payment scheduling, and supplier payment tracking. Businesses pay suppliers by ACH or check; accountants can manage payments for their entire client roster.

Pay bills on your schedule, free

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Dext

14-day free trial • 700,000+ businesses • 2024 Xero Small Business App of the Year

Supports FR03

Automated expense and invoice capture eliminates unrecorded liabilities that silently erode working capital — businesses can see the full picture of outstanding payables before settlement delays compound into a structural cash problem

AI-powered bookkeeping automation platform trusted by 700,000+ businesses and their accountants. Captures receipts, invoices, and expense documents via mobile app, email, or upload — extracting data with 99.9% AI accuracy, categorising transactions, and pushing clean records into Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, and 30+ other accounting platforms. Eliminates manual data entry and gives finance teams a real-time, audit-ready view of business spend. Includes secure 10-year document storage (Dext Vault) and integrates with 11,500+ banks and institutions.

Close the gap in your books

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Ramp

$500 welcome bonus • Saves businesses 5% on average

Supports FR03

Automated vendor payment workflows and approval routing reduce working capital lock-up by ensuring timely settlement without manual intervention

Corporate card and spend management platform that automatically finds savings and enforces budgets. Designed for finance teams to gain complete visibility and control over business spend.

Cut spend automatically, get $500

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