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The Challenge of the future: A letter to an unborn son
There are now over 7 billion people on the planet. If we are to survive as a species, then innovative and brave solutions must be found. As expectant father, Markus Dietrich of the Philippines faces the questions that millions of other soon-to-be parents are asking, he writes a letter to his unborn son… Dear Son, As your mother Suncheon and I [...]
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Planting Corporate Seeds for Social Good
Over the past few decades, many corporations have learned to tap into the expertise of social workers by creating roles for them within the corporate hierarchy. The infographic below shows how social work plants the seeds for corporate good and describes the varied roles that social workers fill within corporations. Some companies have initiated CSR [...]
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Free download: Guide to Understanding Sustainability
Download our free guide to sustainability and understand the origins of this crucial concept, how it creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony and how a sustainably-minded future can help fulfill the social and economic requirements of present and future generations. Click on the link below for [...]
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What’s Your Blue Ocean Strategy?
In today’s overcrowded market, companies compete head-on, resulting in bloody “red oceans” of rivals fighting over shrinking profits. Professor Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim, founders of the blue ocean concept, argue for creating uncontested market space. We asked Mauborgne about the benefits of this approach. Q. How exactly did your Blue Ocean Strategy [...]
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Capitalism Even My Mother Could Love
At age 32, when I announced on a phone call to my mother that I was starting a business, the line seemed to go dead. My mother, whom I love deeply, is not someone you would call business-friendly. As a retired California social worker and occasional head of her local Democratic Party, she distrusts big [...]
Have You Met Yourself?
Do you know what you are especially good at? Do you know why people especially value your work or your personality? Do you know that whatever secret faults you have they are not secrets to anyone else? It’s no surprise that findings of a recent study by the Hay group on differences between male and [...]
SPENCER WEST lost his legs as a kid yet now inspires others to turn the impossible into the possible.
JED YORK CEO of the San Francisco 49ers has built one of the world's first sustainable sports stadiums.
SIMON PRESTON talks about the ripple effects of leadership and becoming sensitized to the world's needs.
