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What Design Principles Should Guide Sustainable Management?
Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Wed, Apr. 22, 2009
The MIT SLOAN MANAGEMENT, SPRING 2009 Review asked more than 75 global leaders and sustainability thinkers the question, "What will organizations need to be good at in order to thrive in the emerging sustainability economy?" This is the beginning of a wider ranging study that will be published in the fall of 2009. ...
On the Road
Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Tue, Apr. 21, 2009
I've been on the road so much, I haven't had time to write. But since my travels have taken and will take me to some wonderful and unlikely places, I thought I'd let you in on what I'm up to. ...
Quick Quiz: Define "Sustainability"
Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Wed, Apr. 15, 2009
We talk about sustainability all the time, but I suspect we all have different ideas as to what the term actually means. The concept is simple enough -- at a fundamental level, it's about not taking more than our fair share, so that future generations can have their fair share. ...
Think You're Good? Think Again
Posted by Inspired Protagonist | Mon, Apr. 6, 2009
I recently finished reading a remarkable book by Peter Singer, The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty. It makes an unusually tough-minded assertion: I am immoral. ...