The Circular Economy is a future imperative to combat increasing rates of consumption and severely constrained global resources. In a world soon to be of 9 billion consumers actively buying manufactured goods, it is abundantly evident that economies and business who act in a mode of extraction only are not sustainable and will ultimately fail. When you consider that the FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) sector accounts for more than 90% of our agricultural output, and…
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Robots Are Coming, Like it or Not.
September 24, 2014 No Comment 26 ViewsBetween November 25, 2013 and January 13, 2014, Pew Research Center asked 12,000 experts and members of the public to share their opinions on what they think about robots – good, or bad? Some speculate that the automation of the work force will dramatically impact the types of jobs humans currently occupy, placing a burden on the education system to ensure that future workers are prepared to enter this new landscape. Others think positively that new types of work will emerge…
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Are Corporations the New Superheroes of the 21st Century?
September 23, 2014 No Comment 27 ViewsWhether you’re the World Bank or selling soda, a moral and social imperative is emerging in which corporations are recognizing that using their considerable resources to innovating for good is no longer an option, it’s a necessity. Our beliefs are supported by London Business School Professor Lynda Gratton, an organizational change and leadership expert with 30 years experience studying corporations, who recently launched a book called “The Key:…
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The New Face Of The American Dream.
September 20, 2014 No Comment 155 ViewsWhile Millennials are more optimistic than ever about the future, The American Dream has become a relic for most representing a point in time that no longer has relevancy. Rather than possessions and affluence dominating what people really want, in a recent national survey conducted by the Center for a New American Dream, 78% of Americans consider having personal freedom extremely important and only 23% stated achieving wealth as desirable. When it comes to work and money…
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