Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The year 2015 was a pivotal time when humanity turned more decisively toward building a thriving and sustainable world. Here are eight cross-cutting themes and stories from 2015 that are driving us toward a sustainable world (and two that are doing the opposite): 1. The vision of an all-renewable energy system comes into focus.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 16, 2015

Use this question to consider the practicality, cost and ease of implementation and sustainability. Clever innovators and creative change agents recognize that solving problems 'inside' a box, when the box itself is the problem, is like moving chairs around on the Titanic. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In the decade between 2005 and 2015, labor productivity in the US as measured by GDP per labor hour was less than 1% for 7 of the 10 years, according to the OECD. Let’s look at three investments — in wages, time and energy — that could reinvigorate the productivity cycle: Wages. And wages are stagnant.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2016

Some business pundits today believe innovation ignites better in startups than in large, established corporations. In fact, a lot of big companies have proven they are better positioned than emergent firms to create and execute innovation, however on-fire a startup may be. Laura Schneider FOR HBR. ” I disagree.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 3, 2015

Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Faster innovation. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. The Big Picture of Business – Doing Your Best Work on Deadlines: Mobilizing the Energy for Best Business Success. Research shows they can be cut in half. Customer retention.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

When innovations threaten to disrupt an industry by replacing an old business model with a new one, incumbents need to invest in that model in order to survive. But what if an innovation poses a threat, and you can’t yet tell whether it has genuinely transformative potential? Fuse/Getty Images. These are rarely studied questions.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

Americans — and American companies — have also connected the dots between clean energy and economic growth, with 87% last year saying that developing clean energy should be a priority for the President and Congress. In Colorado, the state renewable energy mandate was bumped up from 20% to 30% in 2010.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2016

Now, New Orleans is being recognized as a hub of innovation, with a rate of business startups 64% higher than the national average. But New Orleans offers both culture and an affordable cost of living. Katrina allowed one of America’s most historic places to reimagine itself as a startup city.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2018

By the time of the Paris climate meeting in 2015, which resulted in the more robust global agreement now supported by every country in the world except the United States, it was clear that we needed to consider a more ambitious target, 1.5°C Embrace renewable energy. °C (3.8°F) °C (2.7°F). Getting to 1.5

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

And as innovation brings self-driving cars, electric vehicles, in-vehicle data connectivity, mechanisms for sharing rides and vehicles, and other technologies to more people, getting around cities will become easier, faster, and safer. million deaths in 2015 ), and air pollution (health problems like respiratory ailments).

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. These unpriced natural capital costs are generally internalized until events like floods or droughts cause disruption to production processes or commodity price fluctuation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images. The soaring U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

The cost of sensors, processing power, and bandwidth to connect devices has dropped low enough to spur widespread deployment. Innovative products like fitness trackers and Google’s Nest thermostats are demonstrating the potential for both consumers and enterprises. The repercussions span industries and regions. Australia and China.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

The shifting energy equation, for example, sets the stage for growth. Shale gas will allow the US to be energy independent, create an export industry, and reduce energy costs. Lower costs are already making some industrial sectors more competitive. Here are some steps you should take to build for 2014-2015: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2015

A look at global trends such as energy demand should remind leaders of businesses small and large that what we do every day matters. Last year during Climate Week, my company took the opportunity to publicly announce a commitment to increase the energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of our operations and product portfolio.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

An Indian investment bank, Avendus, projects 376 million Indian Net users by 2015. Morgan Stanley projects that 3G penetration will reach 22 percent by 2015. A leapfrog effect will mean that three of every four Net users will do so by 2015. Part of what's fueling growth in Net penetration is an explosion in mobility.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2015

Yet, in countries with national health benefits, free childcare, low-cost higher education, and robust social safety nets, working as an independent freelancer is great, and it is easier than ever with new, Internet-enabled platforms. “Choose the full-time job with benefits!” ” parents urge their children.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

This view differs substantially from the relentless focus on efficiency that has characterized management thinking for most of the last three decades, but it is absolutely essential if companies are going to spur innovation and reignite profitable growth. Inspired employees bring more discretionary energy to their work every day.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2015

Tumbling transaction costs are altering the economics of organizations and, at a stroke, invalidating old business models. Our accustomed modes of thinking are straitjackets constraining the human energy and creativity these tools could unleash. Our ways of measuring success are reductive and backward-looking.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

If there are superconsumers in your midst, and if they’re encouraged to speak their minds, they will inject your culture with extra doses of energy, empathy, and creativity. Unlocking Energy. Time is a finite resource, but energy is not. In each, energy can be systematically expanded and regularly renewed.”

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

shale revolution will be difficult to replicate, but traditional oil producers like Saudi Arabia are diversifying into shale-gas production and other forms of renewable energy so that they can diversify their energy mix and continue to export oil in spite of their soaring domestic demand for power. Energy Information Administration.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

If innovation is a key strategic priority, does your organizational structure enable creative collaboration, risk-taking, and knowledge sharing? It also leads to a more positive work climate, above-average staff engagement, a strong commitment to values and few(er) energy-sapping turf wars and in-fighting. How does your company score?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. The platform brings wind, solar and other renewable energy producers — even individual homes equipped with solar panels — into the same ecosystem. Tom Watson, Jr. ” 6.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

In order for Nissan to actually pursue the Vision Zero goal, the company is forced to think differently about innovation and product development, developing technologies that keep cars from hitting each other. ” Managing its waste, which once cost GM billions of dollars a year, now makes the company more than $1 billion annually.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The American climate activists who have flocked to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this week tend to have one thing in common: many own the “it” car for their tribe, the VW Jetta Wagon TDI. At 49 MPG, the Jetta does better than many hybrids, and drives German, too.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2016

For virtual care to move from an innovation pilot to a standard service, five questions need to be answered by any provider: Which clinical services should be offered virtually, and why? Innovating for Value in Health Care. Exploring cutting edge ways to lower costs and improve quality. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

In fact, handwashing with soap is one of the most effective and low cost ways to reduce what are two of the biggest causes of child mortality. Secondly, it released positive energy and momentum inside our business. To be cost-effective at scale, you need be innovative with the channels that you use and the partnerships that you create.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2018

An exemplar of the new approach is WorleyParsons, a global engineering and construction firm that specializes in oilfield and other energy-related projects. In 2015, the price of oil dropped dramatically. As the crisis intensified, management undertook successive rounds of cost cuts.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2017

The number of attacks on critical infrastructure jumped from under 200 in 2012 to almost 300 attacks in 2015. Inexpensive sensors, for example, can reduce the energy wasted in street lights or regulate the flow of water to better preserve resources. Insight Center. Smart cities rely on accurate data in order to properly function.

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The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Falling into that ageless prediction and prophesy sinkhole , this group of prognosticators forecasts that we will exhaust all of the earth’s resources and energy sources within 50 years. From Population Boom and Gloom to Innovation Bloom and Zoom Superabundance measures our progress through “time prices.”

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

When it comes to innovation, businesses have a strong bias for the new. Too often the preoccupation with finding or creating shiny new products can cause you to take your eye off your most profitable and lowest-risk opportunity: reviving your current product by innovating around it. In 2015 it had $1.3

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

My research on rail, air, roads, cars and trucks, public transit systems, and model infrastructure projects for my book Move confirms a lesson about leadership for change: Incremental innovations can pave the way for breakthroughs. Incremental innovations can be springboards for progress. Simple ideas can revolutionize industries.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

India plans to catalyze $200-300 billion of new investment in renewable energy infrastructure over the next decade. Consider two success stories in India’s consumer economy: Amazon and Renault’s ultra low-cost Kwid car. In two short years, Kwid gained 15% of the market.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

In 2013, Johnson Controls invited developers to help them build Panoptix, an energy efficiency platform for buildings and office space. But by early 2015 they stopped accepting new submissions to their open market and discontinued their API support for external developers. It’s not enough to open the door and set the table.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Both in response and pre-emptively, the world’s leading companies continued to aggressively pivot their businesses toward more sustainable and innovative ways of operating. This short paper outlines how climate is “already costing local economies billions” and describes how hundreds of billions of property are at risk.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2015

It is clear to us that the failure of different parts of the system — payers, providers, patients, professionals, policy makers, politicians, the public, and the press — to pull in the same direction is a serious drag on innovation and progress. This failure to work together across a system continually exercises me.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In 2015, the world pivoted in a historic way toward sustainability. In response to Trump’s election and his statements doubting climate change, many countries that signed the Paris climate accords in 2015 made it clear they would power on (China in particular — see story number three, below). Then came 2016. In the U.S.,

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