Cryptic Moth Productions "Addicted To Plastic" ADDICTED TO PLASTIC is a feature-length documentary about solutions to plastic pollution. The point-of-view style documentary encompasses three years of filming in 12 countries on 5 continents, including two trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The film details plastic's path over the last 100 years and provides a wealth of expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability. These solutions - which include plastic made from plants - will provide viewers with a hopeful perspective about our future with plastic. Addicted to Plastic Photos Addicted to Plastic Trailer 1
profile Michael Porter is an economist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher. Throughout his career at Harvard Business School, he has brought economic theory and strategy concepts to bear on many of the most challenging problems facing corporations, economies and societies, including market competition and company strategy, economic development, the environment, and health care. His extensive research is widely recognized in governments, corporations, NGOs, and academic circles around the globe. Burning the Future: Coal in America Burning the Future: Coal in America dramatically documents the devastating environmental, health and social impact our addiction to coal has on West Virgina, where mountaintop removal mining has obliterated 1.4 million acres of mountains and polluted the groundwater. The film profiles the courageous West Virginians who challenged the powerful coal industry, and launched a valiant fight to arouse the nation's help in protecting their mountains, saving their families, and preserving their way of life. Host a Screening | Buy the DVD | About the Film “burns through the 'clean coal' rhetoric, showing the harsh truth of the coal story.” - SIERRA CLUB / Bruce Niles, Director, National Coal Campaign
Books In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (with Robert H. Waterman, Jr.) 1982 | Ranked as the "greatest business book of all time" in a 2002 poll by Britain's Bloomsbury Publishing, this best-selling business book has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table. You've read it before, perhaps. The Circle of Innovation: You Can't Shrink Your Way to Greatness by Tom Peters 1 B-I-G Idea (x15) The Circle of Innovation is the overarching idea which animates this book. Here's a quick preview of the 15 stops along the way . . . DISTANCE IS DEAD.
This simple negotiation tactic brought 195 countries to consensus Economist Robert Gordon has spent his career studying what makes the US labor force one of the world’s most productive. And he has some bad news. American workers still produce some of most economic activity per hour of any economy in the world. But the near-miraculous productivity growth that essentially transformed the US into one of the world’s most affluent societies is permanently in the country’s rearview mirror. In his magisterial new book, The Rise and Fall of American Growth, the Northwestern University professor lays out the case that the productivity miracle underlying the American way of life was largely a one-time deal. The Why, What, and How of Management Innovation Click here for printable worksheets to test your management innovation. Are you a management innovator? Have you discovered entirely new ways to organize, lead, coordinate, or motivate?
Competitive Advantage Through HR Innovation Despite great recognition for human resources (HR) as a source of value addition within firms, HR innovation remains poorly understood. Below, Upamali Amarakoon, Jay Weerawardena and Martie-Louise Verreynne explore how firms can gain competitive advantage through HR innovation. Innovation has long been recognised as a source of competitive advantage1.
Lessons from Davos 2016: Why future-proofing your organization is the most important thing you can… Lessons from Davos 2016: Why future-proofing your organization is the most important thing you can do and why I started EdCast I’ve just returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos where the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” was the main topic of discussion. The first revolution started with the use of water and steam to power machinery. The second replaced water and steam-powered machines with electrical power. The third is the digital revolution and the current fourth revolution is the combination of hardware, robotics, and massive computing power that will make technology an essential part of almost every aspect of people’s lives. There is a lot to be optimistic about the opportunities that will come from these fast-paced innovations.
Study Shows 21st Century Skill Development Clearly Linked to Career Success Guest author Jon Fortenbury shares and expands on the implications of a recent study that indicates how much we are in need of improving how we educate students to succeed in today’s, and tomorrow’s, work place. I emphasized similar concerns about this issue and the growing skills gap that many studies show on the horizon for the coming decades in my recent presentation at the UB Tech 2013 conference (note that if you sign up for a UB Tech account, you can watch this and dozens of other presentations from the conference for free). Societies across the world are facing this same challenge with their work forces. While educators are talking a lot about it, action on a wide scale has yet to follow. Thankfully there are educators taking action, but they are few and far between. More on this topic in coming weeks. – KW
3 Ways To Build Your Own Expert Marketing Team Understanding Who Can Help You Grow Your Business While you might understand the ins and outs of your own business, or you think you do, that doesn’t mean you never need any help. I just came back from an amazing weekend in Chicago – who am I kidding, I never saw the city I was so busy learning – attending the social selling conference Social Boom! While there are many ninja tricks, expert tips, interviews with experts and/or photographs I can share with you, I’ve decided to share something else with you. Some new-found knowledge and excitement!