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Jeanne du Plessis Natural Design Solutions

There is a pressing need to find sustainable solutions for the way we live and it is in this context that the Biomimicry meme is garnering tremendous momentum. The idea is simple: Ask Nature. With 3.8 billion years of R&D under her belt, Mother Nature has figured out what works in the long run. Finding inspiration in the natural world is nothing new. Biom… Continue

Added by Jeanne du Plessis on October 29, 2009 at 6:26pm — No Comments

Jeanne du Plessis Reframing: Cell phones in the classroom

One of the most talked-about presentations at the Voices of Learners event last week was one entitled “Cell Phones in the Classroom.” A phrase that, at most schools, ends with “are not allowed.” Embracing the fact that there are few forces strong enough to pry a teenager’s phone from her hands, a teacher at GlenOak High School decided to wield his students’ co… Continue

Added by Jeanne du Plessis on October 23, 2009 at 12:13am — No Comments

Jeanne du Plessis Webinar Recording Online

Gil Friend, the CEO of Natural Logic, has almost 40 years of experience in business, communications and environmental management. As the first speaker in the BAWB Global Forum Webinar Series last Wednesday, he shared some insights from his latest book, "The Truth About Green Business." "There is an ancient and, frankly, obsolete assump… Continue

Added by Jeanne du Plessis on October 19, 2009 at 2:44pm — No Comments

Jeanne du Plessis BAWB Global Forum Webinar

The Truth about Green Business | October 14, 2009 3:00PM US EST Sustainability is playing an ever-stronger role in the way that business operates. A small number of companies are acting aggressively on sustainability – and reaping substantial rewards. Many others, however, find it hard to grasp what it really means for their companies, what all the issues are and how to translate intent… Continue

Added by Jeanne du Plessis on October 1, 2009 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Jeanne du Plessis Imagine Singapore Summit

Global Forum participants that are based in the northeast Ohio area are likely aware of the city-wide Appreciative Inquiry summit, which was hosted by Mayor Frank G. Jackson and facilitated by Prof. David Cooperrider in August. Sustainable Cleveland 2019 brought together a diverse group of people vested in building a green economy for Cleveland's future (click here to lea… Continue

Added by Jeanne du Plessis on September 10, 2009 at 7:03pm — 1 Comment

Jeanne du Plessis At the start of a new semester

It is that time of year. As the northern hemisphere’s summer holidays draw to a close, sleepy university campuses turn into hubs of activity again, almost overnight.

If the classrooms and hallways seem unusually crowded, you may be on to something: many management schools have had record highs in application and enrollment rates in their MBA programs. This trend is largely ascribed to the economic recession and dampened short-term employment prospects.

Despite this fact,… Continue

Added by Jeanne du Plessis on August 28, 2009 at 5:22pm — No Comments

Global Forum Staff Learn to implement the GRI Framework

It is often said that you can't manage what you can't measure.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines are the worldwide standard for corporate reporting on social and environmental performance. These guidelines outline core content for reporting and are relevant to all organizations regardless of size, sector, or location.

GRI-certified trainers from BrownFlynn Learning, together with the Global Reporting Initiative, Symbiotic Engineering… Continue

Added by Global Forum Staff on August 21, 2009 at 6:21pm — 1 Comment

Sudhir Kade Raghupathy Innovation in Organizational Design : Pragmatic Discussion of Ring Cone Theory

I've oft mentioned one of my favorite new theory pieces in the realm of Organizational Design , Ring Cone Theory (2004)- but to this point have not been fully cognizant of the fact that some have found the poster and paper and concept referred to (validated by Hilary Bradbury, David Coooperrider, Hayagreeva Rao and many others), to be a bit complex and academically-oriented for the pragmatic. To resolve this issue I thought I'd break down the key elements of this work and hopefully inspir… Continue

Added by Sudhir Kade Raghupathy on July 11, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Joe Starinchak Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World?

FYI... Here's something I stumbled upon via my email inbox that I thought was particularly relevant. Are You Ready to Manage in an Irrational World? Published: July 6, 2009 Author: Jim Heskett Executive Summary: It is becoming clear that human behavior is much less rational than we assumed, says HBS professor Jim Heskett. What does this mean for conventional wisdom in areas such as management? How should we educate students to manage in a world of irrational behavior? What do you think? Abo… Continue

Added by Joe Starinchak on July 6, 2009 at 11:18am — No Comments

José Luiz Barbosa How can corporate do good and still do well?

One way to achieve societal innovation is to ensure that the business understand that they can do good while they can develop their business models. A few thoughts about it I presented in a speech on Corporate Karma at 7th BMDA Annual Conference "Leadership Responsibility - Global Outlook and Regional Sustainability" took place in Copenhagen Business School, on May 14-15, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr., Jose, presentation, Luiz, Barbosa, "Good Karma": http://www.bmda.net/download.php3?file_id=350 Continue

Added by José Luiz Barbosa on June 23, 2009 at 8:32am — 1 Comment

susan lohan Wonderful site!

Wonderful site! Cheer! Toronto Printing | Vancouver Printing | Chicago Printing | New York Printing | Calgary Printing | Boston Printing | Los Angeles… Continue

Added by susan lohan on June 18, 2009 at 2:40pm — 1 Comment

isabel rimanoczy Facebook virus

I did a video at the Forum in the "Listening" glass room, I wonder where they will be posted? Anyway, I did it to share with you that I launched an experiment - it's called the Awareness & Legacy Virus, on Facebook. Check it out and then fwd it to your friends - let's see how many we can "infect" with the profound awareness of the impacts we're making on others. Continue

Added by isabel rimanoczy on June 8, 2009 at 1:35pm — 1 Comment

isabel rimanoczy The poem I shared with you

So many feelings and thoughts were overwhelming me, that I had to write to process all that. The result was the poem I shared with you on the last day. Several people asked me to post it, so here it goes. It's titled "67 Hours" 67 hours I meet a friend I make a friend I hear what I should know It’s CO2 It’s poverty I know what I should fear It’s 2012 We’ve got no time It’s raining in my heart Yet everyone Is working so hard I think it can be done Chick works for peace Tom works for love… Continue

Added by isabel rimanoczy on June 8, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Sudhir Kade Raghupathy The Hitchcock Center for Women: A Stakeholder Based Model for Transformational Outcomes

Proposed to Hitchcock a month ago and Open Roads Conference just a week ago - by Kade Social Ventures (to assist realneo) Introduction This short-form proposal details the basic pieces to help achieve great outcomes for Hitchcock Center and all its stakeholders. The pieces include facilitated forums to induce a culture shift toward loving, serving behavior, a state-of-the-art, therapeutic and productive Memorial garden system, a value-added products facility, and inclusion of ongoing s… Continue

Added by Sudhir Kade Raghupathy on June 4, 2009 at 1:27pm — 3 Comments

Peter McDermott Integral leadership development workshop

Participated in fantastic workshop yesterday afternoon by Alain Gauthier of Core Leadership Development - "Exploring an Integral Approach to Leadership Development". Largely based on the work of thinkers like Ken Wilber, Peter Senge and Otto Scharmer, Gauthier's work addresses the personal-interior side of leadership development in addition to the management-exterior side traditionally taught in most business leadership curriculum. It integrates cons… Continue

Added by Peter McDermott on June 3, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Peter McDermott At the scale of the whole

What will it take to redesign the entire basis of our economy at the scale of the whole? What role might business play in this transformation? How might we change our thinking and act consciously to create a new future? Collaboration, collective intelligence and new ways of learning by doing were all themes that emerged from this morning's dialogue sessions. One group focused on redesigning the way we use water, another on the idea of a "learning canoe" for MBA students, another on a "knowle… Continue

Added by Peter McDermott on June 3, 2009 at 1:42pm — No Comments

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Natural Design Solutions

Posted by Jeanne du Plessis on October 29, 2009 at 6:26pm

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Reframing: Cell phones in the classroom

Posted by Jeanne du Plessis on October 23, 2009 at 12:13am

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Webinar Recording Online

Posted by Jeanne du Plessis on October 19, 2009 at 2:44pm

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