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    The Business Logic of Sustainability

    The Business Logic of Sustainability

    At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional "take / make / waste" industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce.

    Subjects:
    Management and Marketing
    Keywords:
    Leadership Sustainable development Business -- Environmental aspects Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Future of Business is The "Mesh"

    The Future of Business is The "Mesh"

    Lisa Gansky, author of "The Mesh," talks about a future of business that's about sharing all kinds of stuff, either via smart and tech-enabled rental or, more boldly, peer-to-peer. Examples across industries -- from music to cars -- show how close we are to this meshy future.

    Keywords:
    Information technology Entrepreneurship New business enterprises
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    Lessons in Business ... from Prison

    Lessons in Business ... from Prison

    Jeff Smith spent a year in prison. But what he discovered inside wasn't what he expected -- he saw in his fellow inmates boundless ingenuity and business savvy. He asks: Why don't we tap this entrepreneurial potential to help ex-prisoners contribute to society once they're back outside?

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Prisoners Business
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Case for Letting Business Solve Social Problems

    The Case for Letting Business Solve Social Problems

    Why do we turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve society's biggest problems? Michael Porter admits he's biased, as a business school professor, but he wants you to hear his case for letting business try to solve massive problems like climate change and access to water. Why? Because when business solves a problem, it makes a profit -- which lets that solution grow.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Social change Industries -- Social aspects Business enterprises
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Global Business Next Door

    The Global Business Next Door

    When you think "global company," what do you imagine? A massive conglomerate? A far-reaching tech corporation? Scott Szwast reveals that our image of the global business is wrong – 98% of US exporters are in fact companies with less than fifty employees. And yet, this only includes 1% of all US businesses. He explains why so many companies hesitate to leap across the border - and why they need to make the jump.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    International business enterprises Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How A Start-up in The White House Is Changing Business As Usual

    How A Start-up in The White House Is Changing Business As Usual

    Haley Van Dyck is transforming the way America delivers critical services to everyday people. At the United States Digital Service, Van Dyck and her team are using lessons learned by Silicon Valley and the private sector to improve services for veterans, immigrants, the disabled and others, creating a more awesome government along the way. "We don't care about politics," she says. "We care about making government work better, because it's the only one we've got."

    Subjects:
    Management of Health Care Services and Management
    Keywords:
    Organizational change
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    How To Build A Business That Lasts 100 Years

    How To Build A Business That Lasts 100 Years

    If you want to build a business that lasts, there may be no better place to look for inspiration than your own immune system. Join strategist Martin Reeves as he shares startling statistics about shrinking corporate life spans and explains how executives can apply six principles from living organisms to build resilient businesses that flourish in the face of change.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Success in business Leadership Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    Why Your Business Needs Dissenters

    Why Your Business Needs Dissenters

    Dissenters are often dismissed as disruptive, disrespectful and annoying. But when it comes to business, challenging the status quo can bring much needed change to any organization. Andrew Millar defends the dissenters of the world, arguing that these stalwarts are arguing out of compassion with an aim to improve ideas. In this impassioned talk, Millar shares lessons that any company or loyal objector can use to work strengthen their organization.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Leadership Industrial management Business communication
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    The Business Benefits of Doing Good

    The Business Benefits of Doing Good

    "The only way we're going to make substantial progress on the challenging problems of our time is for business to drive the solutions," says social impact strategist Wendy Woods. In a data-packed talk, Woods shares a fresh way to assess the impact all parts of business can have on all parts of society, and then adjust them to not only do less harm but actually improve things. Learn more about how executives can move beyond corporate social responsibility to "total societal impact" -- for the benefit of both a company's bottom line and society at large.

    Subjects:
    Corporate Social Responsibility
    Keywords:
    Industries -- Social aspects Social responsibility of business
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
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    A Business Against Racism

    A Business Against Racism

    Villy Wang is in the business of rewriting stereotypes, empowering youth of color to take back their narratives through storytelling. In this moving talk, Wang explains how she developed a program to train kids in filmmaking so they can create new, authentic stories and break the cycle of bias perpetuated in media.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Motion pictures -- Production direction Racism Industrial management
    Resource Type:
    Video