Archive for the “Strategic foresight” category
Seven — a lucky number?
by RIchard Attias and NYF Team on October 31, 2011 • Leave your comment • Tagged as: Global Food Security Forum, Marocco, OCP Group, population, seven billion, sustainability, The BCG Group
Today on October 31st the world’s population officially hits seven billion. Seven is a suggestive figure. In many cultures it is lucky – in France, for instance, a cat has seven lives. Shakespeare said there were “seven ages of man” (…)
Leadership in the Era of Jobs
by Richard Attias on October 7, 2011 • 10 comments • Tagged as: Dwight D. Eisenhower, financial crisis, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Jack Welch, leadership, Margaret Thatcher, Steve Jobs, US election 2012
With the tragic death of Steve Jobs yesterday, American business lost one of its greatest ever leaders. Jobs was not just a brilliant innovator, but in the words of Apple, “a visionary and creative genius.” He had the unique qualities (…)
Education from Bahrain to New York
by NYF Team on September 21, 2011 • Leave your comment • Tagged as: education, Facebook, Jodi Rudoren, Neverware, New York Times, Schools for Tomorrow, Skype, technology
It’s back to school time. Students all over the US — and the world — are putting their backpacks on and heading out their doors to the institutions where they will (if all goes well) learn the skills they need (…)
Sustainability survives the downturn
by NYF Team on August 17, 2011 • Leave your comment • Tagged as: Boston Consulting Group, Brookings Institute, cleantech, climate change, environment, EPA, Innovation, jobs, MIT Sloan School of Management, Nike, sustainability
A round-up of news and opinion. One of the problems with the term sustainability is defining what it means. “Companies view it in myriad ways,” explained the authors of a recent report by the Boston Consulting Group and MIT’s Sloan (…)
Cindi Leive On Women In Leadership
by NYF Team on August 15, 2011 • 2 comments
Why women are better for business
by NYF Team on August 10, 2011 • One comment • Tagged as: Bit.ly, equality, gender, Hilary Mason, women
A round-up of news and opinion. In June this year at the New York Forum’s panel, “Different sensibilities, different results,” six prominent figures discussed the role of women in business. Organizations need women more than ever before but the same (…)
