At yesterday’s ReVisioning Value 2010 Conference, Amy Pearl of Springboard Innovation challenged us as participants to be disturbed and compelled to action by the ideas to which we were exposed. At the time, I thought, “What is she talking about? This is fantastic stuff, I’m totally pumped and motivated by all these ideas! What’s there to be disturbed about?” Yeah…that “disturbed” part sunk in on the way home.
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Personal Responsibility in the Sustainability Discussion
When you think renewable energy and green business, you probably think of Portland, Oregon. If you live in Portland, you may even think of Portland General Electric (PGE) and their commitment to renewable energy. From now on, when you think of renewable energy and PGE, you should think of Thor Hinckley, Manager of PGE’s Renewable Power Program. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Thor personally and discussing sustainability, the concept of “away”, why behavioral change is hard and why we need more “champions” to affect long-term sustainability.
Frying the Ant: The CSR Measurement Conundrum
Attention recent MBA grads and pencil pushers, please consider yourself warned…you’re not going to like this post. Because it’s about measuring corporate social responsibility efforts and how this conversation is starting to make me a little bit, um…CRANKY. Because you see, my faithful ROI chasers, you’re kind of missing the point of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by demanding a “social impact” calculation before you’ll even glance in the direction of CSR. You insist on “proof” that this will positively influence your business model before you condone even the smallest projects. Or perhaps you reluctantly agree to pilot an initiative, then rush to measure its impact nine ways to sundown and come up short in the tangible “proof” department.
Navigating Partnerships in Rough Economic Seas: Lessons from Seattle Theatre Group
Partnerships have long been an integral part of Seattle Theatre Group’s business model. And they maneuver them well, even in the face of the rough seas currently facing most non-profit organizations.
The McDonald’s Factor and Free Mc-WiFi
When the news first broke about McDonald’s providing free Wi-Fi in an attempt to become more of a community “hang out”, the commentator I was listening to referenced the head to head competition between McDonald’s and Starbucks. Huh? What head-to-head competition between McDonald’s and Starbucks? Seriously?
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