Harvard Thinks Green 2 "Clashing Cultures in Pursuit of Sustainability in the Built Environment" | Harvard Thinks Green 2 by Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to the betterment of society. Edmondson joined the Harvard faculty in 1996 following completion of her PhD in Organizational Behavior. She teaches leadership and organizational learning in the MBA and Executive Education programs. Her book, Teaming: How organizations learn, innovate and compete in the knowledge economy was published in May, 2012, by Jossey-Bass.

The big blue buildings of Ikea have sprouted solar panels and wind turbines; inside, shelves are stocked with LED lighting and recycled cotton. Why? Because as Steve Howard puts it: "Sustainability has gone from a nice-to-do to a must-do." Howard, the chief sustainability officer at the furniture megastore, talks about his quest to sell eco-friendly materials and practices -- both internally and to worldwide customers -- and lays a challenge for other global giants.Published on Oct 21, 2013

By 2050 there will be 9 billion people on the planet - but will there be enough food for everyone? Food security expert Dr Evan Fraser guides you through a whiteboard presentation of his solution to the Global Food Crisis. See www.feedingninebillion.com for more details

Physicist Geoffrey West has found that simple, mathematical laws govern the properties of cities -- that wealth, crime rate, walking speed and many other aspects of a city can be deduced from a single number: the city's population. In this mind-bending talk from TEDGlobal he shows how it works and how similar laws hold for organisms and corporations.  TED talk.

Melinda Gates makes a strong argument for contraception as an international health issue.  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation believes all people deserve the chance to lead healthy, productive lives. The videos on this page relate to the foundation's work in global health, global development, and U.S. education. TEDx program. Visit the Foundation's YouTube channel on Global Health Stories.

Professor Bartlett explains "sustainability" in the context of the First Law of Sustainability. Problems at local, national, and global levels are all tied together with arithmetic. And our greatest shortcoming is our inability to understand the exponential function. 

The role of Corporate Philanthropy in a fundamental transformation on how change how we do business similar to when we moved to the industrial revolution. And co-creation is key as is embedded creation.

On June 2 at the CECP Summit, one of the world's top authorities on the implications of On June 2 at the CECP Summit, one of the world's top authorities on the implications of sustainable development for business strategy, Professor Stuart Hart drew on the latest edition of his book Capitalism at the Crossroads: The Unlimited Business Opportunities in Solving the World's Most Difficult Problems as well as his pathbreaking article "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid," written in collaboration with C.K. Prahalad, to discuss both why and how companies can move "beyond greening" toward transformational, strategic change.sustainable development for business strategy, Professor Stuart Hart drew on the latest edition of his book Capitalism at the Crossroads: The Unlimited Business Opportunities in Solving the World's Most Difficult Problems as well as his pathbreaking article "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid," written in collaboration with C.K. Prahalad, to discuss both why and how companies can move "beyond greening" toward transformational, strategic change.