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The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals And Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World
The Necessary Revolution How Individuals And Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World
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Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to heat another. Where buildings need less and less energy around the world, and where ?regenerative? commercial buildings ? ones that create more energy than they use ? are being designed. A world in which environmentally sound products and processes would be more cos... more »A revolution is underway in today?s organizations. As Peter Senge and his co-authors reveal in The Necessary Revolution, companies around the world are boldly leading the change from dead-end ?business as usual? tactics to transformative strategies that are essential for creating a flourishing, sustainable world. There is a long way to go, but the era of denial has ended. Today?s most innovative leaders are recognizing that for the sake of our companies and our world, we must implement revolutionary?not just incremental?changes in the way we live and work.
Brimming with inspiring stories from individuals and organizations tackling social and environmental problems around the globe, THE NECESSARY REVOLUTION reveals how ordinary people at every level are transforming their businesses and communities. By working collaboratively across boundaries, they are exploring and putting into place unprecedented solutions that move beyond just being ?less bad? to creating pathways that will enable us to flourish in an increasingly interdependent world. Among the stories in these pages are the evolution of Sweden?s ?Green Zone,? Alcoa?s water use reduction goals, GE?s ecoimagination initiative, and Seventh Generation?s decision to shift some of their advertising to youth-led social change programs.
At its heart, THE NECESSARY REVOLUTION contains a wealth of strategies that individuals and organizations can use ? specific tools and ways of thinking ? to help us build the confidence and competence to respond effectively to the greatest challenge of our time. It is an essential guidebook for all of us who recognize the need to act and work together?now?to create a sustainable world, both for ourselves and for the generations to follow.
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Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to heat another. Where buildings need less and less energy around the world, and where ?regenerative? commercial buildings ? ones that create more energy than they use ? are being designed. A world in which environmentally sound products and processes would be more cos... more »A revolution is underway in today?s organizations. As Peter Senge and his co-authors reveal in The Necessary Revolution, companies around the world are boldly leading the change from dead-end ?business as usual? tactics to transformative strategies that are essential for creating a flourishing, sustainable world. There is a long way to go, but the era of denial has ended. Today?s most innovative leaders are recognizing that for the sake of our companies and our world, we must implement revolutionary?not just incremental?changes in the way we live and work.
Brimming with inspiring stories from individuals and organizations tackling social and environmental problems around the globe, THE NECESSARY REVOLUTION reveals how ordinary people at every level are transforming their businesses and communities. By working collaboratively across boundaries, they are exploring and putting into place unprecedented solutions that move beyond just being ?less bad? to creating pathways that will enable us to flourish in an increasingly interdependent world. Among the stories in these pages are the evolution of Sweden?s ?Green Zone,? Alcoa?s water use reduction goals, GE?s ecoimagination initiative, and Seventh Generation?s decision to shift some of their advertising to youth-led social change programs.
At its heart, THE NECESSARY REVOLUTION contains a wealth of strategies that individuals and organizations can use ? specific tools and ways of thinking ? to help us build the confidence and competence to respond effectively to the greatest challenge of our time. It is an essential guidebook for all of us who recognize the need to act and work together?now?to create a sustainable world, both for ourselves and for the generations to follow.
ISBN-13: 9780385519014
ISBN-10: 038551901X
Publication Date: 6/10/2008
Pages: 416
Rating: ?
ISBN-10: 038551901X
Publication Date: 6/10/2008
Pages: 416
Rating: ?
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Publisher: Doubleday Business
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Audio CD
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Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Audio CD
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review
Genres:
- Business & Money >> Economics >> Sustainable Development
- Business & Money >> Economics >> Environmental Economics
- Nonfiction >> Urban Planning & Development >> Environmental Planning
- Outdoors & Nature >> Environment >> Conservation
