by Gil Friend | Mar 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
(Last week, I wrote about the power of systems thinking, my history with it, and some of the risks of taking a systems perspective for granted, rather than making a conscious effort to bridge the conceptual divide. I promised to continue with some suggestions.)...
by Gil Friend | Mar 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Systems thinking. It’s trending. It’s cool. It’s not a panacea. (Hunter Lovins and I would blast a claxon horn at our Presidio MBA students whenever they used “systems thinking” as a selling point in their pitch presentations—as though it...
by Gil Friend | Mar 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here we are. And there is where we want to be. There’s a third player in this drama, of course: the obstacles—or at least gaps— that stand between here and there. Theories abound about what to do: Meticulously plan how to get there from here, mapping each step...
by Gil Friend | Mar 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here are three tools that I can’t do without (and a few more). SaneBox is a maniacally simple email overload. I’ve been using it for a few months, and watching it save me 10-12 hours a week that I don’t have to spend wading through my inbox. The...
by Gil Friend | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
These days, everybody’s talking about “thought leaders.” Even me; I’ve been called one—and worse. Well, I’m guessing you might value having a thought partner. Tell the truth: How much of your time do you spend thinking? Not just...
by Gil Friend | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
The standout idea at GreenBiz Forum last week was TruCost’s assessment that paying for environmental and social costs would take out 40-50% of corporate profits. The standout moment was Joel Makower’s interview with legendary, uncompromising and...
