The Necessary Revolution: Working Together to Create a Sustainable World
by Peter Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur, Sara Schley
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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.
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- Discover how nonprofits and businesses are partnering to create sustainable business practices.
- Learn how to restructure your organization to support a new way of thinking that embraces sustainability.
- Find out how to convert sustainability challenges into compelling strategic opportunities.
- Learn ways to work collaboratively across sectors, as well as how to build a diverse team of like-minded people who want to create change.
About the Author
Peter Senge is a senior lecturer at MIT and the founding chair of the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL). He is also the author or co-author of several bestselling books, including The Fifth Discipline (Currency, 2006).
Bryan Smith is a member of the faculty at York University’s Sustainable Enterprise Academy and president of Broad Reach Innovations, Inc.
Nina Kruschwitz is manager of The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook Project and editor of Reflections: The SoL Journal.
Joe Laur and Sara Schley co-founded the SoL Sustainability Consortium in 1998. Joe is vice president of content for Greenopolis.com, and Sara is a mentor for the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
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