The necessary revolution
Subtitle: how individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world
By: Peter Senge [and others]
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9781857883732
Subjects: Social responsibility of business; Organizational effectiveness; Organizational change; Creative ability in business; Industries; Environmental aspects; Sustainable development
Description: "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 cost-effective than wasteful ones. Now, stop imagining - that world is already emerging. A revolution is underway in today's organisations. As the 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 recognising 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"--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I.; title: Endings, New Beginnings -- -- 1.; title: A Future Awaiting Our Choices -- -- 2.; title: How We Got into This Predicament -- -- 3.; title: Life Beyond the Bubble -- -- 4.; title: New Thinking. New Choices -- -- Pt. II.; title: The Future Is Now -- -- 5.; title: Never Doubt What One Person and a Small Group of Co-Conspirators Can Do -- -- 6.; title: Aligning an Industry -- -- 7.; title: Unconventional Allies: Coke and WWF Partner for Sustainable Water -- -- Pt. III.; title: Getting Started -- -- 8.; title: Risks and Opportunities: The Business Rationale for Sustainability -- -- 9.; title: Positioning for the Future and the Present -- -- 10.; title: Getting People Engaged -- -- 11.; title: Building Your Case for Change -- -- Pt. IV.; title: Seeing Systems -- -- 12.; title: The Tragedy and Opportunity of the Commons -- -- 13.; title: Spaceship Earth -- -- 14.; title: Seeing Our Choices -- -- Pt. V.; title: Collaborating Across Boundaries -- -- 15.; title: The Imperative to Collaborate -- -- 16.; title: Convening: "Get the System in the Room" -- -- 17.; title: Seeing Reality Through Others' Eyes -- -- 18.; title: Building Shared Commitment -- -- Pt. VI.; title: From Problem Solving to Creating -- -- 19.; title: Innovation Inspired by Living Systems -- -- 20.; title: Unleashing Everyday Magic -- -- 21.; title: You Don't Have to Have All the Answers -- -- 22.; title: From Low-Hanging Fruit to New Strategic Possibilities -- -- 23.; title: It's Not What the Vision Is, It's What the Vision Does -- -- 24.; title: Redesigning for the Future -- -- Pt. VII.; title: The Future -- -- 25.; title: The Future of the Corporation -- -- 26.; title: The Future of Enterprise Variety -- -- 27.; title: The Future of Leadership -- -- 28.; title: The Future of Our Relations -- -- 29.; title: The Future of Us.