Davos2012.me – the (missed) great transformation?

Davos2012.me – the (missed) great transformation? 19FEB The leaders are back at home. The powder snow of Davos and all the red eyes from getting up very early and going to sleep late given all the late night side events are now remembered by those who were there as a...

Save the planet? No – we need to save ourselves!

Save the planet? No – we need to save ourselves! 08MAR You have most likely heard the joke about the two planets that meet each other, and one of them looks really awful. “Hey, what’s the matter with you?”, says the good looking planet. “Oh my dear, I’m really sick, I...

Schumpeter’s desequilibrum today

Schumpeter’s desequilibrum today 14SEP Another often quoted economist and political scientist is Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950). He was actually born in Moravia, became Austrian and then left for the US where he taught in Harvard, an interesting career. In his book...

Sustainability – the next Kondratiev supercycle?

Sustainability – the next Kondratiev supercycle? 13JUN One of the last editions of “back to basics” did focus on the ongoing discussion about managerial trends and was proposing that sustainability needs to get into the DNA of management practice, starting from the...

Globalization and sustainability

Globalization and sustainability 07FEB For quite some time I did start my presentations with a slide that shows the famous graph of the world population growth in developed and developing countries. “Oh, that one again ;-(” the audience might think, but honestly, do...

To start with: the value of transparency

To start with: the value of transparency 17JAN Welcome to A|HEAD|ahead! Starting early 2010, this blog wants to capture some of my 20 year experience around sustainability.We’ll see where it takes me, sustainability is a journey, as was my job career, and this journey...