Strategy
Last week, from October 15 to 21, Barcelona’s City Council organized the first “Open City Biennial of Thought” (“Ciutat Oberta Biennal de pensament”), with the aim to “link the debate on the role of today's cities with the big challenges facing contemporary society.” More than 20,000 people participated in 69 activities, including talks, debates and…
Globalization
Like a stone thrown into the pond of global geo-politics and business, the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi could have enormous impact in the middle east, on the U.S. elections, and in the way business deals with authoritarian governments.
Leadership and People Management
Foremost, I believe, it is the notion of recognizing employees not only as resources but as human beings, which is becoming more central in the contemporary approach to managing people. Compared to the first industrial revolution, when in the factories skills were standardized and employees were perceived as a commodity, today continuous automation shifts us…
Sustainability
Bibop Gresta presented the company he co-founded, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, at the Global Alumni Reunion in New York City and impressed former students and faculty wth his passion for the project and his vision for a clean, safe, and economically viable solution to the problem of transportation.