Sustainability Filter Filter by All Automation Blog Creativity Data E-Commerce Future Innovation Leadership Management Media Metaverse Purpose Sustainability Trends Videos close Smart Earth: How our planet gets digital By Martin Recke Digitising the planet can help mitigate some of the most pressing challenges, such as climate change. But it also raises some familiar questions. Embarking on a corporate food odyssey By Madeline Jones, Elliot White & Diego Carannante Consumers want to eat more sustainably, but they lack the knowledge to do so. New research shows that grocers could be a catalyst of change. Digital’s gift: a chance to rethink our physical lives By Adam Tinworth A mix of digital, pandemic and energy trends are forcing a rethink of our urban infrastructure. Can we remake the physical in the face of the climate crisis? SXSW 2023 – The trends that matter By Christian Barth Social commerce. Web3. Metaverse. Generative Al. Ketchup Moment. And the lines are back. Davos 23: Did the WEF coordinate a permacrisis response? By Adam Tinworth This year’s World Economic Forum was a subdued affair, just at the time we needed a cheerleader for global cooperation in the face of mounting threats. After COP27: how corporates can fight the climate crisis By Adam Tinworth When governments aren’t willing to take the big steps needed, it’s up to business to make the systemic impact we all need. COP27: a failure of systems thinking By Adam Tinworth Why the negativity about the latest climate crisis conference? The delegates allowed systemic problems to distract them from the big systems changes we urgently need. COP27 and the case for optimism By Martin Recke While COP27 deals with the challenges of climate change, there is room for optimism: the technology has reached a tipping point. Francesca Bria: How Data May Help Cities to Become More Democratic and Sustainable The Covid-19 crisis has accentuated some of the most pressing urban challenges. What role can technological humanism play here? Liveblog: Francesca Bria on How Data May Help Cities to Become More Democratic and Sustainable By Adam Tinworth We need to rework our urban systems if we are to survive the climate crisis. And, as Francesca Bria explains, ethical use of data could be our greatest weapon… Cities are systems: data makes them better By Adam Tinworth The urban infrastrcuture is the most complex system most of us encounter on a daily basis. In a world rocked by crises, we need to understand these systems better. Protopia now: Monika Bielskyte on designing better futures for humanity By Adam Tinworth Beyond flawed utopias and damaging dystopias, lie more positive, inclusive and radical visions: protopias. The NEXT Show explores how to build better systems for living. Monika Bielskyte: A new vision of our future When imagining our shared future, utopia and dystopia often pop us as the only two visions. Why are we stuck… Christopher Mims: building supply chains for a sustainable future By Adam Tinworth Supply chains are invisible - until they stop working. The NEXT–Show interview with the author of Arriving Now explored how they might reshape our business future. Christopher Mims: The future of global supply chains When ordering a product online for home delivery, customers often just think about what happens during the “last mile”. But… The systemic paradox By Martin Recke Despite stress and shocks, systems appear remarkably resilient. It’s the paradox of systemic evolution: change to ensure continuity. Another systemic shock By Martin Recke We can't go back to normalcy. Two years into a global pandemic, the war in Ukraine is another systemic shock with massive consequences. Welcome to the new age of scarcity By Adam Tinworth The age of abundance is over. As supply chains bend and break, and energy prices soar, your business needs to re-engineer its systems to thrive amid scarcity. Why high energy prices means no beer By Adam Tinworth If you love beer and sausages, you should be worrying about supply chains. Because the systems that supply our food (and drink) are more complex than you might expect… Amazon, the pioneer of horizontal and vertical integration By Martin Recke Amazon has pioneered a dual strategy of both horizontal and vertical integration. The next Amazon will need a different approach. COP26: An urgent need for systemic climate thinking By Adam Tinworth Our leaders are struggling to put the climate ahead of political expediency. But climate is a global system — and needs systemic solutions. COP26: the shape of sustainable business emerges By Adam Tinworth The first agreements from the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow suggest the sustainability carrot of incentives will soon be replaced by the legal stick. The biggest investment opportunity in history By Martin Recke Climate change is a big challenge, but it comes with a huge investment opportunity. It's still the early days. prev 1 2 3 next
