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Join us for a conversation on these topics at the next Strategic Management Practices Issues Group discussion. In preparation, please read one or more of the following:
http://sloanreview.mit.edu/beyond-green/sustainability-its-not-what-you-think-it-is/ , an interview with Peter Senge, author of "The Fifth Discipline and The Necessary Revolution."
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/18/green-manufacturing-the-next-great-leap-forward/ by David Dornfeld, the Will C. Hall Family Chair in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering at University of California Berkeley.
He leads the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability (LMAS), and he writes the Green Manufacturing blog. This is a very short piece on the evolution to Green manufacturing.
Tony Meggs: “Driving Sustainability Through Collaboration” Meggs is Group Vice-President, Technology for BP.
http://www.touchoilandgas.com/driving-sustainability-through-collaboration-a161-1.html
We strongly encourage you to take in this short online video, a talk from architect William McDonough who talks about sustainability at:
http://www.talkitect.com/2009/05/william-mcdonough-on-cradle-to-cradle.html
And as a supplement you may also find this recent Harvard Business Review article of interest:
Ram Nidumolu, C.K. Prahalad, and M.R. Rangaswami: "Why Sustainability Is Now the Key Driver of Innovation” from the September 2009 issue of the Harvard Business Review. For those of you who don't subscribe to HBR here's the link to the executive summary, which also gives you the link to purchase the article: http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org/2009/09/why-sustainability-is-now-the-key-driver-of-innovation/ib
These loop (LaSalle Street) breakfast discussion sessions, sponsored by the Chicago Booth Alumni Club, are designed to be highly interactive, providing a forum of particular value to alumni responsible for developing, influencing or executing enterprise strategies and policies. Attendance is limited to 20 people so that everyone who attends will have ample opportunity to join the discussion.
The meetings are held at 11 South LaSalle Street (SE corner of Madison and LaSalle). Meetings start promptly at 7:30 AM and end promptly at 8:45 AM.
Start your Friday morning by updating your MBA, discussing the latest management concepts with fellow Booth alums, extending your network, and still make it to the office by 9 AM.