Today is the slowest rate of change we will ever experience. From this provoking premise, global futurist Jack Uldrich succinctly delivers ten Big AHA (awareness, humility, and action) ideas focused on helping business leaders and organizations navigate tomorrow’s uncharted and unpredictable waters.Uldrich’s unrivaled, fast-paced manifesto not only explains why “business as unusual” will be the new normal, but also unpacks a series of uncommon and un

What Matters MostA powerful generation already in motion is extending and deepening its roots before our very eyes, a generation not defined by age but rather by heart. A rapidly growing segment of leaders whose work integrates action in the world with what matters most to the heart and spirit are reimagining, rethinking, rebuilding, and renewing the world around us.Individuals, businesses, and corporations must understand, cater to, leverage, and ultimatel...

nanotechnology \na-no--tek-'nä-l -je-\ n (1987): the science of manipulating material at the atomic levelAlthough nanotechnology deals with the very small—a nanometer is 1/80,000th the diameter of a human hair—it is going to be huge. From the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the products we manufacture to the composition of our bodies, everything is made of atoms. And if we can manipulate the atom, then that changes the rules of the game for almost every product.Coal a...

Many of today’s spiritual teachers rarely share the raw and intimate details that led to their personal enlightenment. An aspect of their humanity that millions could benefit from who are or will soon be “coming out” to their own inner Awakening. A bond that says, “I know what you’re going through because I’ve been there before. And, if you permit me, I would like nothing more than to share how I got through this most challenging time.” An ability to relate that is so profound that maybe, ...

Profit big by investing in the science of the very small—Investing in Nanotechnology shows you how.Nanotechnology—the art and science of manipulating and rearranging individual molecules to create useful materials, devices, and systems—is the business world’s next revolution. Within the next decade, nanotechnology is predicted to account for $1 trillion worth of products in the US and will transform a number of industries, including manufacturing, health c...

Green stocks present unprecedented money-making opportunities. But in this emerging field you've got to know what you're doing. In this revised and updated edition of his essential guide to environmental stocks, financial consultant and contributor to The Motley Fool Jack Uldrich provides a roadmap to socially responsible riches. Profiling 100 leading green companies, he also zeroes in on the newest investment options in renewables--from solar and wind power to green build...

Using evolution as the template to understand growth, The Nature of Value takes a first-principles approach to explore the parallels between economic and ecological systems. Not only does Gogerty show how value is born out of tiny sparks of adaptive innovation, but he also explores the full scope of the economy as a complex network. He borrows from an array of disciplines—including anthropology, psychology, ecology, physics, sociology, and ethics—and, most revealing of all, examin...

One of GreenBiz's Six Best Sustainability Books of 2016The next few decades will see a profound energy transformation throughout the world. By the end of the century (and perhaps sooner), we will shift from fossil fuel dependence to rely primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power. Driven by the need to avert catastrophic climate change and by the depletion of easily accessible oil, coal, and natural gas, this transformat...

The solar industry is heating up. In the past two years alone, more than $8 billion have been infused into the market, and 20 companies have gone public. The best news is that the solar market is still in its infancy, with plenty of room to expand. With an annual growth rate of nearly 50 percent, it has the potential to eclipse all other investment opportunities.Investing in Solar Stocks sheds light on every angle of the subject to help you enter this booming market with k...

"Radiation Safety Procedures and Training for the Radiation Safety Officer" is designed to provide radiation safety officers and users/operators of devices using radiation with the tools needed to operate a safe program, construct training materials and courses, AND to comply with regulatory requirements. It is centered primarily around radioactive materials license requirements, but much of the material can be applied to non-healing arts x-ray, accelerator, and laser operations and regist...

Much of current management literature focuses on a limited set of 'classical' value levers, such as cost reduction, sales optimization or mergers & acquisitions, thus neglecting another core value lever: capital investments. That capital investments receive such limited attention is all the more surprising when one considers how vitally important they are to the economy as a whole as well as individual businesses.There is significant value-creation potential in optimizing capital i...

This publication outlines practical steps real estate managers can take to reduce energy consumption and save on energy costs. Important considerations are:Creating and implementing an action plan to improve energy performanceManaging after-hours HVAC use and costsHeating and coolingPurchasing energy economically?working with the utilities, seeking special rates, aggregating power purchasesReviewing utility bills and learning to underst...