NEWS + VIEWS

by Barri Rafferty| January 30, 2014

Everyone agrees now that sustainability is key to growing business, but how can companies engage consumers to embrace sustainable behavior? This was the question examined at the World Economic Forum in 2012, which led to three pilot initiatives in 2013 and 2014 that focused on Milliennial consumers. One of the initiatives with which I was […]

by Geoffrey Rowan| January 28, 2014

We all got a glimpse of a smarter if not better future at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month in the Nevada desert. Smart cars, smart watches, smart TVs and refrigerators, smart washers and dryers, smart baby clothes, and every other manner of smart device. The problem, as we mark Data Privacy Day today […]

by Barri Rafferty| January 27, 2014

I recently returned from the World Economic Forum’s annual summit in Davos, where I spent time among some of the world’s most influential people as they discussed the trends that will shape our future. With topics ranging from youth unemployment to sustainability to happiness, I thought it would be helpful to work with one of […]

by Mindy Rubinstein| January 20, 2014

Last month I had the privilege of attending the TEDWomen “Invented Here” conference in San Francisco. After listening to powerful sessions focused on everything from novel ways to address poverty to new approaches to leadership, I left the event feeling inspired and energized. Since then, I’ve thought a lot about what made the talks so […]

by Kelley Skoloda| January 17, 2014

While I am not a big gambler, after a week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, I am betting on several trends to hit the jackpot in the not-to-distant future. One faces great odds trying to find a handful of winning trends, considering you share the 1.9 million square foot show floor […]

by Kim Essex| January 16, 2014

What may have one time sounded like an obscure term plucked out of a scientific journal, genetically modified organisms –  also known as GMOs or biotech crops – has is a prominent topic in the mainstream media and in the halls of food companies. Discussion has focused on state initiatives that would require labeling food […]