The Hybrid Workspace, Societal Well-Being, and Productivity
Hybrid workspace, societal well-being, and productivity: On the surface, these three concepts aren’t obviously related.
Trials and Triumphs of a Small City’s Hurricane Recovery
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Resilience researchers in 2018 prepare for a day's work talking with business owners and residents who have been affected by hurricanes in Lumberton, North Carolina.
In September 2018, a North Carolina city’s long road to recovery from Hurricane Matthew two years earlier became even longer.
Design’s New Frontier
First published Nov. 19, 2021, on MIT News.
It’s Not ‘The Great Resignation.’ It’s Actually ‘The Great Recognition.’
Some are calling it, “The Great Resignation.” Others are calling it “
How to Make Fragile Global Supply Chains Stronger and More Sustainable
In 2019, global supply chains moved more than $19 trillion in exported goods.
End-to-End Supply Chain Transparency
For years, companies have managed their extended supply chains with intermittent audits and certifications while attempting to persuade their suppliers to adhere to certain standards and codes of conduct.
Let’s Change How We Pay for Hospitals
This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine.
The way the United States typically finances hospitals isn’t working. The coronavirus laid this bare, along with many other long-standing societal problems.
Leadership Insights From the Baldrige Award-Winning City of Germantown, Tennessee
When the City of Germantown, Tennessee, was named a Baldrige Award recipient in 2019, the small suburb of Memphis (just 20 square miles in size) became only the
How the Climate Crisis Is Transforming the Meaning of ‘Sustainability’ in Business
In his 2021 letter to CEOs, Larry Fink, the CEO and chairman of BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager, wrote: “No issue ranks higher than climate ch