American efforts to jumpstart the development of a cleantech economy have not been wildly successful to date. While there have been scores of small wins and incremental advances that should probably get more notice, the primary theme has been to place big bets — bets that are starting to turn up sour. Last year got [...]
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The conversation at the Copenhagen climate conference is all about policy. But regulation won’t stop global warming by itself. Nor will simply spending money on clean technologies. In the US, President Obama has earmarked a half billion dollars of initial funding for a breathtaking array of renewable technologies. This looks like bold action, but it [...]
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A central argument of this blog is that every company must grapple with the reality that their current business model has a finite life, which means seeking reinvention and transformation. Leaders, too, need to constantly think about how they can reinvent and transform themselves. My own transformation begins this month as I transition from running [...]
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