Renato Haechler
Inspired by a vision of sustainability, both in developing personally and as a society
How to get back to growth?
How big of a problem inequality really is
Two weeks ago I had the pleasure to listen to a lecture by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at Kellogg School of Management in Evanston/Chicago. The event was part of her preparation journey to the 2016 Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington D.C. Hence, it was not surprising . . .
No simple solutions
Systems thinking seems not a political discipline
In an age in which the Economist titles an article "Post-truth politics - Art of the lie", and with information and "facts" abundant online, we sometimes forget about the complexity of some issues. It's easy to demand more clean and sustainable energy - delivering it is a whole different ball game.
One example is nuclear. The political . . .
What comes after the end?
A glance at the next economic era
Usually, there is nothing exciting about economic forecasts issued by banks. In fact, there is probably very little exciting about anything issued by banks. But today this was different - because today the World Economic Forum published a summary of the Deutsche Bank Long-Term Asset Return Study (that in itself sounds super boring… but . . .
Thirsty society
Even clean water isnt' "clean"
Switzerland is well known for its tasty chocolate, world-class cheese, green mountains, and especially its clear lakes. And indeed, regulations and infrastructure for water conservation and waste water treatment are likely some of the best in the world.
Waste water is treated in a 3-stage process. First, the big pieces . . .
What's social impact again?
Last week I had an interaction with an incredibly talented individual in Zurich. She is the co-founder of coachfrog.ch, a Swiss portal to connect coaches and therapists with the people who seek help.
During our discussion of raising capital for such a venture, she asked a question that stuck with me. Why do we classify . . .
New players - new game
Has the global game become too difficult to follow?
A weekend in Berlin reminded me of the state of the world just one generation ago. When the wall fell in 1989 it marked the end to an era that lasted for multiple decades. The US and the Soviet Union were the driving forces behind much of what had happened since the end of World War II. Of course, there was other countries supporting either . . .
Harnessing Talent V
Embrace Paradox with A Balance of Art and Science
This is the fifth post in a series that I dedicate to the topic of improving ones skills by changing the way one looks at the world. It is inspired by a book called "How to think like Leonardo Da Vinci" by Michael Gelb, which shows that many principles we try to apply today were already know by the grand master of the Renaissance.
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