I checked out this event recently The Global Edge: Increasing Chicago’s Global Engagement Here’s how it went. Paul O’Connor, formerly of World Business Chicago, summarized the role of local public institutions (Daley helps), transportation infrastructure (needs help), & human capital (help reform city colleges) in Chicago’s place in the world. John Livingston of McKinsey talked to branding

And finally I saw it, the main gate of IIT Bombay. It was 6 o clock in the morning and I was half-awake. I had come here for IIT-JEE counseling with my friend Anshul and our parents. “Hostel No. 3″, spoke the guard at the main gate after completing the formalities. Let the magic begin. IIT Bombay is

Topic: Increasing Power Demand in India According to leading International Consultant Mckinsey and Company’s report “ Powering India – the road to 2017”,  the need for investment in the power sector would be around $600 billion. The need would be around 3,15,000 MW supply compared to present estimates of 1,20,000 MW supply. The demand is increasing at faster

We often say that we are creatures of our environment. The organisational culture we are exposed to goes a long way in crafting the way we think and behave. Here are a few examples to make the point. Over time, I have seen the most unassertive people become more demanding fashioned by an equally demanding

An interview with Oscar-winning director Brad Bird What does stimulating the creativity of animators have in common with developing new product ideas or technology breakthroughs? A lot. Hayagreeva Rao, Robert Sutton, and Allen P. Webb April 2008 If there’s one thing successful innovators have shown over the years, it’s that great ideas come from unexpected places. Who could have

I think I’ve mentioned before that I find the McKinsey Quarterly’s free resources available by signing up for their newsletter to be top notch.  This quarter’s entries for top strategy articles are no exception.  The descriptions below are taken directly from the e-mail newsletter.  I’ve deleted the ones that are only available to premium (paid)

The Indian government this week published its strategy for tackling the threat posed by climate change. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) lacks any firm commitment to cutting carbon emissions, which are set to rise as a direct result of economic development. A recent study by MasterCard Worldwide Insights called “Urbanization and Environmental Challenges in Asia

Listen To The Youth Liberalisation’s children are fed up of old politics Rishabh Bhandari London: Last year a report by Goldman Sachs attracted considerable attention with its prediction that by 2050, India’s GDP would surpass that of the US, making it the world’s second largest economy. In a similar vein, a study by the McKinsey

So I chose a person I admire for this Wikiscanner report.  Susan Rice, PhD, foreign policy expert. Some of you are thinking “what’s wikiscanner?”  Well here’s a description from the Wikipedia entry on Wikiscanner WikiScanner (also known as Wikipedia Scanner) is a tool created by Virgil Griffith and released on August 14, 2007,[1][2] which consists of a