Topic: Accenture Ltd.

Is Groupon Too Good to Be True?

The service established itself as a hub for service-seeking bargain-hunters, but is it becoming a haven for bait-and-switch hucksters? CEO Andrew Mason tells Fast Company how he's responding to new complaints.READ»

A City in the Cloud: Living PlanIT Redefines Cities as Software

When did Silicon Valley become so obsessed with building cities? Last month it was Cisco’s SVP of strategy Inder Sidhu describing the company’s smart city play as the $36 billion company’s “biggest opportunity.” Then, at the ...READ»

Outsourcing Ready to Vanish in the Cloud?

Is the rise of cloud computing going to take out the $1.7 trillion global IT outsourcing business?READ»

Put 'Em to the Test: How Big Name Consulting Companies Are Doing on Social Media

Big-name consulting companies like McKinsey and Accenture position themselves as global leaders so you'd think they'd be ahead of the pack in social media. Wrong.READ»

Study: CEOs Around the World Think Sustainability Is Critical

Sustainability is a global issue that is critical to the success of companies around the world. At least, that's what a new study from Accenture and the United Nations Global Compact tells us. The study, A New Era of Sustainability: ...READ»

Trading Business Trips for Video Conferencing Could Save $19 billion

One study estimates that by 2020, simply forgoing business trips in favor of video conferencing could save $19 billion.READ»

Sustainability Faceoff: J.P. Morgan Chase vs. Bank of America

Can big banks ever be sustainable? The numerous government loans funneled to the largest banks in the U.S. indicate that entities like J.P. Morgan Chase and Bank of America might not be completely economically sustainable, but they ...READ»

Playing Jacks: The COO and CPO

In the fifth post of their 7-part series, John Elkington and Charmian Love look at how COOs are coping with the new wild cards dealt by environmental, social and governance challenges.READ»

We're "Flex-Friendly" and You Can Be Too

I'm proud to announce that Work+Life Fit, Inc. is part of the first class of employers to be certified as Flex-Friendly!  If you visit my Work+Life Fit blog you will see this cool Flex-Friendly 2010 emblem.  So, what is the ...READ»

Nike's Tiger Woods Ad: Too Soon?

The golfer's first ad for Nike since The Troubles is haunted by the reprimanding voice of his deceased father, Earl.READ»

Who's Cashing In on Health-Care Reform?

If the health-care bill signed into law by President Obama today delivers on its promises, it's likely to down as the first ripple in a tidal wave of health-care information-technology innovation. It buoys last year's economic ...READ»

Jevons' Paradox and the Perils of Efficient Energy Use

It's a given among Peak Oilers and New Urbanists alike that the imminent and permanent return of high oil prices will send convulsions through the suburban American landscape. But it's one thing when professional Jeremiahs like ...READ»

Consumers Only Want Green Cars If They Are Superior in Every Possible Way

Think consumers are so hungry for all things green that they will buy a hybrid car just because it's a hybrid? Think again. A study from Accenture shows that 6 out of 10 people are more likely to buy a hybrid or electric car only if ...READ»

Why You Should Start a Company in… Chicago

President Obama is not the only leader who has thrived in the Windy City. READ»

How Startl Is Hacking Education From the Outside In

What would happen if you took the principles of a startup incubator like Y Combinator and applied it to improving education? A new philanthropic venture called Startl aims to find out. The non-profit startup accelerator is being ...READ»

Forget about strategic planning?

Is strategic planning as we know it really dead? Here's my take on a recent Wall Street Journal offering.READ»

EA Sports Lets Gamers Decide Tiger's Fate

Tiger Woods marital indiscretions and poor driving record may have cost him endorsement deals with Accenture and General Motors, but there is at least one company out there willing to gamble that he'll comeback: EA Sports. The video ...READ»

Climate Change and Security: the Missing Marketing Link?

Over dinner at Kronborg castle-- apparently the inspiration for Elsinore, the setting for Hamlet and scene for a special conference of the Copenhagen Climate Council during the UN Climate Summit--two comments struck me. Both of them ...READ»

A Day of Two Halves at Copenhagen

It's been a day of significant contrasts at Copenhagen as the end of the first week of COP15 draws to a close. The day started with a clear challenge at the Climate Summit "Business Day" from Yvo de Boer, the UN's chief ...READ»

A Tale of Two Pitches

How you get to the VC is important, but once you're in the meeting, it's obviously up to you to make the most of it.READ»

Microsoft Enters Smart Grid Game With SERA

IBM, Intel, Cisco...it's an impressive list of high-tech companies involved in the burgeoning smart grid industry. Microsoft, determined not to be left behind, yesterday announced a platform to develop "the integrative utility of the ...READ»

An Innovative, Collaborative Tech Nonprofit to Change the World

This is a story about what can happen when a small group of smart, innovative people take a high tech startup mentality and apply it to the nonprofit world.  In a nutshell, it works.I first became aware of the org when I was ...READ»

The Thirty Second MBA -- Get Smart Faster

What's the best advice you ever got? Leadership coaching, fast, directly from the people who make Fast Company Magazine come to life.READ»

Can you afford to live in an eLearning 1.0 world?

Is there a better way to get your organization to embrace collaboration is to train and educate them with learning tools with integrated social networking tools? From before a new employee joins the team via onboarding tools to working on new initiatives, use eLearning 2.0 and tools that truly support collaborative learning to energize your new hire and reduce time-to-productivity. READ»

Fixing Washington D.C.'s School System

No one is attacking Washington, D.C.'s stagnant culture more boldly than Michelle Rhee, head of the city's failing schools. Is there a lesson here for our nation's leaders?READ»

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