Topic: The World Bank Group

The Carbon Industry's Main Players

Professors dominate the emerging carbon market from finance firms to industry, nonprofits to the World BankREAD»

• Carbon Boom
• The King of Green Investing
• Silicon Valley's Angel Investors

The Power to Convene and Set Context

While working at the World Bank as a Knowledge Analyst in the late 90s I witnessed a significant change in how knowledge was amassed and applied for greatest impact. Previously, the emphasis had been on certain individuals, those ...READ»

Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group

When this league of extraordinary gentlepeople convened in Washington last spring, they were met -- as is usual for world summits now -- with a small but creative resistance. "There were about 1,500 of us," recalls Lacy MacAuley of ...READ»

Google Lets You Search World Bank Data

Whether you think the World Bank is an engine of worldly improvement or a bunch of corrupt plutocrats, you'll probably still want to look at their exhaustive trove of data, which Google made available today. Google has mashed up its ...READ»

WorkLIfeSuccess: Ode to Monday Morning

1999 I was working on $66 million systems overhaul at the World Bank.  Every Monday morning one of our top analysts (I'll call him Mark) would come in with his extra-huge (Venti) cup from Starbucks, pure caffeinated lift. I was ...READ»

Google Lets You Search World Bank Data

Whether you think the World Bank is an engine of worldly improvement or a bunch of fascist goons, you'll probably still want to look at their exhaustive trove of data, which was made available today by Google. Google has mashed ...READ»

Google Lets You Search World Bank Data

Whether you think the World Bank is an engine of worldly improvement or a bunch of fascist goons, you'll probably still want to look at their exhaustive trove of data, which was made available today by Google. Google has mashed ...READ»

7 Lessons for Getting Change Right

Between 1995 and 1997 I participated in two distinctly different change initiatives at the World Bank, both called Knowledge Management. The first one never took off. The second one changed the organization, and the world, in two ...READ»

Questions for Dambisa Moyo

Tweeting Fast Company readers take on the Zambian economist and author of the book "Dead Aid", who talks about making chocolate, fighting AIDS, and her friend Chris HughesREAD»

The New Spirit of Work

Richard Barrett preaches the gospel of spirituality in the workplace - with a difference. His approach is pragmatic, quantifiable, and all business.READ»

Infographic of the Day: It's a Small World, Afterall

This map shows exactly where are the most remote places in the world.READ»

Driving Dramatic Progress through Touchstone Events

The original touchstone was basanite. It is a smooth, black stone used to test the quality of gold and silver. It was rubbed across the precious metal and the authenticity could be determined by the color of the streak ...READ»

Mineral Wealth of the Congo

A simple stroll down the streets of Kinshasa reveals how precarious life has become in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This city of ugly half-finished buildings radiates both the optimism and the paranoia of a gold-rush town. ...READ»

Four Ways to Create a Better Future

Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. – John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the USAIt’s easy to believe in the status quo. The existing state of affairs can seem so ...READ»

My favorite bookmarks - Ellen Knapp

Picks from the chief knowledge officer for Coopers Lybrand.READ»

Western Union: Remittances Financing Global Economic Development

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Fast Company Recommended Events: December-January 2008

Coming in December and January: a "chip tunes" fest in New York, the World Economic Forum, and National Pie Day.READ»

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The Neurobiology of Trust

n the past few years, we've uncovered how the human brain determines when to trust someone. Scientists now point to a simple molecule--oxytocin--as a major player. What implications does this have for organizations, and their leaders wanting to increase levels of trust?READ»

World Business Forum live - Day 1

It's a gorgeous morning in NYC - upper 50s, sunny & clear. Radio City Music Hall is alive with activity as thousands assemble for the World Business Forum, bringing together some of the leading thinkers of our time to debate and ...READ»

WorkLIfeSuccess: 5 Keys to Sustained High Performance

High-performers are experts at sustaining a constructive frame of mind, a clear vision, and a continuous supply of personal energy.  It's a tall order. Here's how it's done:Improve your health - your body is your instrument. I ...READ»

Which Poverty-Fighting Policies Work? J-PAL Has the Answer

A global league of economists called J-PAL is deploying its experimental methods and one all-powerful asset -- data -- to explain human behavior, change how we help the poor, and try to save the world.READ»

• J-Pal’s Most Provocative Inquiries

China Saps Mozambique of Timber Resources

In a 4x4 vehicle arranged by a local group that monitors Mozambique's forests, I travel to Maganja da Costa in the once-heavily-wooded Zambezia province, the country's poorest. Maganja is a tiny district, a five-hour drive along ...READ»

Royal Dutch Shell's 3-Pronged Vision for the Future

Peter Voser began his work as CEO, Royal Dutch Shell, July 2009. Formerly he was the CFO. When he addressed the World Business Forum today in New York City he spoke about Shell's priorities in the years ahead supplying energy for the ...READ»

A Growing Wave of Hospital Excellence

Today I am at the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky. This year's event sold out with over 5,000 nurses, health care workers, and hospital executives in attendance. These three ...READ»

Monday Morning Magic: Looking Forward

Looking forward is about more than peering into the future; it's about excitement and enthusiasm and that makes all the difference in the world.Here is what I am looking forward to:* Today I pack my bags with anticipation, head down ...READ»