Employee Empowerment for Sustainable Design Elli Verhulst Norwegian University of Science and Technology‚ Norway University of Antwerp‚ Belgium Casper Boks Norwegian University of Science and Technology‚ Norway In sustainable product development literature the main focus has traditionally been on developing tools and methods to integrate sustainability in company processes. Attention was given mostly to technical aspects of products and processes‚ while the role of the individual employee and how
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mean by “rooted within yourself”? It means to inhabit your body fully. To always have some of your attention in the inner energy field of your body. To feel the body from within‚ so to speak. Body awareness keeps you present. It anchors you in the Now Already for most humans‚ the only respite they find from their own minds is to occasionally revert to a level of consciousness below thought. Everyone does that every night during sleep. But this also happens to some extent through sex‚ alcohol
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Case Study: Just in Time for the Holidays Problem: North Pole Workshops’ production capacity cannot meet the surging demand for Timmy CDs on Christmas Eve. The management team gets stuck in mapping a solution to fulfill such demand because team members have their own solutions and they oppose the others’ solution. Reasons: - Weak demand forecast ability (the actual demand is 20% over the company’s assumption) - Weak production planning ability - No links between demand and production planning
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centuries. The television was once considered something that was pure science fiction‚ but was brought to reality by a number of inventors and scientist. The TV has evolved in many ways since its existence‚ from bringing you entertainment and news‚ to now allowing you to play today’s hottest video game consoles‚ searching the world wide web and enjoying a movie in a theater. The visual graphics have changed from poor black and white signals‚ to 3D television. The TV has changed in different ways‚ from
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Jazz Dance: Then and Now Jazz has been around for centuries‚ starting in the 1600s with the rhythms and movements brought to America by African Slaves. Being forced into America‚ Africans from many cultures were cut off from their families‚ languages and tribal traditions. African cultures intermingled creating a new culture with both African and European elements. African dance has rhythms and movements such as vocal soundings‚ hand clapping‚ and foot stomping and tapping. All of these were woven
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Organic vs. Manufactured: Music Then & Now There are so many differences between music then and now. Music in the 60’s and 70’s was so much simpler. It was fueled by peace‚ love and drugs. Much more pure and organic. Music today‚ although entertaining‚ has lost itself in the pre-fabricated money machine. It is fueled by notoriety and fame. Lyrics‚ appearances‚ and the reasons behind making music are not the same now as they were back then. The 60’s and 70’s were a time of revolution
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result of this‚ Dell was able to operate quite efficiently and profitably in its niche market. By the late 1980’s – early 1990’s‚ Dell noticed that its market share was only 1% of total and that industry amalgamations could potentially force Dell out of the market. It was time to make a decision; it could remain status quo or pursue an aggressive growth strategy. The latter option proved to be favourable and Dell expanded into the B2B marketplace through a growth plan that focused on selling
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Apocalypse Now Xianxin Huang Francis Ford Coppola stated when creating his masterpiece “Apocalypse Now” that he wanted to capture “the horror‚ insanity and moral dilemma” of Vietnam War. The terror‚ the madness and the sense of confusion reaches its peak once the PBR Street Gang arrives at the Do Lung Bridge. Do Lung Bridge is one of the most significant setting in the film as it is the last trading post before Cambodia‚ before Kurtz- the point of no return for the soldiers. It is at this point the
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The Rhetorical Analysis Essay of “Can This Campus Be Bought” Jennifer Croissant presents the article‚ “Can This Campus Be Bought?” in a persuasive way‚ discussing how the image of a university is affected due to the relationships with large corporations. Croissant provides multiple examples as well as standpoints allowing audiences to view a problem from different perspectives. She points out the reason the corporations are willing to donate money to universities; yet‚ it is in a form of commercialization
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1. The Future is Now? Pretty Soon‚ at Least After reading Chapters 1-3‚ review the videos Ray Kurzweil on How Technology Will Transform Us and Ray Kurzweil: A University for the Coming Singularity. (Interactive transcripts are also available on the TED web site.) Based on what you have learned‚ which of Kurzweil’s predictions do you agree with‚ and which do you doubt? Why? Please be specific. I agree with Kurzweil’s predictions about the communications revolution. Kurzweil states that‚ “The
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