There has been a dramatic shift in the American economy over the last couple of generations, and as the information economy continues to take hold and grow, unions still have not figured out how to build and harness the power of their members in the digital era.
The Tennessee Valley Authority was established during the Great Depression in 1933 and built dams and harnessed hydropower to help the impoverished region.
Across industries and generations, how are extraordinary teams built, and how do visionary leaders harness the power of their communities to advance gender equality and inspire the next generation of female leaders?
The story of Africa is that for the past 35 years it has been the continent of tomorrow, always hopeful that it can build organizations and harness its talent into teams that can compete with anyone.
They can be designed to build upon and harness the forces of biodiversity and ecosystem services to underpin sustainable agricultural production - soil fertility, natural pest and weed control, pollination, water retention – so that these are optimized and encouraged.
"The ecological footprint of agriculture can be reduced through sustainable practices," said Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General, adding that "Agriculture and food systems are biological and social systems and they can be designed to build on and harness the forces of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Marey built special harnesses for doves and buzzards -fragile and complex equipment that could trace the movement of the wing's trajectory on to graph paper as they flew around, and he constructed intricate mechanical birds with silk wings which imitated the flight patterns he recorded in these experiments.
Dams and locks have been built to harness major rivers.
Such common managerial artifacts as line and staff organization, complex reporting relationships (and the organization charts that encode them), and titles to reflect one's status and stature emerged from the twentieth century military and industrial organizations that were built to harness new technological capabilities.
It is this process that builds brand Integrity, harnessing the power of social media, and reducing the need for strict brand controls.
Well above Agrínion two hydroelectric dams were built to harness the waters of the river and its tributaries.
