The emergence of sustainability as a critical dimension of business value and design thinking as the methodology to achieve it – is rapidly gathering momentum.

On Capitol Hill, the ship of state is so bereft of rudder and sail that the crew is jumping overboard. The latest to abandon ship is Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, who minced no words about the dysfunctional Congress he is choosing to leave.

Forget for a moment about health care and financial reform. On national energy and environmental issues, which have been stalled in the congressional queue, we have a critical national security threat, a danger to public health and welfare, and national policy that encourages American families to inadvertently fund terrorists.

 

In the wake of the Copenhagen conference, climate change could soon be displaced by a different crisis demanding a transition to a low carbon economy.

If you suddenly came face to face with President Barack Obama, what would you say?