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Fast Company: Will Collaboration Stem Japan’s Nuclear Catastrophe?
Our hearts go out to the people of Japan as they endure one of the greatest catastrophes of our age.
Their poise, dignity and resolve are inspirational. The engineers who stay behind at the Fukushima Nuclear Plant are remarkable.
I came across this article on Fast Company’s website. It gives me hope a solution can be found to this nuclear crisis – all through the wisdom of a global collaborative network.
According to the story:
In Detroit, Cooperation Revives
Rumors of Detroit’s demise are highly exaggerated. During the past two decades, and more specifically since the Great Recession, media and others have portrayed Detroit as a former manufacturing powerhouse who’s reputation, economy and spirit have dimmed and all but disappeared.
Just don’t tell that to the thousands of long-time residents and newcomers to the Motor City who through cooperation and enthusiasm are rebuilding Detroit as a hub for small but vibrant businesses that stabilize and energize city blocks and neighborhoods.
You’ll find a great chronicling of Detroit’s revival in the recently released Spend Shift: How the Post-Crisis Values Revolution is Changing the Way We Buy, Sell and Live. Authored by John Gerzema, chief insights officer at Young & Rubican and business biographer Michael D’Antonio, the book focuses on how the recent recession transformed the economies of 10 cities and the values and livelihoods of its residents.
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