Publisher Description
What do shale gas, Elon Musk’s Tesla, and the global apparel chain Zara share in common? In Resource Revolution, management experts Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers describe how each in its own way exemplifies a resource revolution—a use of natural resources so effective it defies conventional wisdom and enables breakthrough performance where others see only limits and shortcomings.
Resource Revolution shows how to take what is being seen as a worldwide crisis and turn it into the biggest business opportunity of the past one hundred years. The rapid urbanization of a new 2.5-billion-person middle class in Asia will create an unprecedented demand for oil, steel, land, food, water, cement, and other commodities over the next two decades. Heck and Rogers explore the ways in which innovators, including startups and global leaders from Cree to GE, have answered the challenge with practical steps to guide managers everywhere.
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The energy industry is undergoing a breathtaking pace of change, but the scale of transformation is obscured by the vast network of legacy assets controlled by large incumbents. Resource Revolution walks us through the technological and demographic trends that will render the old business models that dominate legacy assets obsolete and argues elegantly that the next industrial revolution is upon us. With a nuts and bolts prescription on revolutionary possibilities, Stefan Heck and Matt Rogers have produced a readable, entertaining guidebook that should be on the desks of every CEO with a vision to the future. If you are over 50, oversee corporate resources or private funds, and have a millennial child who is trying to teach you how to recycle properly and benefit from the sharing economy, Resource Revolution is a must-read.
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Amy Myers Jaffe, Executive Director, Energy and Sustainability, University of California, Davis
About the Authors
Matt Rogers grew up in Melbourne, Australia, as a voracious reader, relentlessly devouring thrillers and mysteries in his spare time. Now, he writes full-time. His novels are action-packed and fast-paced. Dive into the Jason King Series to get started with his collection.
Stefan Heck teaches innovation and resource economics at Stanford University. He founded and led McKinsey’s global clean technologies and sustainable transformation practices. Previously, he led McKinsey’s semiconductor practice and founded a web design start-up. Heck received his PhD in cognitive science from the University of California, San Diego, and a BS with honors in symbolic systems from Stanford University.
Matt Rogers lives in Greenville, South Carolina, and serves as the pastor of the Church at Cherrydale. After planting the church in 2009, Matt led the church to merge with an existing church in the city in order to multiply disciples to God’s glory. Matt is a graduate of Furman University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He writes for a number of evangelical organizations and speaks around the nation about the need for disciple-making and leadership development in the local church. This all pales in comparison to the joy Matt finds in being a husband and father.
About Jeff Cummings
Jeff Cummings, as an audiobook narrator, has won both an Earphones Award and the prestigious Audie Award in 2015 for Best Narration in Science and Technology. He is also a twenty-year veteran of the stage, having worked at many regional theaters across the country, from A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle and the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta to the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City and the International Mystery Writers’ Festival in Owensboro, Kentucky. He also spent seven seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.