The Power Of Eleven

Chairman’s Letter

One of the real privileges of my role is that every week I have the opportunity to sit with leaders from a variety of businesses around the world and listen to them explain to me what’s on their radar screen.

By Sir Alan Parker
31 May 2012

The Eleven Conversations

It is said that there are only seven plots in drama. We think there are 11 big conversations about the challenges facing the world today – and that corporates need to join these conversations

By Lucy Parker
31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Environment & Resources

Many of us are barely aware of the fragility of the resources we depend upon for our survival. Even the basics, such as water, can no longer be taken for granted. The fact that there are more of us on the planet means the strain on our resources has increased.

By Lucy Parker
31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Health

Health is one of the great arenas of human progress, from the eradication of smallpox to the development of prosthetic hands that are nimble enough to type.

31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Education & Skills

Across the globe and over the centuries, education has always been highly valued. For the individual, education can have a massive transformative effect.

31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Communities

Man is a social animal, hardwired to want to join groups. It is at the community level that most people experience everyday connections.

By Lucy Parker
31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Energy & Climate Change

Rising living standards have resulted in a dramatic increase in demand for energy. Since the industrial revolution, total global commercial energy use has increased a hundredfold.

By Sarah West
31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Consumer Culture

When a country’s economy is strong, consumer culture thrives. Individuals are motivated by the desire for certain products or services and businesses respond with innovations and new products.

31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Population

Ten thousand years ago, there were only a few million humans on Earth; they were rare beasts. By 2050, there may be as many as 9bn of us.

31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Security

In an increasingly interdependent and dynamic world, the array of possible threats and risks is rapidly evolving.

31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Communication

The communications revolution goes far beyond Facebook updates or satellite navigation systems: it means rural farmers in India can have up-to-the-minute data on crop prices and plan their harvests accordingly.

By Jon Miller
31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Human Rights

Dignity, liberty, equality and brotherhood – these principles underpin the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, written by the international community in the wake of the horrors of the Second World War.

By Jon Miller
31 May 2012

The 11 Conversations: Global Economy

Trade between countries is thousands of years old, but in the past three decades it has skyrocketed – quadrupling between 1980 and 2008. Global trade also moves faster than ever, processed in milliseconds rather than minutes.

31 May 2012

Making The Case For Business

Each of The 11 Conversations is about finding responses to the world’s big challenges.

By Jon Miller
31 May 2012

Joining The Conversations

A quiet revolution is taking place in the way that corporates engage with the world. Companies are beginning to see that communications is not about bombarding people with messages but about going out and engaging in a conversation

By Jon Miller
31 May 2012

The Democratic Republic Of Burberry

Angela Ahrendts, Burberry CEO, has fostered a common credo of democracy and creativity for employees and customers alike, all in the service of its uniquely British brand

By Susan Gilchrist
31 May 2012

Global M&A Business

Some positive indicators on the global economic front have led to optimism among dealmakers that there will be a revival in the mergers and acquisitions marketplace, in particular for cross-border deals involving some of the faster growing countries, such as India, China and Brazil.

31 May 2012

Entente Cordiale

‘How do I get this past legal? ’ Pfizer’s Amy Schulman and Sally Susman tell Brunswick’s Jennifer Lowney that, for them, this isn’t an issue and describe how they make their relationship work

31 May 2012

Wynton Marsalis: Mandate To Swing

The legendary jazzman and Artistic Director at New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center talks about jazz’s role in communicating complex ideas – like democracy, freedom of expression and good manners – with Brunswick’s Mike France

By Mike France
31 May 2012

Churchill, The Byline Years

Before politics, Winston Churchill’s early-life adventures turned him into a multimedia star

31 May 2012

Critical Moment

Snapshot of a communications turning point October 10 2011

By Stephen Power
31 May 2012

The Power Of Eleven

Chairman’s Letter

The Eleven Conversations

The 11 Conversations: Environment & Resources

The 11 Conversations: Health

The 11 Conversations: Education & Skills

The 11 Conversations: Communities

The 11 Conversations: Energy & Climate Change

The 11 Conversations: Consumer Culture

The 11 Conversations: Population

The 11 Conversations: Security

The 11 Conversations: Communication

The 11 Conversations: Human Rights

The 11 Conversations: Global Economy

Making The Case For Business

Joining The Conversations

The Democratic Republic Of Burberry

Global M&A Business

Entente Cordiale

Wynton Marsalis: Mandate To Swing

Churchill, The Byline Years

Critical Moment

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