New Insight into Effective Sustainability Team Building

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Aug 30, 2012 12:00 PM ET
Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner of Taiga Company

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

In the post, The Role of R&D in Sustainable Development , our sustainability consulting practice explored the frameworks of organically grown innovation.  Focusing on the characteristics of today’s leading organizations, we now expand upon this conversation to examine implementation.  How does an organization consolidate knowledge into high-performance innovation teams?

“To get the right team to effectively generate new product innovations, leverage the skills and insights necessary to develop the solution, regardless of titles. Provide a clear goal and firm expectations”.  –Corporate Executive Board   Further examining this question, we leverage new insight from an article in the Financial Post.  Product Innovation: Building the Right Team as it examines the characteristics effective organizations and offers some steps to consider: Click here to continue reading, New Insight into Effective Sustainability Team Building

Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".