Challenging the status quo & leveraging Product-as-a-Service w/ Anders Wijkman
Business Developers need to take up the responsibility of developing businesses that do not marginalize our future generations. The business model of Product-as-a-Service may be leveraged to challenge the existing producers and provide benefits not only for their shareholders, but for the extended stakeholder base. This episode aims to inspire the community of business developers by challenging them - challenging them to question the established status quo; challenging them to think about their extended stakeholder base, not just the shareholders; challenging them to unlearn past behaviour and practices - and in the process uncover opportunities and develop their businesses, leveraging differentiated business models like Product-as-a-Service I host Anders Wijkman in this episode, to strive to challenge the community of business developers with different perspectives. Anders brings in diverse and in-depth knowledge and experiences. Anders was elected to the Swedish Parliament in 1970, at the age of only 26 years. In 1978, Anders became the Secretary General of the Swedish Red Cross. During the period pf 1995-97, Anders served as Policy Director of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Assistant Secretary General of the UN. In 1999, Anders was elected a member of the European Parliament. His work played a role in adoption of a climate act in the Swedish Parliament in June 2017. Throughout his life, Anders has also written multiple books, along with his co-authors, pertaining to sustainability issues. To learn more about Anders or to contact him, please visit http://wijkman.se/ Hope this episode challenges your established notions or perspectives and provides you with some food for thought. I would also like to encourage you to take up similar discussions with your friends, colleagues and other business developers - the community of business developers need to take up the responsibility to develop businesses that do not marginalize our future generations. Do give me a high five if you like this episode. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement. You have multiple channels to do so - LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram or email me directly. If you would like to get your question answered through The Business Developer Podcast, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me. My contact information is [email protected] The Business Developer Podcast is available on: Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/the-business-developer/id1527646431 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kNI7UrVA6TchJmkqbXwk0 Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG-nlvOy9uMXPrn9J2YhVYgB6NJs0HzDU Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Business%20Developer Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id3204668 TuneIn - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/The-Business-Developer-p1357583/ Also available on Stitcher, Overcast, iHeartRadio. Credits for Music: Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/