Market Trends: Call Centers Re-Shoring

By Saurav Rajbhandari Since the early 90s, call centers have been shifting facilities to countries like India, China, and Philippines. The main reason for call centers being attracted to developing countries are the cheaper labor rates, availability of workforce, and...

Back to the Future…Are You Ready?

By Dean Whittaker This month I had the privilege of facilitating a 3-hour workshop for the Utility Economic Development Association to explore the trends impacting economic development in the context of the utility industry. We used an environmental scanning process...

The Resilient People of Nepal

By Dean Whittaker Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for the people of Nepal. Amidst the death and destruction, the resilient people of Kathmandu, Nepal have begun to rebuild following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred on April 25th at 11:40 AM. As many...

Update: On the Road to Recovery in Nepal

By Dean Whittaker The five-day news cycle of media has passed for the earthquake in Nepal, and our attention has moved on to other issues.  However, the recovery from the April 25th earthquake continues and will do so for decades.  Over 400,000 homes were destroyed...