FACTOR 10 Inc. is a sustainability change management, governance, and leadership development firm dedicated to revolutionizing the design of organizations worldwide. Bob Doppelt, author of Leading Change Toward Sustainability: a Change Management Guide for Business, Government, and Civil Society, founded FACTOR 10 Inc. to design organizations suited for the complex environmental and socio-economic challenges of the 21st century through the introduction of what he calls the “Wheel of Change Toward Sustainability,” “Sustainable Governance Protocols,” and “Next Generation Leadership” principles.

Why FACTOR 10 Inc?

The last century witnessed huge increases in labor productivity. As competition in the marketplace, demands by consumers and communities for improved socioeconomic and environmental performance, and ecological pressures such as climate change increase, the future is more likely to be characterized by substantial increases in environmental productivity. This means increased economic competitiveness and social welfare achieved through dramatic reductions and changes in the way non-renewable energy and raw materials are used and in the quantity of pollution, habitat impacts, and waste generated. Many believe that socioeconomic and ecological pressures will require increases in environmental productivity by a factor of ten in the future.

While increased labor productivity was achieved largely through technological advances, factor ten increases in environmental productivity will be generated primarily through improved leadership and governance. It is for this reason that Bob Doppelt chose FACTOR 10 Inc. as the name of his firm.