ESI Blog: Present Value
Present Value was created as a platform for sharing ideas, discussing our interests and improving connections with our community. Each week, we invite guest contributors from the ranks of our senior advisors, industry experts, and thought leaders.
An Overview of the City of Philadelphia’s Historic Preservation Task Force’s Mission Summary The renewed development interest in Philadelphia’s Center City and surrounding neighborhoods over the past several years has resulted in demolitions and significant alteration of treasured buildings making headlines. It was enough so that it prompted Mayor Jim Kenney to appoint experts in the […]
We asked our experts at ESI and our think tank partners at ANBOUND, located in Beijing, China, to give their thoughts on the future of technology from both a US and Chinese perspective. They focused on four major topics: smart cities, jobs of the future, autonomous vehicles, and tourism-related apps. Look out for a blog post […]
We asked our experts at ESI and our think tank partners at ANBOUND, located in Beijing, China, to give their thoughts on the future of technology from both a US and Chinese perspective. Our experts focused on four major topics: smart cities, jobs of the future, autonomous vehicles, and tourism related apps. Look out for […]
Thinking beyond the war between machines and humans. The value of automating manual processes in companies—what experts call robotic processing automation (RPA)—is greatly misunderstood. For many, it is seen simply as a way to cut costs, and at its worst, to eliminate jobs. But the benefits of automation go well beyond cost efficiencies, particularly for […]
For the past six years I have been a director at ESI. I have watched the company grow from 12 to 30 employees and with more growth planned in the near-term. During those six years, two joint ventures were formed and the breadth of services and products offered expanded. I worked with a supportive and […]
According to a recent survey conducted by Edelman and LinkedIn, only 18% of executives give high marks to the thought leadership they receive. For these executives, much of today’s thought leadership is derivative: it lacks the vision, analytical insight, and valuable advice that busy executives desire. During my years as a publisher with Business International, […]
Historic Economic Connectivity Equidistant from Broad Street in Philadelphia and Central Park in New York City, Northeastern Pennsylvania is approximately 125 miles from both of these major American metropolitan regions. With almost 1 million residents, the Northeastern Pennsylvania region, which includes the counties of Carbon (Jim Thorpe), Lackawanna (Scranton), Luzerne (Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton), Monroe (Stroudsburg), Schuylkill (Pottsville), […]
This is Part 2 of Dr. Leroy Nunery’s blog series, a Q&A discussion on Higher Education. You can read Part 1 by clicking here. ESI is using April to highlight our work with higher education institutions. We value and take great pride in our work with colleges and universities. We are currently doing studies for […]
This is Part 1 of 2 of Dr. Leroy Nunery’s blog series, a Q&A discussion on Higher Education. ESI is using April to highlight our work with higher education institutions. We value and take great pride in our work with colleges and universities. We are currently doing studies for schools in California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, […]
ESI is using April to highlight our work with higher education institutions. We value and take great pride in our work with colleges and universities. Our report with Campus Philly, Philadelphia Renaissance: College student retention drives growth in the city and the region, was released yesterday. Click here for more info. We are currently doing […]