By Joe McKendrick, SmartPlanet.com - The fallout of the Icelandic volcano on world travel and business was totally unexpected, and it’s likely no business on the planet had considered the possibility in its risk management scenarios.

That’s why adaptability is such an essential part of business these days. And the businesses that are best able to deal with volatility and uncertainty are those that have the deepest commitment to positive change.

That’s the message from Harvard professor and business author Rosabeth Moss Kanter, who is headlining this week’s IBM Impact conference in Las Vegas, which I’m attending. Among businesses these days, there is an emerging class of

PressZoom (press release) - Amsterdam, Netherlands - With the US, Europe, Japan, China and India facing a shortfall of 32 million technically specialized professionals between 2010 to 2020*, the need to focus on educating today’s youth with the skills required in a globally connected innovation economy has never been more important.

With a sense of urgency that this statistics highlights, more than 50 of Asia’s leading educators are gathered in Shanghai for the inaugural IBM ( NYSE:IBM ) Asia Pacific Reinventing Education Summit. The two-day Summit will address the challenges facing educators across Asia Pacific, offer delegates the opportunity to share experiences and the opportunity to hear from