Ford Motor Chairman Bill Ford opened his company’s meeting of journalists and bloggers last night with an inspirational talk about Ford’s evolution in recent years from a stodgy rust belt giant to a 21st century technology company. In an interview with David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect, Henry Ford’s great-grandson talked about his journey as he pushed Ford to embed sustainability within the company’s entire operations.

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