Echoing some of the trends that we’re seeing emerge from Future Agenda, Dr Moody holds that the global financial crisis of heralded the start of a sixth major wave of innovation — that of resource efficiency. You can take a look at his book called  The Sixth Wave, or scan this Wired article for a precis of his four main points:

1. Waste is an opportunity
2. Sell the service, not the product
3. Bits are global, atoms are local
4. If in doubt, look to nature

Recommended reading.

via Resource Efficiency: The Sixth Wave of Innovation | Epicenter | Wired.com.