Scary Thoughts on Business and Social Change
by: Idris Mootee The idea of sustainable development is Halloween stories for corporations. Asking about what it would take to transform a company into a genuinely sustainable operation raises all...
View ArticleBauhaus Is Not Just a Design Movement. What Business Can Learn from Bauhaus?...
I've been a Bauhaus follower for 30 years. I am still fascinated by some of work produced during that period. A Bauhaus Summer School workshop was hosted last month by Michael Zinganel who is a...
View ArticleSocial Innovation Is a Smart Business Strategy. Businesses Can Be Good...
Innovation takes many forms, but social innovation is least understood and today there are pressing needs and urge for the creation, adoption and diffusion of innovations. Innovation takes many forms...
View ArticleDesign Is Cool. From Co-Creation to Design for Social Change. The Question...
This is a week of design for me, meeting with two talented design practitioners in Boston who are running a very successful company, talked to the folks running two of the top design schools and...
View ArticleCreative Capitalism + Social Innovation = New Social Enterprises that Make...
We need more (and more innovative) social enterprises and I really want to see a top tier MBA programs with specialization in Social Enterprises. Call it B-school needs S-school. There are so many...
View ArticleTeaching, Nursing, and Second Wave Feminism
I am deeply grateful for all that was accomplished by second wave feminism. I love living in a world in which my job opportunities are not constrained because of what's between my legs. That said, I...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts: From Aviva Community Fund to Positive Social Change to Women...
I was so excited that our Aviva Community Program is getting such good response even before the official launch. It is a very important project for both our client and IC because it is something we...
View ArticleCounting What Really Counts
"Every day, millions of people share how they feel with the people who matter the most in their lives..."read more
View Article"Corporate Repsonsibility Is an Illusion?" According to Prof Karnani. What Is...
This is an argument that will not go away anytime soon. I have had heated debate in our b-school days way back. The question goes back to the core of the modern corporation. What role does business...
View ArticleDigital Activism: The Revolution Will Be Tweeted
Guest Post by: Eli (Market Sentinel)Malcolm Gladwell makes a convincing case that high-risk activism depends on real-world relationships, but he ignores the value of social media for changing popular...
View ArticleThe Acceleration of the Technology Incubator Fund
In the last week, I have read about three really interesting technology incubator funds. These funds are set-up to specifically identify, test, review, and propose ways that brands can be using...
View ArticleInnovation in Africa
In Africa and other developing regions electricity is not always a guarantee so these bicycle mounted phone chargers from globalcyclesolutions.com are making a big difference. The dynamo isn’t new but...
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