Disseminating Orphan Innovations
Disseminating innovations takes a distinct, sophisticated skill set, one that often requires customizing the program to new circumstances, not replicating.
New and in-depth explorations of solutions to social, environmental, or organizational problems (more)
Disseminating innovations takes a distinct, sophisticated skill set, one that often requires customizing the program to new circumstances, not replicating.
Two veterans of consumer psychology, marketing, and entrepreneurship provide a guide to using social media for social change.
To produce good outcomes, social entrepreneurs must learn how to articulate their values consistently and act on them.
Without a healthy civil society it becomes difficult if not impossible to solve other, more readily apparent problems.
Social entrepreneurs must recognize when it is time to relinquish control and create strong leadership teams.
A new approach to measuring poverty is needed, one that accounts for multiple factors such as housing, and regional economic differences.
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
Sustainability is the best way to integrate social, environmental, and economic impacts into all corporate decisions.
A few nonprofits are using social media to fundamentally change the way they work and increase their social impact.
Microfranchising poses fewer risks and offers greater benefits than does creating a new business from scratch.