In the 2004 general election, California voters approved Proposition 71 by a vote of 59 percent. The initiative established a $3 billion bond measure to create the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and fund stem cell research in the state of California. In this panel discussion, Prop 71 key players address the entrepreneurial challenges they have faced while pushing for a controversial, dramatic policy change.
When people ask Don Gould how he knows that his product works, he answers: "Because babies stop dying." As part of a social enterprise consortium, Gould, who is both a product designer and ceramicist, helped to design and deploy simple, effective water filtration devices to the developing world. In this audio interview, he talks with Globeshakers host Tim Zak about both the traditional production techniques and the new economy models for collaboration.
Does a place on the generosity index really spur giving?
Sidebar to "Reversing Burnout:" a return to fairness revitalizes a workforce.
Sidebar to "Research Rules:" some tips for picking your public's brain –– cheaply.
Sidebar to "Reversing Burnout:" when working a crisis, put your own oxygen mask on first.
Sidebar to "Rethinking Self-Esteem:" self-esteem should be coupled with self-control.
