Nonprofit Management
Bridging Research and Organizational Practices on Continuous Innovation
Reflections on a discussion about the capacity for continuous innovation in social sector organizations.
Tag: Innovation Theory
Global Issues
At the Heart of Innovation, Failure and Trust
A report from the first-ever Intersection Event.
Global Issues
Unexpected Innovation Lessons from the Do Lectures
Innovation doesn’t happen only in gleaming purpose-built labs with groups of geniuses hi-fiving each other as they surf the waves of change.
Nonprofit Management
Thriving on Failure
Engineers Without Borders’ new website, Admitting Failure, gives new life to “good failures.” It aims to help organizations learn from others’ mistakes.
Podcast
Leadership
Chip Heath - Nonprofit Management and Making Change
Those in nonprofit management constantly adapt to move their organizations forward. In this audio lecture sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Chip Heath, Stanford professor and coauthor of the book Switch, provides a framework for change. He demonstrates in case studies that three principles are involved in successful change, whether it be on the personal or societal front. Leaders in nonprofit management are called to attune to these principles when tackling change situations.
Podcast
Energy
Abdallah S. Jum’ah - Examining the 21st Century Oil Company
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company exemplifies how an organization may go from good to great through a focus on innovation. In this audio lecture, CEO Abdallah Jum'ah shares with an audience of Stanford MBA students how he has harnessed the brainpower of his people to come up with breakthrough solutions in areas such as technology, tools, processes, and organizational management. His talk demonstrates how living the values of innovation, insight, and principle can transform an organization and change the world.
Podcast
Scaling
Social Enterprise: Where Do We Go from Here? - Skoll World Forum 2007
Social enterprise and innovation are about more than just invention. In this panel discussion, experts argue that diffusion or scaling up ideas is an integral part of making truly effective social change. Educators, nonprofit executives, and philanthropists share their perspectives about how to take innovative ideas for social change to that tipping point where they can create large-scale, lasting positive effects.
Podcast
Social Enterprise
Chip Heath - Social Enterprise and Great Ideas
In the world of social enterprise, why do some ideas survive and others die? Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Chip Heath reveals the secret in this audio lecture. He provides frameworks and advice to help social innovators launch their endeavors.
Podcast
Leadership
Andrew Zolli - Globeshakers with Tim Zak
Futurist, design strategist, and author Andrew Zolli specializes in helping people and institutions see, understand, and act upon complex change. In this audio interview with Globeshakers host Tim Zak, Zolli discusses some of the grand challenges facing the globe, as well as emerging technologies that may address them.