Less What, More How: A Review of Nilofer Merchant’s The New How
A review of The New How: Creating Business Solutions through Collaborative Strategy , a book on how to create and implement high-impact strategies for social entrepreneurship.
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John Mackey - Conscious Business and Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship requires conscious leadership, says Whole Foods CEO John Mackey in this University podcast. Delivering a talk sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Mackey issues a clarion call for nothing less than "conscious capitalism," arguing that business can indeed serve more than the almighty dollar. He discusses his own company's challenges in the social enterprise arena.
Mobile: Increasingly on Call
Mobile technology has become increasingly crucial within the field of international development, for issues ranging from private equity in Africa to crisis response.
Leap Forward for Social Enterprises
Rick Aubry is designing social enterprises that can succeed on a national scale.
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Priya Haji - Creating a Social Enterprise
When Priya Haji put her mind to helping reduce global poverty, social entrepreneurship took a quantum leap. In this university podcast, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, the plucky founder of World of Good shares how she created a social enterprise that now empowers women in communities around the world by helping them sell their artisan goods in stores and online. She talks about strategies for using educated consumer choice and inspiring business competition to do good.
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The Problem With Fair Trade Coffee
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Rediscovering Social Innovation
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