(Image taken from video: Come along with Hariya: Dive deep into a river. Hop from tree to tree. Or, soar high into the skies.Source: http://www.teriin.org/come_along_with_hariya.php) Are you an entrepreneur? A traditional business/industry man or woman working many hours a day? Maybe an representative from a large organization or institution? And your working day is full…
Month: July 2013
Children books and Social change – help needed
There has been written so much about education as a key element to social change. And probably there are only a few things in the world that are that true. When I came across this chart I was really surprised how many children books lack of diversity. On the other side I know some people…
Talk to social entrepreneurs – How to start your social change career
(Image taken from video cited below) This morning I came across a fantastic video. I think there is so much truth in it and maybe it is a good starting point for today. As the social entrepreneurs in How-To Start Your Social Change Career explain, community service is a selfish act of self-improvement. You live…
Hi, I am Mr Innovation ….
Innovation today is one of the most used buzzwords when it comes to presentations, company discussions, future business plans. Innovation is key to the future – this is what generally is thought and connected to this term. Often specific projects and teams are set up to do innovation, to collect innovative ideas, some specifically “advanced”…
Crowdsourcing, creativity and feeling good
Crowdsourcing, creativity and feeling good Who participates in crowdsourcing activities? What can you expect when you launch a crowdsourcing based competition? These are questions which normally lead to keywords such as everyone can participate, social thinking, better ideas, more ideas, innovative ideas. But is this really the case? And does this apply always and in…
Social entrepreneurship – a business in need of catalyzers?
When you google for social entrepreneurs you find a huge number of articles, explanations, foundations and contributions. And examples. But rarely these articles give an overview on how these enterprises are connected to others and where could be potential for collaboration among themselves and with industries. I am convinced this type of collaboration could contribute…
Are you a Conference Sleeper?
During the last years I have visited several international conferences. Good agenda, good locations, interesting presentation titles. But what happened sometimes: after two, three slides offered by a presenter, I got tired and bored. Not necessarily, because the presenters had nothing to tell, but simply due to the fact that the type of presentation and…
Go India, go future! 