Dialysis gives only little space for living your dreams

Dialysis is life- saving. I am happy that in many countries it is possible to get this treatment, if needed, if your kidneys do not work any more. In many locations there is no real chance to survive, no health service where to go unless your economic status permits a solution. How many foundations help…

Knowledge for future and current changemakers and entrepreneurs

Do you have a good entrepreneurial idea but it fails because you do not know how to start and make it become true? There are not the right people who could help, missing information, too less money…. What, if you could have access to it at the right moment? An incredibly helpful list for (social)…

My video of the month – social media for social change

Today I found this video and I just want to share with you – because it shows the networking community that empowers the different thinking. Social media, social change and social business – wherever we focus on it leads to the new way of thinking and shows the mechanism behind. Just thinking of what can…

Engaging for society or becoming a manager? Just combine!

“To stay engaged with global markets and be successful in the future business must get social.” Being social is now a must. Putting the customer in the enter of attention and allow him to connect. Anytime, anywhere. This has been developed over years now and is not really new any more. But what is meant…

Social change: Why business needs smiling Yoga at its heart

Don’t we and our industries, we as managers know about poverty, ecological problems, hunger , missing education and similar necessities in this world? Don’t many of us already engage? Individuals, foundations, companies… Yes. We do. Many of us are interested in social change – we all know that. Nevertheless, the success is still limited. Don’t…

Can innovation be achieved via specific projects and teams?

Innovation today is one of the most used words in use when it comes to presentations, company discussions, future plans. Innovation is the key to the future. Often specific projects and teams are set up to do innovation, to collect innovative ideas, some departments aim to become innovative leaders and focus on innovative success stories….

Beyond traditional CSR: connecting is key

Without doubt: Many enterprises, academic institutions, politicians, foundations and other institutions have social responsibility activities ongoing. Some of them on a local level, others on a global level. Some of them are active to solve water problems, others are active in technical based challenges and others again build infrastructures for transportation… In many different countries,…

The desire to change

Everyone knows that society needs change. The dimension of social needs – be it in emerging markets , be it in the richer and rich countries – is obvious. But is there really the desire to change? And if so, how strong is this desire? Many programs fail because they do not take into account…

Getting old – a disaster or a chance to change?

Being old today can mean so much. Senior top models shows, 80 year old sportsmen climbing up the mountains, a large army of life experts as mentors and the elder generation as money givers to the youth – but it seems not to be enough to make people think that getting old is really a…