It’s time to share social entrepreneurial examples and initiatives on where traditional business partners meet and new business connections are done. Yesterday I met business people, investors, people who want to invest and mostly are already several years very successful in what they do at the German-African Economics Forum in Dortmund, Germany. There is…
Category: Social business
Development? Helping the poor? We don’t do enough – it’s time to think really big
Technical solutions? Wow. The next app is done … Don’t get me wrong. It might be a fantastic app, but it will not change the world as long as it is not part of a ‘big picture solution’. I’m appassionated about social entrepreneurial solutions. Great people. Appassionated people with good ideas. I appreciate…
A heartwarming co-existence with cows, dogs & goats in India’s cities
Cows, dogs, even monkeys and goats are a natural part of India’s cities and present everywhere – even in the metropolis like Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. This might be surprising and unusual for tourists who visit the subcontinent for the first time. But it takes only a short while unless one gets used to it….
Is your social enterprise just social without enterprise?
Originally posted on Go India, go future!:
Social entrepreneurship is more than just helping people because you want to help. If people help each other, it is fantastic, but if you want to dedicate your life to it as a social entrepreneur, you need a clear idea on how to make money and how to…
Fly, India, fly – like a kite in the sky
Have you ever thought about what could be achievable if we used all the energy that appears in days like today in Ahmedabad in India? Today a hundred thousands of people celebrated the kite festival on the top of the roofs… independent from age, nationality, income, culture or religions. It was a fantastic atmosphere and…
How cleaning agents can change a life
There are several re-used bottles on the bottom: inside there are very colourful liquids: red, yellow, blu, white… And there is a very special, but fresh smell in the air. I have entered a small room. At the back of the room some big containers are visible. “My Mum has joined a selfhelp group here…
My preferred Indian Christmas picture
I’m visiting often our Making More Health kindergarten when I’m travelling in India. Also yesterday I passed by and found this nativity scene. It’s amazing – simply because it shows that it could be so easy too accept each other, to share and to enjoy different cultures. In Europe we often tolerate by avoiding “the…
Happy New Year and welcome to a Better world!
A friend of mine lost his job a few days ago because the company did not achieve the golden goal of 250000 EUR more profit than in 2014. But 180 000 EUR only, only a 5% growth…Well, things happen. The cover of the newspaper is full of questions what will be in 2016. Questions about…
Social thinking in the core business? Create the passion first, the rest will follow!
Change starts with our thoughts Innovation and change need people who think differently. Including social thinking in the daily Business? Social and business approaches in one rush, in a co-creative way? What do business managers and CSR managers say, when you ask them about to think social in business/ think business in social? It’s not…
My top learnings 2015 – Social world: give business a chance!
It is a fascinating world, the social world and the work of NGOs. No doubt: there are a lot of good projects ongoing and the need for the activities they run is obvious.The world needs to change. The challenges are huge. There is a lot to do: environmental issues, climate, human rights, poverty, refugees, development…
Go India, go future! 