HOW AN AGEING POPULATION WILL CHANGE THE WORLD – BBC NEWS That is the title of a very interesting short video. Did you know that Japan is the country no.1 when it comes to ageing? That Asia and Europe are much more concerned about it than USA? But there is a chance to see it…
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Go to a town store without reading skills – just imagine…
Just imagine you cannot read and you are poor. You live in rural areas. You need to go into a store in the next town. A real store, not like the small rural seller location where if you go late you just find two or three remaining items and the cans and small containers with…
Donations are good, creating social impact is better
Without doubt: donations you made to others are always helpful. Somehow. Donations help non profit organisations to continue their work. Donations are very helpful in large crisis situations. Sometimes, donations help to save lifes. But donations are not the main factor when it comes to decide whether a company is socially responsible or not. Do…
About charity, change and happiness to become a social worker
Have you ever thought of the different levels of help you offer? And how it makes you happy? We all want to feel good. Feeling good is easy if you donate some money or give your old books and clothes to someone in need. Or perhaps you pay a coffee to them. Pure charity gives…
Growing number of games for a better world
Can games help to create a better world? Without doubt- games are attractive. And fun. The number of educative games and those which can help to make the world a little better is growing rapidly. Did you know that Half The Sky Movement: The Game is a Facebook adventure that raises awareness & funds to…
Understand how work is changing
‘From work to workupation’ – that’s how Gerd Leonhard describes in a recent article the new understanding of ‘work’ . Working for earning a living is the traditional description what we and earlier generations think of in a first instant, when we are asked why we work. But it seems that it is not the…
Change is more than an all-in-one Dharavi solution
Change – more than the ‘Dharavi solution’ Short term supporting activities can be helpful – sometimes. Somehow. Some more, some less. But they do not change the general situation as long as there is no chance to revolutionize, create and grow another way of life. Focused support in huge crisis situations is without any doubt…
Older than 30: social impact sleeper?
Reading through many articles that talk about social entrepreneurship and social change there is one thing that is obvious: social change and social entrepreneurship are often connected to young people. Competitions are designed and often open to students/people below 30 only, universities see the high potential of change in the young generation. You are young,…
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…
Go India, go future! 