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Architects of Resilient Dynamism? Why Davos Should Listen to Social...
Today, one day before the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting commences here in the secluded Swiss mountain town of Davos, 29 selected social entrepreneurs are already meeting to imagine what the...
View ArticleScaling up the Huffington Post – Lessons to Ease the Millennials’ Growing Pains
Since its inception in 2005, the Huffington Post has grown to be the most visited news site in the U.S. Their story of rapid growth proves to be a classic success story in entrepreneurship and business...
View ArticleYoung Dreamers Take Action: New Ways of Financing and Capacity Building in...
There was a young face sitting at the panel in one of the sessions at the UNEP Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia conference. With no name in the conference agenda or on the table, there...
View ArticleApply: Academic Reporting on Hybrid Ventures & Social Entrepreneurship Research
Have you ever dreamed about going to bed and waking up in the morning with an international group of the most dedicated researchers in the field of social entrepreneurship? If so, here is your...
View ArticleFind Inspiration in Toilets
Jack Sim is a funny man with a serious, yet unexpected mission: to revolutionize toilets for the base of the pyramid and to ensure worldwide sustainable sanitation. Often referred to as “Mr. Toilet” –...
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A 4P Future: People, Planet, Profit, and Plastics
“Don’t say no to plastic. Say no to plastic which is non-degradable.” Speaking at a TEDx conference in his home country of Indonesia last year, Sugianto Tandio – President Director of PT Tirta Marta –...
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Youth for Technology Foundation: Reinvigorating Rural Communities through...
When Njideka Harry answers the phone, her voice is warm and smooth. As she begins to tell me about the foundation she started twelve years ago, her tone conveys both humility and confidence. Before...
View ArticleFinding the Needle in the Haystack: The Story of Refugees United
For Refugees United, 10 minutes is worth more than 10 dollars. It may sound like an odd approach for raising money, when it is a product that the majority of the donors will never have any use for. But...
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The Making of South Pole Carbon: How to Become a Social Entrepreneur?
Many people dream of starting their own business. Some do it to make money and some want to make a difference to the social and environmental issues that matter to them. How does one then become a...
View ArticleStreet Football Shaping FIFA: Football Industry’s Perspective on Social...
For someone who still believes he has trouble articulating his ideas and vision for the future, Juergen Griesbeck, CEO and founder of streetfootballworld has gained enormous clout in the football...
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Where is the Funding in Detroit’s Farm-to-Fork Movement?
Steady access to capital is still a long ways off for pioneering local food entrepreneurs in Detroit. However, cooperation amongst entrepreneurs and mounting advocacy for innovative business structures...
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Why We Should Fight Back Against Nonprofits That ‘Fight Obesity’
In what is known as the “obesity paradox,” studies are increasingly demonstrating that, compared to thin people, fat people are just as healthy, live just as long, and are actually more likely to...
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21st Century Robin Hood Introduces Altruism to Investment Banking
Robin Hood Asset Management CooperativeSakari Virkki, researcher and inventor of the competence analysis methodology used by Robin Hood For more than a decade, Finnish researcher Sakari Virkki...
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Get Out in the Dusty Streets to Find Your Inner Super Hero
By seeing firsthand the problems caused by lack of access to electricity in rural Africa, Sameer Hajee has found the drive and empathy to take action. This unlocking of passion through real-life...
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Why Social Entrepreneurship Aid is Putting Asia on the Shelf
Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP & Tam Sing Travel under Creative Commons Why hasn’t impact investing taken off in China & Southeast Asia? An analysis of key cultural, demographic and perceptual factors...
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Entreprenurs Help Motor City Become Mobility City
DETROIT, MI – How does a bankrupt city with a declining population and dwindling public finances provide transportation for its residents? Detroit’s answer to that question has increasingly been to...
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The F-Word [Failure] Comes to the World Economic Forum
Photo courtesy of the World Economic ForumFailure - not a word one would easily associate with participants of the WEF. DALIAN, China – Let’s face it, failure sucks. Failing is neither particularly fun...
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A Liter of Light: Using Plastic Bottles, Water, Bleach and the Sun to Light...
It is hard to believe that empty plastic bottles and bleach could be used for anything sustainable. But these are some of the things that students present as part of our sustainable energy future...
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At the Fringe: Stories from Davos (6) – Sustainable Hotels in Davos: Is Green...
DAVOS – When entering Hotel Grischa, the first thing you notice is the impressive lamp that, with its 1400 individual glass tubes in the shape of stars, twinkles overhead. All around, there is an air...
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At the Fringe: Stories from Davos (7) – Living Here: A Family Hotel’s Struggle
“Do you live here?” She answers the question by turning around and walking away, but just before entering a yellow stone house she waves her hand as an invitation. As I walk into the hallway of the...
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