Tag Archives: social entrepreneurship
The opportunities in an Economic Downturn for Designers
I keep hearing of people being laid off – Designers are losing their jobs in the current downturn. So what do they do. I have a few ideas for things you can do as you wait for the economy to … Continue reading
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Design School Vision
I finally started writing – the tool kit for a new School of Design. A tool kit because a vision is so self aggarandising. Tool kit is so much more participative. For now the tool kit has three parts – … Continue reading
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KICKING GOALS – CHANGING LIVES: Discussions about homelessness, poverty, social entrepreneurship and making a change
Series Venue: BMW Edge at Federation Square, Melbourne Series Moderator: Ms Tracee Hutchison, a writer, broadcaster, reporter for ABC TV’s 7.30 Report and Saturday Age Opinion columnist. FREE ENTRY CONVERSATION ONE Wednesday 3 December – Kicking Goals – Changing Lives … Continue reading
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Obama White House Wishlist: ‘Office of Social Entrepreneurship’
Social Entrepreneurship – Change.org: Obama White House Wishlist: ‘Office of Social Entrepreneurship’ The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported yesterday that influential progressive think tanks New Democracy Fund and the Center for American Progress are advocating for the creation of a White … Continue reading
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Enabled by Design now a ‘dot org’ social start up
enabled by design As of today, we are officially a ‘dot org’ social start up! Marking an important new chapter in the Enabled by Design story, today sees the launch of the Innovation Exchange’s Next Practice programme. EbD and 13 … Continue reading
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Social Entrepreneurship Defined
Social Entrepreneurship Defined | Social Velocity Because social innovation is such a new field, terms are still being defined. At times terms are used interchangeably when in reality they have very different meanings. Academics and thought leaders are still hammering … Continue reading
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Hawkens new book
Blessed Unrest Blessed Unrest is exciting, compelling, and very important. It describes the growing unrest that I encounter around the world, the frustration and courage of those who dare to challenge the power of the political corporate world. Paul Hawken … Continue reading
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Campus Recycling Project
A Project to recycle waste on campus.
Filed under Design, Service Design, Social Innovation
Social Innovation Examples
I am keen to make and publicise a list of ‘social Innovation’ case studies located in Melbourne Australia. These may be projects/ companies/ ventures/ initiatives/ and other such collectives formed for social good – with or without a profit motive. … Continue reading
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Youth and Causes
So doing good shouldn’t feel like a chore – and so the alldaybuffet is a network in the US – a network of youth who want to do good. Like the melbourne green drinks of o2 australia – alldaybuffet too … Continue reading
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Waste
The Waste project is on Hold! And will be activated in November as a business model for community orientated waste/ recycling services. The project has developed a model and run a pilot recycling program. The effort now is to convert … Continue reading
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Disruptive Social Innovation
India’s Mega-Disruptive Social Innovation? A Tiny Car Posted by Navi Radjou on June 4, 2008 8:43 AM I recently caught up with senior execs from various business units at the Tata Group, India’s leading conglomerate. They were all rightfully proud … Continue reading
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Base of the Samosa
I have finally begun reading Prahalad – and have been deeply and persistently irritated. First it was the blase account of the post colonial history of India. Then it is the valorising of Hindustan Lever and putting all into the … Continue reading
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What is Social Innovation?
Many definitions: Social innovation is a concept that involves the use of new technology, or the new use of existing technology to achieve a social purpose. It includes the application of examples of good social practice so that these can … Continue reading
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Strategic Story Telling and Social Innovation
What do stories have to do with social enterprise? At its core, social entrepreneurship is about introducing a new story of social innovation – and convincing others to believe in your market-based solution. Too often, the status quo stands in … Continue reading
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Waste and SI
My foray into waste began in 1998 as a classroom exercise for my students where we were looking at types of problems and ways to approach them . The first exercise to design a better garbage bin became an exercise … Continue reading
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