Critical friends on researching crime and crime fighting – podcast
The Amongst Critical Friends podcast series is a place for critical reflection. In this edition, we discuss the work of three academics who research organised crime and crime fighting. We ask business management professor Roberto Vona, gender equality expert Dr Lilia Giugni … Continued
Men and #MeToo – podcast
This podcast discusses ways in which men and boys can contribute to the struggle towards a more gender equal world in the wake of #MeToo. At the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, we invite change makers in business, civil society, policy and … Continued
Rap therapy for London youth
Rapper Bhishma Asare has set up Rap Therapy, a social venture which teaches young people to be creative and positively express themselves through rap. In this blog, he explains how Rap Therapy started, how it helps youth in South London … Continued
Critical friends on rebuilding trust – podcast
This podcast series is a place for critical reflection. We invite change makers in business, civil society, policy and academia to the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation to talk about their work, their ideas and their motivation to strive towards … Continued
Rebuilding trust in business and technology
In this opinion piece, Fellow of Social Innovation Noa Gafni shares her view on the global decline in trust and how to rebuild this. Trust in the system has decreased in recent years, stimulated by the rise of exponential technologies. … Continued
Fostering inclusive economic growth in Africa
This blog explores how business can drive inclusive growth in Africa by highlighting the key insights of the Business in Africa Conference organised at Cambridge Judge Business School. Africa is a growth story. The continent is home to six of the … Continued
How you enter social enterprise matters
In many aspects of life where we come from influences where we go next. This also applies to social entrepreneurs: how they transition into social enterprise can play a big role. This blog explores how different starting points matter for … Continued
Social intrapreneurship – doing good from the inside out
An interview with Asrif Yusoff, the head of business venture management at a leading energy company and a part-time student at the Cambridge Judge Business School, on leading social innovation within a corporation. You hold an MBA from Imperial College, … Continued
Rap about Cambridge Social Ventures Weekend
More than 700 social entrepreneurs have come to one of our Social Venture Weekends since 2014… but this is the first time anyone’s been inspired to rap about us! On a sunny weekend this summer, 50 budding social entrepreneurs joined … Continued
The impact of law on social innovation efforts
This blog explains how law becomes part of a myriad of endeavours aimed at empowering local communities.