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Board assurance for charities – do we really know what we think we know?
20 Dec 2016

Board assurance for charities – do we really know what we think we know?

by Gillian Conway | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Governance failures have made headlines repeatedly in recent years across all sectors of the economy, and charities have not escaped scandal with high profile cases attracting scrutiny and eroding public confidence. I work with a range of different organisations at … Continued

Facing up to the fourth industrial revolution
15 Dec 2016

Facing up to the fourth industrial revolution

by Tom Simmons | posted in: Social innovation | 0

On 13 November the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened the latest meeting of its Global Future Councils in the lavish settings of a Dubai beach-side resort, and I joined as a newly elected Global Future Council Fellow. The Global Future … Continued

The death of a language is a loss for humanity
26 Oct 2016

The death of a language is a loss for humanity

by Inky Gibbens | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Today there are some 7000 languages on our planet, spoken by a plethora of peoples in a huge number of cities and villages and in a menagerie of different cultures. But that number is expected to decline rapidly in the … Continued

Enterprising communities: bridging foreign and local realities
5 Jul 2016

Enterprising communities: bridging foreign and local realities

by Isabel Brueggemann | posted in: Social innovation | 0

‘The challenge is to learn to see things the other way round, to appreciate and grasp that other reality, of local people’ – Robert Chambers. Empowering others to drive their own change This rationale has been at the forefront of … Continued

change makers, change management, enterprise building, social innovation
Angelina Jolie in a refugee camp. Or, what is humanitarian innovation?
21 Jun 2016

Angelina Jolie in a refugee camp. Or, what is humanitarian innovation?

by Corinna Frey | posted in: Social innovation | 0

For months now we have been watching news about people fleeing their homes due to ongoing conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan or Somalia. And just when writing this post my newsfeed tells me that 100 people died after their boat capsized … Continued

Attending to behaviour in organisations – the antidote to weariness?
14 Jun 2016

Attending to behaviour in organisations – the antidote to weariness?

by Esmee Wilcox | posted in: Social innovation | 1

The fabulous team that I lead at Suffolk County Council is up for a national Behavioural Change Award next week. We focus on young people with disabilities. Perhaps unusually, we are taking a punt on being recognised for work that … Continued

behavioural change, innovation, public sector, public sector organisations
What ‘impact’ can also mean: 765 days of protest and resilience
24 May 2016

What ‘impact’ can also mean: 765 days of protest and resilience

by Laura Claus & Jeff Okoroafor | posted in: Social innovation | 1

‘….it is the countless deeds of unknown people who lay the basis for the significant events that enter history’ ― Howard Zinn Laura Claus is a PhD Candidate at Cambridge Judge Business School working on topics around social movements and social innovation. … Continued

Reigniting Kenya’s mobile money revolution: this time in health
19 Apr 2016

Reigniting Kenya’s mobile money revolution: this time in health

by Felix Claus | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Since 2010, access to “the highest attainable standard of health” has been a constitutional right in Kenya. However, an estimated 80 per cent of Kenyans remain without access to quality medical coverage, indicating a massive discrepancy between theory and reality … Continued

Gains or pains? Natural capital – and how to use it
19 Apr 2016

Gains or pains? Natural capital – and how to use it

by Sophus zu Ermgassen | posted in: Social innovation | 0

‘Business is often unaware of its true reliance on nature… The new model for business seeks to integrate the real value of nature into its thinking’ – UK Government Ecosystem Markets Taskforce, Realising nature’s value Nearly all businesses rely on … Continued

Can governments cope with the sea change ahead?
26 Feb 2016

Can governments cope with the sea change ahead?

by Noa Gafni | posted in: Social innovation | 0

‘Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is’ ― Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea The World Government Summit recently took place in Dubai on 8-10 … Continued

inequality, public sector, technical revolution, youth population

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