Category Archives: Social Enterprise

Open for Business: The Quest to Create Shared Value in Burma

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

“So today we say to American business: Invest in Burma,” Secretary Clinton proclaimed in May, within a month of opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi’s taking of office after her parliamentary election victory last April. Driven by vast reserves of … Continue reading →

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New Discovery… Google Public Data!

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

I am writing an article on Myanmar and how social enterprise can *hopefully* ease some of the socio-political growing pains the country is going to go through as its borders open up to foreign investment. I found this awesome tool … Continue reading →

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Designing a better Brooklyn

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

I found this video this morning on a green collaboration between Mexican nonprofit VerdMX and Nissan Mexicana. The project is a series of “living” sculptures around Mexico city that are meant to improve air quality, bring art to the masses and just make … Continue reading →

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Human rights frameworks, the free market, and the spaces in between

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

A couple of years ago, I began working on a project called the Center for Live Capital with two friends. It began with a thought that economic growth in slums and “informal” settlements could be stimulated by assigning property titles … Continue reading →

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Transmedia Activism & the Fabulous Lina Srivastava

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

I found this interview with my friend / colleague Lina on her website. As a former lawyer who has very much created her own path, she is someone I completely admire and look up to a lot. I enjoy following the … Continue reading →

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Life without lights is not life without light

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

My latest post at HuffPo It’s a warm early summer night in Brooklyn, and the walls of VII Agency are covered with Peter DiCampo’sLife without Lights exhibit — dark faces illuminated by the glow of candles, flashlights and fires. DiCampo has … Continue reading →

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