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The New Wave of Corp-Public-Socio Innovation
I just read the New Corporate Garage in this month’s HBR. Here’s a summary / excerpt and I recommend that anyone interested in social innovation and the changing face of CSR take note. It’s a great and exciting read. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Social Responsibility, Uncategorized
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Technology Meets Modern Day Slavery
Could you have possibly imagined that there are 30 million slaves in the world today, more than any other point in human history? Slavery is not limited to the brothels of Thailand or Cambodia, either. A 2011 CNN article estimated that there are … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Policy, Social Responsibility, Technology
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Responsibility, Creation, and Play with Perspective
Is it acceptable for things be beautiful for the sake of beauty alone? Or must we account for the system we reside in during all acts of creation? This is an ongoing conversation I have been having with my friend … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Social Media, Social Responsibility
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Paying Homage to a Truly Innovative Company
In 1998, Mexican building manufacturing giant CEMEX sent a team into the low-income community of Mesa Colorada to understand the barriers preventing families from obtaining their own home. What followed was the creation of the “Patrimonio Hoy” project, an … Continue reading
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Friend or Foe? Fiduciary Duties Meet Socially-Responsible Investments
In a 1970 article for the New York Times, economist Milton Friedman reiterated the deeply entrenched view that “social responsibility” and acting in the best economic interests of the corporate entity were inherently incongruent: “If [corporate executives] are to impose … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Policy, Social Responsibility
Tagged fiduciary duties, investment, Social Responsibility, SRI
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The Case for Crowdsourcing Innovation and Social Change
The large, vertically integrated, hierarchical organization is one that has persisted throughout the latter half of the twentieth century. In these organizations, employees generally get paid to do what they are expected to do, not to innovate or to find … Continue reading
The Crisis of Counterfeits and Transparency in Developing World Medicine
Much emphasis in the policy sphere has been placed on the delivery of generic and cheap drugs to the developing world. Increasing the flow of drugs into poor countries is important, but it only addresses part of the problem of … Continue reading
