In coverage of social innovation, entrepreneurs get most of the play. But intrapreneurs—employees who innovate within organizations—are key drivers of change, too. With this in mind, New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) launched a program earlier this year to help women become effective ...
Social innovators can learn from each others' successes and failures. That's the idea behind Dowser's Mini Case Studies, real-world stories showing how changemakers confront practical challenges. From time to time, we'll add to the mix great studies from around the web. Here's one ...
How would you go about creating a world where people live in peace? Rather than dismiss the question as hopelessly naive, think of it as a practical challenge. Where would you begin? Eric D. Dawson, the founder of Peace First, says the logical ...
Search for the hashtag #socent and you'll find wide-ranging interest in social entrepreneurship on Twitter. Here's a roundup of a few thought-provoking tweets from the last week: The Guardian's Michael Brunton-Spall (@bruntonspall) reported from the Activate Summit in London that eBay founder Pierre Omidyar’s ...
Think back to the toughest class you took in high school. Would you have performed better with an experienced coach by your side? And what if that coach had been with you every day, getting to know your strengths and weaknesses, keeping you ...