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A Successful FailFaire
I’ve been struck recently by all the press and talk regarding failure in development work, and the increasing push for citizen organizations to be open and transparent about their failures. At Ashoka, I organized an event for our staff around … Continue reading
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Profile: Sandra McBrayer
My profile of Sandra McBrayer, transformer of California education, for the San Diego Social Entrepreneurship Forum. —————————————– Sandra McBrayer, CEO, The Children’s Initiative California is the only state in the country to provide $550 million in after-school care for children, a … Continue reading
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Profile: Philip Low
My profile of Philip Low, who is figuring out how you can download your brainwaves, for the San Diego Social Entrepreneurship Forum. ——————— Philip Low, Founder, Chairman & CEO, NeuroVigil Philip Low believes that sleep is the gateway to the brain, just … Continue reading
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Profile: Teddy Cruz
My profile of Teddy Cruz, architect extraordinaire, for the San Diego Social Entrepreneurship Forum. —————————————- Teddy Cruz, Principle, estudio teddy cruz A distinctive characteristic of the social entrepreneur is the ability to see, amid a thicket of complex problems, the germ of … Continue reading
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Profile: Marty Cooper
My profile of Marty Cooper, maker of the first ever cell-phone call, for the San Diego Social Entrepreneurship Forum. —————————————— Marty Cooper, Co-founder, Dyna LLC On April 3, 1973, standing on Sixth Avenue in New York City, Marty Cooper held … Continue reading
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Podcast: Ashoka and Social Entrepreneurship
A few months ago, during a visit to the UN-mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica, I was interviewed by Mohit Mukherjee, Director of the university’s Center for Executive Education. UPEACE Podcast You can also download the podcast here or go to … Continue reading
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Interview: How to Change the World
Prior to speaking on a panel about social entrepreneurship at the Harvard Asian American Alumni Association Summit in October 2010, I was interviewed by one of the panel’s organizers for a write-up to highlight the panel.Read the interview here.
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The Ashoka Globalizer: Taking Social Innovation to Scale
I’ve been privileged to be part of the team creating The Ashoka Globalizer, a new and unique effort to help social entrepreneurs go to scale. Read my blog post on the first Globalizer summit on the Ashoka blog.
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Kissing the Tiger: Peace as a Pre-Requisite for Development
While creating Ashoka Peace, I co-wrote an article with my colleague Sarah Jefferson on Beyond Profit, which addressed something I deeply believe: that peace must come before, or at least hand-in-hand with development. In this article, we discussed the stories … Continue reading
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Social Entrepreneur Profile: Jerry White
Click here to read my profile on Ashoka Senior Fellow Jerry White, founder of Survivor Corps and Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his work with the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
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