Shedding iSight on Blindness
The value of intuitive design in products has become increasingly important among developers, from how a vehicle adjusts its seats to how the navigation works on a smartphone. Abhishek Syal of Arise India decided to include blind people in this revolution. Simplicity of design for a mass market is Abhishek Syal’s motto, and in developing […]
The Business of Giving
A Good Card is a gift card for charity that you can redeem for any charity in the United States. An idea that came to Bill Strathmann ten years ago was inspired by two concepts. The First was an idea that you could ‘give’ the ‘gift’ of charity to someone, and the second was that […]
The Challenge of the future: A letter to an unborn son
There are now over 7 billion people on the planet. If we are to survive as a species, then innovative and brave solutions must be found. As expectant father, Markus Dietrich of the Philippines faces the questions that millions of other soon-to-be parents are asking, he writes a letter to his unborn son… Dear Son, As your mother Suncheon and […]
Planting Corporate Seeds for Social Good
Over the past few decades, many corporations have learned to tap into the expertise of social workers by creating roles for them within the corporate hierarchy. The infographic below shows how social work plants the seeds for corporate good and describes the varied roles that social workers fill within corporations. Some companies have initiated CSR […]
Free download: Guide to Understanding Sustainability
Download our free guide to sustainability and understand the origins of this crucial concept, how it creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony and how a sustainably-minded future can help fulfill the social and economic requirements of present and future generations. Click on the link below for […]
What’s Your Blue Ocean Strategy?
In today’s overcrowded market, companies compete head-on, resulting in bloody “red oceans” of rivals fighting over shrinking profits. Professor Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim, founders of the blue ocean concept, argue for creating uncontested market space. We asked Mauborgne about the benefits of this approach. How exactly did your Blue Ocean Strategy come […]
Jeff Skoll on Social Enterprise
The first president of eBay explains why he believes both social enterprise and impact investing provide the best model to deal with global challenges. You are clearly a man with a vision – what makes you tick? My vision was something that started when I was a kid. I used to read a lot, and […]
People, Planet, Profits
We need leaders to come up with ridiculous ideas and impossible solutions, says Mark Van Ness, the founder of an innovative real estate company. We need, Mark Van Ness believes, greater synergy between people, planet and profit, and it is clear old ideas are simply not working. He’s in good company as a recent Harvard […]
The Bullitt Center: the World’s Greenest Building
The story of the building of the world’s greenest commercial real estate building.
Why the Corporation is Failing Us and How to Restore Trust in It
Trust and confidence in our economic and financial institutions has collapsed. The last few years alone have witnessed accounting, banking and corporate tax scandals; environmental disasters; financial crises, fraud and money laundering at unprecedented levels. The pace and scale of the failures is intensifying and look set to increase in the future. Colin Mayer, Professor […]
