Where is the United States economy and budget going? How can the U.S. stop accumulating debt at the same accelerated rate that's been happening over the past few decades? In this audio lecture, Joe Minarik summarizes how the U.S. deficit has gotten to the state it's in, and outlines steps needed to solve the problem and help the economy grow. The event was hosted by the Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Afin de donner vie à son idée, l'entrepreneur social doit se poser la question du financement. Quels sont les acteurs avec lesquels il convient de collaborer ? Guidés par trois de ceux que l'on appelle les "financeurs sociaux et solidaires" nous entrons dans les coulisses de leurs organisations pour comprendre leurs besoins et leurs attentes. Ils livrent les clefs directement utiles pour relever le défi du financement et promouvoir un projet d'entrepreneuriat social.
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L'économie sociale en France est un secteur à part entière qui regroupe les initiatives économiques d'utilité sociale et d'intérêt collectif. Mais peut-on tous devenir des entrepreneurs sociaux? Une étude a donc été réalisée sur les facteurs de réussite et les obstacles. Dans cet enregistrement audio, Amandine Barthelemy et Romain Slitine, experts associés de l'Institut de l'Innovation et de l'Entrepreneuriat Social, nous commentent les résultats de cette enquête et esquissent le profil type du bon entrepreneur social.
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Connecting good, effective nonprofits and other organizations that get the job done is the mission of Craigconnects, the latest enterprise of Craigslist founder Craig Newmark. In this audio interview with host Ashkon Jafari, Newmark discusses the organization's philosophy, primary activities, and future plans.
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The environmental sustainability movement has long been pushing for the development of renewable energy resources. Yet to have a significant impact in the energy market, any renewable alternative must be scalable, argues Haas School professor Severin Borenstein in this audio lecture. Speaking at the 2010 Climate Policy Instruments in the Real World conference at Stanford, he suggests where policy interventions should be focused so as to pave the way for the greater appeal of renewable technologies.
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What if you could influence people to act on their best intentions? Professor Jennifer Aaker has spent most of her career researching the science of getting people to do the right thing.
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Les entrepreneurs sociaux semblent pouvoir jouer un rôle essentiel dans la transition vers une économie verte, même si à première vue elle serait plutôt le fait de grands acteurs institutionnels. A quoi ressemblent ces initiatives individuelles ? Quels sont les obstacles qui se posent à elles ? Deux experts-entrepreneurs, l'un en France et l'autre aux USA, montrent comment transformer la crise environnementale en opportunités. Ils détaillent les leviers possibles pour une efficacité sociale grâce à un changement réel des pratiques en entreprise.
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Businesses, nonprofits and government agencies increasingly are embracing design thinking to solve social problems. The reason? Design thinking is inherently human centered. In this audio lecture, Jocelyn Wyatt, who directs social innovation projects at the design and consulting firm IDEO, describes how design thinking can be employed in the developing world to address the needs of people who consume a product or service and the infrastructure that enables it.
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Presented to you by Kriss Deiglmeier and Eric Nee, Social Innovation Conversations shares the voices of the people at the forefront of creating social and environmental change in the world. This podcast is the labor of love of a dedicated team of talented volunteers.