Why we need social innovation now more than ever | Ashoka
The obstacles they face are so enormous, and the resources they have so limited, that their solutions must be more creative, more resourceful, and more resilient than traditional solutions developed by the rest of the world. EVOKE is designed to help players become a part of the emerging culture of African ingenuity—to build up their social innovat
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Across the globe, we face extraordinary challenges: climate change; lack of affordable shelter; food insecurity; racism; sexism; social inequities; large-scale displacement, migration, and resettlement; biodiversity loss, habitat degradation, and animal abuse; continuing violence; and declining mental health. Just to name a few.
David Ehrlichman • Impact Networks: Create Connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change
We are in a collective global moment of figuring out, testing and experimenting with ways of bringing people together for impact . How we do this in service of driving change in the world is a topic of much interest and considerable investment of resources. We are in-between paradigms, between older and more emergent, newer formats.
Dr. Renée Lertzman • Convenings, Cohorts + Communities: Notes on so-called "impact" gatherings
What we can do now – and must do well – is bring together the best of the emerging ideas, and so create a new economic mindset that is never set but always evolving.
Kate Raworth • Doughnut Economics: The must-read book that redefines economics for a world in crisis
El reto es crear un mecanismo que impulse a los equipos de innovación de forma abierta. Éste es el camino hacia una cultura sostenible de la innovación a lo largo del tiempo, a medida que las empresas se enfrentan a amenazas existenciales.