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What is social innovation?
What is social innovation? Health agencies, hospitals and non-profits are struggling to deliver tangible social benefits in a cost effective and sustainable way. For non-profits, it is no longer...
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Solving a social problem while helping Mother Earth: an example from Gander,...
When I worked for VON Canada and the Canadian Red Cross, I observed that many of the most innovative programs emerge at the grass roots level. They often stem from a strong desire to solve a social...
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Business embraces sustainability
I attended the annual Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) Summit in Toronto yesterday. It was heartening to listen to leaders from all sectors talk of their efforts to become better...
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Michael Porter’s Creating Shared Value: social innovation for a higher form...
I read Michael Porter and Mark Kramer’s latest HBR article with great interest. Porter’s guru-like status gives credence to a movement to reinvent the role of business beyond the sole pursuit of...
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Social innovation: a simple model
Several years ago I attended a talk given by a manager from MaRS, a Toronto innovation hub. Of the twenty some slides in her PowerPoint deck one caught my attention. It showed that social innovation...
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The changing role of business: from wealth generation to social progress
When I took my MBA at McGill over 20 years ago the purpose of business was straightforward: optimize shareholder value. Talking about climate change and social responsibility in a business meeting...
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