Entries For: 27 March 2008
Consultancy Clinic - Invaluable Expert Advice for social entrepreneurial challenges
The consultancy clinics designed to allow delegates to ‘pitch’ new business ideas or requests for help with challenges to a panel of esteemed experts and thought leaders who are selected to provide valuable advice. It is a great opportunity to get advice from successful entrepreneurs, philanthropists, academics who have much knowledge to share. read more...
Women, Culture and Social Change
In the session on Women, Culture and Social Change I was reminded of many paradigms that challenge the way social beliefs have developed, i.e: * That a healthy sense of disrespect for formal education is necessary for progress (Bunker Roy) * That African traditional leaders are indeed supportive of the empowerment of women (Fiona Muchembere) and * That the concept of wars would be almost non-existent if there were more women in power (Dr Nafis Sadik). read more...
“Dancing with Elephants”
“Dancing with elephants” and dating were just two of the metaphors that at today’s interactive exploration of partnerships between social entrepreneurships and multinational corporations. read more...
Innovation and Change in Government Culture, Part II
The mission of many entrepreneurs is to change culture, whereas the mission of government is largely to stabilize it. These can be diametrically opposing goals, and if government controls the purse strings, then entrepreneurs can turn into bureaucrats. When this happens, then the tactical “success” of acquiring government funding can be a long-term strategic failure. So, when is it right to pursue government funding, and when should it be avoided? read more...
Addressing the Talent Gap
Social Entrepreneurs increasingly report that access to human capital is one of the biggest challenges they face. This raises a whole host of challenges around recruiting and retaining the right talent to ensure effective implementation and impact on the ground. read more...
Innovation and Change in Government Culture, Part I
What are the areas that government needs to get involved in, and where do they need to stay out? What might be fruitful? What can we learn from each other? What should we be wary of? What are the new frontiers? read more...
Empathy and Ethics: Drivers of our shifting culture...
“We’re not trying to capture markets, we’re trying to change the world.” -- Bill Drayton read more...
Common ground, uncommon achievements
"Strategic Partnerships Between Multinational Corporations And Social Entrepreneurs" brought members of both community together to address the issues and challenges facing each party. read more...
Hybrid and For-Profit Business Models
There is no longer a clear distinction between non-profit and for-profit organisations. "Hybrid" models are becoming increasingly common to simultaneously deliver social impact and scale. But is this new organisational form more effective than the orthodox models, or does does it risk getting "stuck in the middle"? read more...
The politics of climate change
The 2008 Skoll World Forum opened with a bang today with a thought provoking talk by Lord Anthony Giddens, a world renowned sociologist. We know what the problem is, he said, but the fogginess lies when it comes to how we are going to solve it. read more...
Hypberbolic Discounting, Family Planning and the Holy See – Oh My!
The Opening Plenary Sets the Stage for Big Things at SWF read more...
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, What's the IMPACT of this all?
An interactive session exploring various approaches to assessing impact. read more...
