Articles by Blair Miller
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Friday
April 29
2011Unlocking the Levers for Change: Stop Waiting for Permission
What’s keeping so many from finding their place in this field? As capable as this generation is - we are still waiting for permission. Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of Acumen Fund, the late CK Prahalad, author of Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, and Bill Drayton Founder of Ashoka didn’t wait for permission - and they created an entire field.
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Thursday
April 14
2011The Spectrum of Sacrifice: Managing Tradeoffs in Social Enterpreneurship
I just returned from the Acumen Fund Global Fellows mid-year meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. The mid-year is one of the most critical parts of the Fellowship, where fellows have the opportunity to reconnect, share experiences and think about what they have learned related to our work and their vision for change.
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Monday
March 28
2011NexThought Monday: A New Movement – From Divergence to Convergence?
A few days ago a friend of mine asked me "is this movement (social entrepreneurship) really any bigger or different than any other social justice movement we have seen? And if so, why?" After giving it more thought, my short answer was "yes." Here are some of the ideas that came out of our dialogue..
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Guest Articles
Tuesday
March 8
2011Guest Post: Listening to the Voices of Experience
Acumen Fund created the Global Fellows Program because we wanted to build a core group of leaders from across the globe who not only had the intellect, passion and business skills, but also the experience of serving low-income consumers in some of the most challenging environments in the world. Last month I got a glimpse into that complexity.
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Sunday
April 18
2010Remembering CK Prahalad – A Student’s Reflection
There are few people who have created a global movement that has changed the way millions of people see the world - and CK Prahalad is one of them. I first heard about CK through his book, "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid". The idealist in me was moved by his words of dignity; the pragmatist in me was driven by his talk of business.
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