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Friday Roundup ? 2/4/11: Spring Fever Starts Now
In addition to a warm thaw, there are several reasons to look forward to spring - namely - several important forums and competition prize opportunities for social entrepreneurs, development knowledge events and for enterprising students eager to join the ranks of professionals, it’s time to start looking out for summer internships.
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Participative Innovation: The Transition to a New Model of Social Capitalism (Part 2)
In some ways, we are moving to a version of Capitalism 2.0. If the goal of capitalism 1.0 was to maximize profit, in 2.0, it is to generate the maximum social, economic and environmental value. If in 1.0 the process of decision-making was hierarchical and behind closed doors, 2.0 proposes participative and inclusive decision-making.
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Hat Tips, New Hands and January?s Top Posts
I?m happy to announce that two NextBillion contributors, Martin Herrndorf and Lisa Smith, have signed on as Staff Writers. Their recent articles are among our top five most-read posts in January. Martin and Lisa, as well as a couple of unsung heroes who deserve some recognition today, have contributed to a strong start in 2011 for NextBillion.
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Less Sodium, More HIV Tests: Nudging Consumers Toward Smarter Choices
The private sector has done a good job of nudging behavior: think of opt-out magazine subscriptions after a free trail or default employer 401(k) plans. But can some insights into the psychology of decision-making be used to tackle pressing social problems? How can behavioral strategies help address the challenges facing practitioners at the BoP?
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Impact Assessment Is Easy … If You Know Your Objectives
Ten years since I joined the social sector, ten years of countless discussions on impact assessment. Initially, I thought it would be impossible to effectively rate impact. But my background as an engineer led me to understand that everything can be assessed and virtually everything can be measured - for a price, that is.
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Youth for Change in the Middle East – A Massive Challenge, a New Opportunity
Uprisings are sweeping the streets of the Middle East and North Africa region, fueled by the youth. Disenfranchised and disillusioned by the lack of opportunities, especially for the most educated, they’re pushing social and economic reforms. Although the "youth bulge" in the MENA region may seem daunting, it could present a new opportunity.
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In Search of Innovation: Prize Incentives for International Development
As competitions like the Automotive X-Prize to the NetFlix Prize show, incentive-based mechanisms also can be effective catalysts for international development. Yet as Vicky Hausman, Associate Partner at Dalberg Global Development Advisors tells us, ?announcing a cash reward and a set of rules is often not enough to achieve the desired result."
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So You Want to Create an HVC? Four Criteria to Get Started
Hybrid Value Chains are not merely hybrid in value, but also in their operational approach, as companies and social actors capitalize on their particular areas of expertise to deliver a valuable product or service neither partner could provide on its own. We have distilled our thinking into four main principles in this interactive presentation.
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