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The Role of Passion in Successful Innovation
Guest blogger Arun Sharma is Scouting Lead for Innovations at the Lemelson Recognition and Mentoring Program (L-RAMP). He is also a writer for L-RAMP Blog, which explores trends in social enterprise, innovation, technology and poverty alleviation. By Arun Sharma At L-RAMP, we come into...
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?Harnessing the World?s Untapped Talent through Responsible Outsourcing?: An interview with Le
This second part of my conversation with Leila Chirayath covers her vision Samasource,?its business model and the pilot project currently under way in Kenya. Make sure to read the first part of this interview to have thorough vision of Leila’s background and the beginnings of Samasource....
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The First Consolidation Wave of Mobile Phone Operators in Emerging Countries: The Battle for MTN
Many regular NextBillion.net visitors will have noticed that the News Section has been nearly monopolized of late by news about the takeover battle surrounding mobile operator MTN, followed by a lull in events. For those who have not had the time or patience to track this news, what follows is...
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Morning Roundup: IGNIA Fund, Design for Social Impact and Alltop
Paradox: I have used a tiny surplus of time this week to be more diligent about reading my RSS feeds. As a result, I have added quite a few “to-do” or “to-blog” items to my list, thereby creating more work and crunching my time. Paradoxical or not, I’ve been coming...
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Why the Base of the Pyramid Movement Needs God
In my previous post, I suggested that BoP enterprises should consider partnering with faith based organizations (FBOs) on the ground, particularly in countries where religion plays a large role. In this post, I?d like to put forth another distinct, but similar idea: FBOs in the West can play...
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Another Biking Innovation for the Base of the Pyramid
File this under the eye-catching-BoP-design category and add it to the list of fascinating cycle innovations intended to meet multiple needs for the poor - in this case, the challenges of water filtration and transportation. The product is called the Aquaduct, a tricycle designed by a team...
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?Harnessing the World?s Untapped Talent through Responsible Outsourcing?: An interview with Le
I recently had the pleasure of spending some time speaking to Leila Chirayath, founder and CEO of Samasource (previously Market for Change), an organization that promotes socially responsible outsourcing to fight?"the waste of talent” around the world. This first part covers...
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Do Companies That Engage in BoP Markets Outperform the Market?
Thanks to Dana Krechowicz, Associate, Markets and Enterprise Program at WRI, for providing the background on Socially Responsible Investing. In April of this year, The Opportunities for the Majority Office of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors...
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