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A New Effort to Boost Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
Microfinance has improved the quality of life for millions of people at the bottom of the world’s economic pyramid, yet studies have not shown much of an impact on the economies of developing (or declining) nations. Microfinance, whether delivered via Grameen Bank-style rural distribution systems or direct loan operations like Kiva, just isn’t enough of a job creator. That’s why a number of economic development organizations are focusing on the next tier up—small but g...
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Video Interview: C.K. Prahalad on Development Through Enterprise
C.K. Prahalad - the base-of-the-pyramid thought leader - recently sat down for a videotaped interview with the World Resources Institute. In the interview, Professor Prahalad discusses the future of sustainable, private sector-led poverty alleviation.
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Will the next “thought leader” please stand up? – Part 2
Thought leadership is recognition from the outside world that a company deeply understands its business, the needs of its customers, and the broader marketplace in which it operates. Thought leadership is built on what others say about you. When you have it, companies look to you for insight & vision, journalists quote you, analysts call you.
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Will the next “thought leader” please stand up? – Part 1
Four years ago, Nicholas Negroponte announced the One Laptop per Child initiative and the $100 laptop to much fan-fare at Davos in Switzerland. He captured the imaginations of world leaders with promises of ultra-affordable computing for school children around the world. He talked about changing the way children learn, improving their education ...
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CK Prahalad Visits WRI, Discusses Innovation and Development through Enterprise
Five years after its publication, CK Prahalad’s "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" continues to be a point of reference for the community of practice interested in the idea of development through enterprise. Mr. Prahalad was recently in WRI and sat down for a brief interview about the evolution and prospects of this concept.
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Skoll World Forum: Awards and Closing Ceremonies Set the High Points for the Venue
Attending the Skoll World Forum the last few days was a humbling, inspiring, overwhelming, connecting and a fulfilling experience. Two high points during the venue were the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship and the Skoll Forum Closing Ceremony.
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Skoll World Forum: Winning Hearts and Minds through Storytelling
A connecting thread between everything I saw at the Skoll World Forum was the power of well told stories to advance the goals pursued by social entrepreneurs. Following are my notes from a session that built on this challenge: "Winning Hearts and Minds".
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Skoll World Forum: Rushing the Social Change Agenda
The Skoll World Forum can be summed up as such: You can’t pack more content into one day, nor could have more a enthusiastic crowd of social entrepreneurs, social investors, social researchers and decision makers in one place at one time.My Skoll experience can be summed up in one word: rushed.
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