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Our path to bringing the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) or subsistence marketplaces into the classroom at the University of Illinois begins with a year-long, interdisciplinary graduate level course entitled Sustainable Product and Market Development for Subsistence Marketplaces.
Subsistence Marketplaces at the University of IllinoisBlog Post
At the World Bank/IFC Lighting Africa Conference in Nairobi, some numbers are looking good for a change. There are still 1.6 billion people without access to electricity, but solar lantern distribution is projected to grow at 25-40% rates over the next 5 years in Africa.
Looking for Killer Apps at Lighting Africa 2010Blog Post
A few weeks back NextBillion ran a special titled Latin America in the Spotlight. Today we present two interviews that close the special and a summary of the special in PDF eBook format.
Latin America in the Spotlight: Two Additional Interviews and PDF Summary AvailableBlog Post
"India is doing great work in the social enterprise space and you all should be proud of it!"These were the words of an international participant at the Sankalp Forum 2010 - a gathering of hundreds of social entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers, and social sector enthusiasts held in Mumbai last week.
Reporting from Sankalp 2010: A Profile of the 2010 Award WinnersBlog Post
I highlighted the potential for big change from projects initiated by passionate employees (social intrapreneurs) involving their organization in a deep, meaningful way in Base of the Pyramid markets. This article dives deeper into this subject, and suggests four principles to guide how you go about developing these partnerships.
Corporate Engagement and Building Effective Partnerships with BoP OrganizationsBlog Post
When we talk about social entrepreneurship, what generally gets highlighted most prominently is business model innovation. However, if you look closely at most social enterprises, what drives the organization is its technological innovation. That’s why Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) was founded.
2010 Engineers for Social Impact FellowsBlog Post
Toniic intends to aggregate angels and attract entrepreneurs as the first angel network specifically geared towards impact investment. I spoke with co-founders Sean Foote and Morgan Simon to hear about this new organization that’s forming in the Bay Area but has plans to be global in scope and reach.
Announcing Toniic: Aggregated Angel Investment for Social ImpactBlog Post
These days you hear about design thinking being applied to just about everything. So much it’s getting bashed on its over-hype and misuse. But imagine 90% of the world’s designers finally being tapped into and how that will shape and shift everyday objects we use (a US cell phone designed by Kenyans?) and our understanding of social challenges.
The Future of Design: A U.S. Cell Phone Designed by Kenyans?
