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Pop-quiz: 1) What is a Hybrid Value Chain (HVC)? 2) Why should you care? The answer to the first question is a freebie (just see the blue box), however, the second one is not necessarily an easy one to answer. Why should you think about HVCs? Well, you shouldn’t until it becomes clear that HVCs are...

"Can you believe that, at one point, women couldn't vote in America? That Japanese American citizens were put in detention camps because of the actions of the Imperial Japanese Navy? That Jackie Robinson was spat upon on the baseball diamond because of the color of his skin? That there were quotas...

Mexican social entrepreneurs Carlos Cruz was admittedly suspicious of big business when a group from Danone SA sought his help training low-income women to sell yogurt on the street. For six months, their teams met in neutral locations, hashing out how Cruz might adapt a life- and job-skills program...

How do you use ICT (information and communication technologies) to create social impact? "ICT for the sake of ICT is a waste of precious resources. We are delighted to have worked with partners like Ashoka who understand the deep value that ICT can bring to social change when it is offered in...

You could smell the spicy Creole stew from six blocks in every direction. When we got to the corner where there was a makeshift cardboard sign touting "FREE crawfish boil" and a line of hungry New Orleaneans, the Crescent City had taken me into its arms. I savored the crawfish boil and the...

According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, only 14.3% of women in the country participate in the labor force. Lack of social and financial support and restrictions imposed on access and mobility serve as major obstacles for women who want to pursue fulfilling careers. In this landscape, Sabiha...