What is the Globalizer? Ashoka and the Philips Foundation collaborated to scale the impact of social entrepreneurs by “Innovating for Sustainable Communities”. Together they launched a 6-month accelerator program: The Globalizer on Health and Lighting, which focused on helping 12 leading social...
Last week we introduced the first in a series of interviews covering open source thinking over at Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), and today we're bringing you the second. Again moderated by two of our favorites, Roshan Paul and Alexa Clay, this week's interview is all about health care...
The Center for Health Market Innovations, an initiative coordinated by Results for Development, is, in their own words, “a global network of partners that seeks to improve the functioning of health markets in developing countries with large numbers of private health care providers.” The activities...
There has been a recognition and identification that the value systems that drive and underpin the development efforts by all of the stakeholders moves towards viewing the world holistically beyond our human world, acknowledging interconnectedness, embracing plurality, a resilient and sustainable...
Who you choose to be on your team will define your success in life, in your work, in your relationships. Most of us tend to pick a team of people (or join a team) with similar backgrounds, or who we like working with, or who have similar strengths. While there is nothing wrong with that, surrounding...
There is a point in an entrepreneurial venture when the adrenaline starts to run out. You finally begin to feel the exhaustion that has been creeping up on you for many years. Your energy runs out and you need to get recharged. Burnout is incredibly common in the world of entrepreneurs and social...
Nota dell'editore: Questo articolo è stato scritto da Avery Pagán e Dan Schiff che sono parte del team dell'Ashoka Support Network. Leggi l'articolo completo su Forbes.com, dove è apparso la prima volta. Il successo dell’Ashoka Support Network (ASN) si fonda sull’idea che la filantropia attiva debba...
Thalita Guimarães, Senior Product Manager with Boehringer Ingelheim Brazil, was selected to participate in Ashoka’s Executive in Residence program and spent 6 months working with MyMind in Ireland. Founded by Ashoka Fellow Krystian Fikert in 2006, MyMind strives to bring affordable and empathetic...
"Les entrepreneurs sociaux développent des réponses innovantes à des défis sociaux et environnementaux variés. Les solutions existent, mais ne possèdent souvent ni la capacité financière, ni l’implantation territoriale ou l’efficacité opérationnelle des entreprises classiques. Devant la complexité...