The Changemaker Effect
Henry De Sio describes the key to success in an era of explosive social change
Rebooting Our Politics and Schools to Engage Young People
It’s a paradigm shift they feel happening under their feet
New Paradigm for Leadership – Everyone Leads
See the World Differently – Doing Differently
A Team of Teams World
The rate of change has been accelerating exponentially since 1700 at least. So has the number of people causing change. This acceleration also applies (and I believe this is especially important) to the number of combinations, and combinations of combinations, of changemakers collaborating.
The...
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Entrepreneurs are different, but do they think differently than the rest of us? Entrepreneurs As reported in Inc., a recent study by Saras Sarasvathy et al. compared the thought processes of corporate CEO’s and entrepreneurs. Asked to respond to questions about an imagined start-up company, subjects...
Landmine Law in Israel--Celebrating Progress
The email below was recently sent to us by Ashoka Fellow Jerry White in celebration of landmark landmine legislation that was just passed in Israel. Jerry, like many of his Ashoka Fellow colleagues around the world, is actively changing policy through his tireless work, and we celebrate with him in...
Anamaria Schindler Returns to Ashoka: A New Leader to Take on Today’s Biggest Challenges
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public is excited to welcome Anamaria Schindler back to our Leadership Team! As a longtime entrepreneur within Ashoka and in the larger social sector, Schindler is an ideal leader to help integrate and steward our efforts to reach an Everyone a Changemaker™ world...
In Spain, Social Entrepreneurship is Finding Strength
On Friday, October 21, 2011 Bill Drayton joined the ranks of Nelson Mandela, Bill and Melinda Gates, and the World Health Organization in receiving the Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation. The award, referred to as the Spanish Nobel, is an annual recognition of one person or...
Bill Drayton: "Together we can rise to any challenge"
October 2011 was an action-packed month for Bill Drayton. In October, Drayton traveled to Oviedo, Spain to accept the Prince of Asturias Award. He was honored in Singapore as this year’s winner of the Social Entrepreneur Award at the World Entrepreneurship Forum. And just last week, Drayton visited...
Fathers: Levers for Change
On Father’s Day 2011, President Obama pulled out all the stops. To highlight the important role fathers play in helping children reach their full potential, the President launched a new website (fatherhood.gov), honored 15 fathers as this week’s Champions of Change, and announced the “Year of Strong...