Social Innovation Today: May 2012 e-Newsletter

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Kriss Deiglmeier

Kriss Deiglmeier
Executive Director, Center for Social Innovation

Impact investing, hybrid structures, the networked nonprofit, collective impact, design thinking - these are just a few of the many innovations currently being developed and implemented to drive social change. They are impressive and indeed, in many cases, deserve attention and application. Yet I'm also finding that the hype behind so many “new” approaches is creating a bit of chaos.

Prosocial Videos


PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FORUM


Wind TurbineMytrah's Big Bet on Wind Energy

India has not yet thrown up a wind power utility firm of any scale. Yet serial entrepreneur Ravi Kailas believes he can build 5,000 MW of capacity in five years. Does he know something that others haven’t yet figured out?

HopeLocal Heroes Changing the World

“Nine million children under the age of five die each year from preventable and treatable illnesses.” Timothy Bilodeau, MBA '83, is a local hero bringing hope to children in need and having a global impact.

FACULTY CORNER


Election 2012The Race for the Independent Voter

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, David Brady and Douglas Rivers say independent voters "hold the key" in the 2012 presidential election.

Guilt and LeadershipWhy Feelings of Guilt May Signal Leadership Potential

Stanford GSB researchers find that how people respond to mistakes can be a "clue to who they are".

SOCIAL INNOVATION IDEAS


Voter TurnoutThe Psychology Around Voter Turnout

Researchers applying psychology to the realm of politics are finding that giving voters a few strategic nudges can push far more people in the direction of polls on election day. 

Innovative HealthcareBuilding Better Healthcare

Business and government leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, and students gathered for the 2012 Healthcare Innovation Summit. In an online forum, Stefanos Zenios responds to reader questions on innovation in the field.

Carol DweckVideo: Exploring a Growth Mindset

Professor Carol Dweck discusses how small psychological interventions can help reduce aggression and promote peaceful conflict resolution.

 

 

UPCOMING 

TEDxStanford: Illumination
May 19
An eclectic, fast-paced, all-day celebration of Stanford-related innovation, information, art, products and performance. Sign up to view the live streaming.


ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

What's Your Story of Impact?
Stanford GSB alumni, what causes are you passionate about? How do you support them? What lessons have you learned along the way? By taking the social innovator online interview, you will be featured on our website and can help your peers learn from your experience.

 

 

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A novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than existing solutions and for which the value created accrues primarily to society as a whole rather than private individuals.
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This newsletter is published by the Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Stanford University, 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305-7298, United States

The Center for Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business cultivates leaders to solve the world's toughest social and environmental problems.

Graduates from the Center's Public Management Program help corporations improve their sustainable practices and launch social enterprises that bring life-changing solutions, such as loans to small businesses and safe lighting to the world's poorest communities.

The Center provides research, education, and experiential programs that reach across the business, nonprofit, and government worlds and promotes the development of innovative solutions to build a more just, sustainable, and prosperous world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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