Social Innovation Today: February 2012 e-Newsletter

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Be Square: Social2,That Is

Kriss Deiglmeier

Kriss Deiglmeier
Executive Director, Center for Social Innovation

At the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, we just concluded a conference with the U.S. State Department in preparation for the upcoming Rio 2.0 conference (Rio+2.0: Bridging Connection Technologies and Sustainable Development). The focus of the conference was on the role of technology/connectivity to drive social change. As I was listening to the panels surrounded by global social innovators, the multiple meaning of the world “social” struck me. What does it mean to live in a “social” world in 2012? [Read More] 

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FORUM


Clean WaterMobile Technology Delivers On-Time, Clean Water to Indian Rural Villages

Ashish Jhina, MBA ’11, is the founder of NextDrop, a water management application that allows rural villages to follow the delivery schedule of clean water -- saving time and money, and allowing girls to stay in school rather than wait all day for a water delivery that may or may not arrive. Jhina was one of the many “speed geekers” who provided five minute overviews of how new technologies will drive social change to over 250 participants at the USRio+2.0 conference.

Kenji TateiwaJapan’s Nuclear Crisis Points to Need for Sharing Crisis-Management Talent

Tokyo Electric’s manager of nuclear power, Kenji Tateiwa, MBA ’04, cites the value of cross-border sharing of crisis management knowledge through his experiences in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. Tateiwa discusses how he has coped with the Fukushima Nuclear accidents from the Tokyo headquarters and provides a detailed and factual account of this tragic event. 

FACULTY CORNER


Global InternetWill Mobile Internet Be the Engine of Growth in the Developing World?

Panelists from the USRio+2.0 conference shared their experiences creating internet and mobile infrastructures in developing countries. Fresh insights from Kenya, Indonesia, and locally through Stanford GSB General Atlantic Professor of Marketing, Jennifer Aaker, highlighted the obstacles in doing so but also the opportunities and hopes for the populations who benefit.

Music FinancesFinancial Leadership Required to Fight Symphony Orchestra ‘Cost Disease’

What if you sat down in the concert hall one evening to hear Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E Minor and found 5 robots scattered among the human musicians? In a new book, economics Professor Robert Flanagan explains why symphony orchestras need multiple strategies to keep their finances from ballooning out of control.

SOCIAL INNOVATION IDEAS


Robot HandshakeWhere is Technology Going?

Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, examines where technology is going and how applications can best be utilized for harnessing collective intelligence. From human computers to real time data visualization, O’Reilly examines trends that will help us collectively become smarter in creating social change.

BrainThink Bravely; Think Big

Michael Jones, Google's Chief Technology Advocate, discusses technology as it relates to societal response. He examines the history of “change” and the concepts of “truth” and how they relate to social and governmental development.

UPCOMING

MBA and Sloan Classes of 2009, 2010 or 2011: Are You a Social Entrepreneur?
If you have an innovative new approach to tackling a social or environmental issue, you may be eligible for the GSB Center for Social Innovation's Social Innovation Fellowship, including $80K - $120K of funding.

Business Strategies for a Low Carbon Economy is an innovative new program, presented jointly by Stanford GSB and the European School of Management and Technology, which examines the interrelation between regulatory policies for carbon emissions, the emergence of new energy and transportation technologies, and the resulting challenges for change management.

The Science of Getting People to Do Good
March 30
What can research tell us about how to inspire people to do the right thing? More specifically, how can we encourage people to make charitable contributions, support energy conservation, and be responsible in their communities? Back by popular demand, this one-day event will share simple, practical, and cost-effective solutions for encouraging donations, volunteerism, social activism, and other responsible, caring, and prosocial behaviors. 
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