</h1> <article> <h1>IDEO launches OpenIDEO an online platform where we can design, collaborate and create solutions and social good</h1> Earlier this month, IDEO, the leading global design consultancy launched OpenIDEO, a collaborative platform to design and create solutions to the world’s toughest challenges. This platform is cool. It starts with a big question (the challenge that needs a creative solution) and uses the design process; brainstorming, conceptualizing and evaluating to create with the online community [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=gb48SHg9cgY:YIC6EDWj_4I:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=gb48SHg9cgY:YIC6EDWj_4I:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=gb48SHg9cgY:YIC6EDWj_4I:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=gb48SHg9cgY:YIC6EDWj_4I:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=gb48SHg9cgY:YIC6EDWj_4I:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Socential at Stanford Graduate School of Business</h1> The Executive Program in Social Entrepreneurship (EPSE) at Stanford Graduate School of Business took place between June 20th and July 2nd. This rich and intensive program was one of the most gratifying learning experience that I’ve ever had. The courses were interactive and diverse covering the topics such as; mission (Jim Phills), strategy and execution (Robert Burgelman), Innovation [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=A17GKe7u1iY:-Ph1SjuHRh4:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=A17GKe7u1iY:-Ph1SjuHRh4:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=A17GKe7u1iY:-Ph1SjuHRh4:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=A17GKe7u1iY:-Ph1SjuHRh4:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=A17GKe7u1iY:-Ph1SjuHRh4:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>FAQ: How does Socential ensure quality of the social enterprises and the projects listed?</h1> We have an efficient and scalable approach to ensure the quality of the social enterprises that list projects on Socential.net. We are working with trusted partners (currently Ashoka Switzerland, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, and Avina Stiftung) which perform due diligence in the relevant areas and regions. Social investors can see which partner has performed [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=up-RbSox__U:6qyNgYm9ZQ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=up-RbSox__U:6qyNgYm9ZQ8:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=up-RbSox__U:6qyNgYm9ZQ8:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=up-RbSox__U:6qyNgYm9ZQ8:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=up-RbSox__U:6qyNgYm9ZQ8:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Socential Newsletter 01/10</h1> Dear Reader it is with great pleasure that we send you this first edition of the Socential Newsletter. From now on, we will use this newsletter to regularly update you on our general progress, highlight current projects on Socential.net, and sometimes provide tips on relevant readings and events related to social entrepreneurship. The idea [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=xQ7YHGOOEFQ:EsuIHpCoZJc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=xQ7YHGOOEFQ:EsuIHpCoZJc:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=xQ7YHGOOEFQ:EsuIHpCoZJc:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=xQ7YHGOOEFQ:EsuIHpCoZJc:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=xQ7YHGOOEFQ:EsuIHpCoZJc:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Why do we need social entrepreneurs?</h1> Social entrepreneurs are solving society’s most pressing problems that have either been ignored or have not been effectively addressed by other entities. We live in a world that is benefitting from the breakthroughs achieved through industrial, scientific and technological innovation. Despite all these breakthroughs, there are so many problems at all levels, global, national and [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=eWhPvRsVF3k:f9kmB5r2Kak:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=eWhPvRsVF3k:f9kmB5r2Kak:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=eWhPvRsVF3k:f9kmB5r2Kak:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=eWhPvRsVF3k:f9kmB5r2Kak:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=eWhPvRsVF3k:f9kmB5r2Kak:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Article about Socential on startwerk.ch</h1> This entry is only available in German.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=Df0VvJHVPzw:hwi2PPcJbLE:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=Df0VvJHVPzw:hwi2PPcJbLE:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=Df0VvJHVPzw:hwi2PPcJbLE:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=Df0VvJHVPzw:hwi2PPcJbLE:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=Df0VvJHVPzw:hwi2PPcJbLE:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bunker Roy added to the elite group of the Times Magazine “The 100 most influential people in the world”</h1> TIME Magazine released its annual list of the 100 people who most influence our world, and we are very happy to see Bunker Roy added to that elite group. A brief overview of Bunker’s work and innovation at Barefoot College is described in TIME by author Greg Mortenson: “Roy combines humanitarianism, entrepreneurship and education to help people steer their own path out [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=49Z81y6w_8o:dS2sjEAMmJM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=49Z81y6w_8o:dS2sjEAMmJM:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=49Z81y6w_8o:dS2sjEAMmJM:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=49Z81y6w_8o:dS2sjEAMmJM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=49Z81y6w_8o:dS2sjEAMmJM:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Reflections after 2010 Skoll Forum</h1> This year’s title (theme) of the Skoll World Forum was “Catalysing Collaboration” and I believe it fully lived up to it. The program reflected and encouraged much more interaction than in previous years. No doubt the OxfordJam programmes running parallel to the forum and the fact that many of us got stranded due to the volcano eruption [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=vdgMcW3PlVU:hgNm3RhMSLs:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=vdgMcW3PlVU:hgNm3RhMSLs:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=vdgMcW3PlVU:hgNm3RhMSLs:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=vdgMcW3PlVU:hgNm3RhMSLs:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=vdgMcW3PlVU:hgNm3RhMSLs:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Socential hosts apero with social entrepreneurs and special guest – Bunker Roy of Barefoot College</h1> On April 8th we hosted a casual Apero at our new (and first) office in Zurich Binz to celebrate the public release of our online platform Socential.net. We were delighted to welcome our partners, supporters and friends, as well as, the social entrepreneurs from Aiducation International, Barefoot College, Blind-Licht Foundation, CO2-monitor, Infoclick.ch, and Studienaktie.org, who [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=bPt0pt0xACY:6x9MLxPH9pU:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=bPt0pt0xACY:6x9MLxPH9pU:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=bPt0pt0xACY:6x9MLxPH9pU:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=bPt0pt0xACY:6x9MLxPH9pU:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=bPt0pt0xACY:6x9MLxPH9pU:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>What is a social entrepreneur?</h1> At Socential we refer to social entrepreneurs, social enterprises and social entrepreneurship as follows; Social entrepreneurs drive innovative and sustainable solutions to social and environmental issues. They identify a pressing social problem and use entrepreneurial skills to solve it. Their work differ from traditional charity as they use innovative business models and methods to ensure effectiveness and scalability [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=86bY9JNMt8A:OUjNjEVkU7w:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=86bY9JNMt8A:OUjNjEVkU7w:7Q72WNTAKBA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=86bY9JNMt8A:OUjNjEVkU7w:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=86bY9JNMt8A:OUjNjEVkU7w:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Socential?a=86bY9JNMt8A:OUjNjEVkU7w:dnMXMwOfBR0"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>