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The 3-Stage Process That Makes Universities Prime Innovators
Business and society Digital ArticleHow these institutions carefully curate connections and relationships to take ideas from the drawing board into the marketplace. -
For Start-Ups Seeking Talent, a Lofty Purpose Can Backfire
Social entrepreneurship Magazine ArticlePeople fear it will limit career opportunities and financial gain. -
Nurturing Innovation
Innovation Magazine ArticleA great idea isn’t enough. Leaders must create an environment that allows teams to collaborate successfully over time. -
Should Your Nonprofit Charge Its Beneficiaries?
Nonprofit organizations Magazine ArticleNominal fees can help organizations have a greater impact. -
It’s Time to Invest in Climate Adaptation
Sustainable business practices Digital ArticleWe need measures to help people, animals, and plants survive the climate crisis. -
Chobani Founder Hamdi Ulukaya on the Journey from Abandoned Factory to Yogurt Powerhouse
Business and society Digital ArticleThe Chobani CEO and founder talks about the biggest challenges along the way. “I never thought about quitting,” he says. -
How Low and Middle-Income Countries Are Innovating to Combat Covid
Global Business Digital ArticleSeven lessons for innovators everywhere. -
Getting Serious About Stakeholder Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBusiness can't thrive in an environment of unhealthy employees, customers, and communities, an at-risk planet, and a fractured society. To transition... -
Unlock the Hidden Value of Your Data
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt's not just about your bottom line. -
How the Data That Internet Companies Collect Can Be Used for the Public Good
Global Business Digital ArticleData collaboratives are the new public-private partnership. -
Why Social Ventures Need Systems Thinking
Organizational Development Digital ArticleYou can't just think like a startup. -
Two Keys to Sustainable Social Enterprise
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleSocial entrepreneurship has emerged over the past several decades as a way to identify and bring about potentially transformative societal improvements.... -
Put the "and" Back in "Sales and Marketing"
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleHow these two important functions can work better together. -
How Cities Are Using Analytics to Improve Public Health
Global Business Digital ArticleFrom restaurants to lead paint, data is making government more efficient. -
The Brain--and Soul--of Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMost executives accept that social and civic responsibilities are indispensable to doing good business; their enterprises won't survive if those responsibilities... -
Why Leaders Struggle Today
Joseph L. Badaracco, professor at Harvard Business School, describes responsible leadership as a good struggle. -
Innovating for Shared Value
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleAt its best, business is about innovating to meet society's needs and to build a profitable enterprise. But many corporate leaders are struggling to achieve... -
To Change the World, Invest in One Woman
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe global ambassador for Opportunity International--and a former CEO of Hewlett-Packard--writes that even among the most developed economies, national... -
Accountants Will Save the World
Global Business Digital ArticleFactor social benefits and the use of resources into a company's value. -
Should Your Business Be Nonprofit or For-Profit?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe right model for social impact is both.
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Triggerise: Expanding an African health-tech enterprise
Management Case Study11.95View Details Triggerise is a non-profit organisation in the digital health care sector faced with the challenge of scale. The company uses a mobile rewards programme,... -
Citra Construction: Rolling out affordable eHomes in South Africa and beyond
Management Case Study11.95View Details The Citra case describes the real challenges that innovative startups face with a strong social and environmental sustainability mission in an emerging... -
Untapped Global: Financing Africa's Missing Middle
Management Case Study11.95View Details In November 2024, Jim Chu, founder and CEO of Untapped Global, faced mounting internal tensions over the company's strategic direction. Untapped had developed... -
Kuddle Life Foundation: Scaling a Social Entrerprise
Management Case Study11.95View Details Kuddle Life Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded by Punit Dhandhania and his son, Hansa Dhandhania, in 2020 in Puducherry, India. Kuddle... -
Village Ways: Small Steps, Big Impact through Responsible Tourism
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2022, Manisha Pande, the co-founder and managing director of Village Ways (VW), a responsible tourism company in India, was facing financial challenges... -
PayJoy: Financing for the Next Billion
Management Case Study11.95View Details PayJoy, an impact-driven financial technology company founded in 2015, provides smartphone financing and other financial products to customers who lack... -
Educational Initiatives (Ei) in the age of Artificial Intelligence (Case B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Educational Initiatives (Ei) is an India-based education enterprise set up in 2001 with the vision of creating a world where children everywhere are learning... -
Educational Initiatives (Case A): Balancing Purpose and Profits
Management Case Study11.95View Details Educational Initiatives (Ei) is an India-based education enterprise set up in 2001 with the vision of creating a world where children everywhere are learning... -
Tony's Chocolonely: Changing the Industry by Selling Chocolate
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case follows the evolution of Tony's Chocolonely (Tony's)-a Dutch chocolate brand dedicated to eradicating child and forced labour in the chocolate... -
Core Innovation Capital: Investing in Fintech for Good (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details In 2017, Core Innovation Capital invested $725,000 in Hugo Insurance, a pay-as-you-drive auto insurance startup targeting the non-standard market. Core... -
Core Innovation Capital: Investing in Fintech for Good
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2017, Arjan Schütte, founder of Core Innovation Capital, faced a decision on whether to invest in Hugo Insurance, an auto insurance startup. Core,... -
Omnisient: Creating shared value in a growing data ecosystem
Management Case Study11.95View Details Omnisient is a B2B privacy-preserving data collaboration platform company, the only one of its kind in Africa. They use advanced cryptography to ensure... -
Not so black and white: Grupo Inca's black alpaca dilemma (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details Picking up where Case A ends, Case B reveals that Grupo Inca decided to innovate internally and develop a new fabric from the rare black alpaca fiber.... -
Not so black and white: Grupo Inca's black alpaca dilemma (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details Grupo Inca, a conglomerate that owned Peru's leading textile business with a long history of working with alpaca fleece, was at a crossroads regarding... -
CARBON MASTERS INDIA LIMITED
Management Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the growth dilemma of an India-based startup that is trying to solve the twin problems of disposal of municipal solid waste and replacement... -
Keepsie Kits: Growing a Sustainable Travel Products Company
Management Case Study11.95View Details In May 2024, the founder of Keepsie Kits was planning for the future of her sustainable travel products company, based in Toronto, Canada. She had launched... -
Mayor Munoz's Grand Challenge: The Acho Bullring Controversy
Management Case Study11.95View Details On March 22, 2020, a controversy erupted following Jorge Munoz's (Mayor of Lima, Peru) TV announcement that the city was considering using the Acho Bullring... -
Too Good To Go: A Surprise Bag that Creates a Win for Business and the Environment
Management Case Study11.95View Details Transitioning to a greener economy often requires significant pain and costs, which makes it difficult for responsible business professionals to build... -
Sheroes Hangout: Empowering India's Acid Attack Survivors to Face the Future
Management Case Study11.95View Details Second Place Winner; 2024 DEI Global Case Writing Competition. This case focuses on Sheroes Hangout, a social enterprise chain of cafés in India, initiated... -
Charcoal Briquette: Turning an Invasive Water Hyacinth into an Opportunity
Management Case Study11.95View Details When Enrique Layola joined the San Pedro City Agriculture Office, he was highly concerned about the worsening conditions of Laguna de Bay and their affect...