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A few reflections on last week’s board meeting
For those of you who weren’t able to attend the open session (one day of the Board’s discussions were shown in viewing rooms for staff), it was fantastic! I walked away with a much bette... Read More
Big names and ideas in social entrepreneurship
Particularly in recent years, the term “social entrepreneurship” has gained a lot of popularity. Around the world, people are developing novel approaches to tackle “intractable pro... Read More
ICT Development in Development Sector
We can see a huge and rapid diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT) in different regions of developing world like African and Asian countries. The hope and expectation grows when... Read More
Profit or not: how to have an impact at scale
Paul Polak, who has spent many years working on developing products for those living on US $2 a day, thinks that in choosing strategies to eliminate poverty that don’t generate revenue, far fewe... Read More
Re-cap of the Innovation Forum on Bridge Academy
On December 1, the BRAC Social Innovation Lab organized its second Innovation Forum. The question: would a for-profit private school model from Kenya work in Bangladesh? Asif Saleh presented some ob... Read More
Does fear of failure threaten opportunity for success?
Really interesting blog post on how accepting and learning from failure is critical if we want to succeed. Thanks Susan for sharing it!... Read More
Universal primary school attainment requires attention to teachers, not just students
Primary education in Bangladesh and worldwide is facing an emerging threat in human resources—there is an urgent need for more than 8 million more teachers globally. The UN estimates that this loo... Read More
Social innovation and scale
McKinsey, an international consulting firm, recently published a series on social innovation. This article on social innovation at scale seemed particularly relevant to an organization like BRAC. ... Read More- 14 of 14
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