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Guess who’s thinking about innovation
“Throughout my careers in software and philanthropy—and in each of my annual letters—a recurring theme has been that innovation is the key to improving the world. When innovators work on urg... Read More
Organizational capacity for continuous innovation: reflections from a brainstorming session
Last week I attended a meeting at the Rockefeller Foundation’s office in New York convened in partnership with the Stanford Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society. The topic: “organizational ... Read More
e-learning- A step to embrace technology, a change within “the system”
Few days back we had an e-learning session!! It was very exciting and completely a new experience for me. Program staff like Rudaba Apa from PACE along with her colleague Wahid bhai joined the Social ... Read More
Reaching Aarong’s artisans
Aarong is facing significant challenges from ‘independent producers’ – people who manufacture and supply products themselves as well as purchase products made by individual, rural women and re... Read More
Urban strategy write-up for BRAC Governing Body
The last Innovation Forum on ‘Urban Poverty’, organized by the Social Innovation Lab, managed to bring together people with a wealth of experience and insights into the nature of development chall... Read More
Is honesty the best policy?
Recently I came across an article in Harvard Business Review about the importance of creating a “culture of candor” at any business or organization. “Candor” essentially mean... Read More
Working with urban people is different than working with rural people
Working with urban people is different than working with rural people But it’s not necessarily harder! That was one of the interesting conclusions that yesterday’s Innovation Forum organized by th... Read More
Planting the seeds of innovation
On the BRAC blog, you can see “2011 in review” to get a quick sense of how much was accomplished last year! It’s worth five minutes to appreciate the incredible breadth and depth t... Read More