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Making Social Innovation Work
Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the past year, you’ve probably heard of a hackathon, even if you’re not quite sure what it is. Hackathons have become increasingly popular events challenging developers, innovators and changemakers alike to use … Continue reading
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Is Social Entrepreneurship a Distraction?
A leader in the social enterprise field, Pamela Hartigan, has written a compelling blog entitled, “Why Social Entrepreneurship has become a distraction: it’s mainstream capitalism that needs change”. It is a clarion call. See what you think.
Business Model Trumps Product
I’ve just finished two days of mentoring eight ventures, most social-mission driven, as part of my work as a facilitator for the LaunchYU Accelerator at York University. communityBUILD, the social enterprise initiative of ventureLAB and its three partners, has five social … Continue reading
The Risk of Isolation
As a mentor, I occasionally meet entrepreneurs with whom it is difficult to have a conversation about their venture because they don’t want to share their idea. They’re afraid someone will steal it once it’s revealed. I can understand the … Continue reading
Recipe for Impact
At ventureLAB we are meeting increasing numbers of social ventures that are focused on issues related to food. In fact, we seem to be creating a cluster, a community. These entrepreneurs are creating new business models that have the potential … Continue reading
Powering Innovation
Magnus Sandberg,Vice President and General Manager for Social Capital Partners in Toronto, expresses his idea of innovation as a World’s Cup sailboat. He spoke recently at part of our communityBUILD Speaker’s Series where he spoke about, “The Quest for Social Impact – … Continue reading
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