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Incorporating sustainability into your innovation management cycle

eye, eye captain!We live in a world of constant change, where firms need to focus on their operational bottom line more than ever. Yet, at the same time, our customers are not just judging us on our products, price and service, but also on our social and environmental impact. It is now all about our triple bottom line: financial, environmental and social performance.

Lets review innovation and sustainability definitions from previous posts.

  • Innovation is abo...
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Funding Social Enterprises

Excellent discussion on alternative funding models for social enterprises going on over at the Skoll Foundation's Social Edge Website.    Moderated by social finance expert Jessica Margolin,  lots of alternatives and examples are discussed.  Also, the posts are coming in from around the world (most seem to be from outside the US) and the global perspectives and differences are quite interesting. 

A large and excelle...

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A Simple Way to Prioritize “Social” Initiatives

When planning your social strategy and investments, it’s difficult to know where to start. Here’s a way to think about and organize your decisions, based on my years of sitting in the purchasing and strategist seat. First, think about how any social technology will impact the prospect or customer’s “purchase momentum.” There are social technologies that [...]
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A Cry for Joint Venture Partners in African Nanotechnology

From across the globe in Business Daily Africa, comes this plea for awareness of how a joint venture can prevent the African continent from missing yet another technological wave.  What was poignant about this post was that this wasn't about missing a business opportunity to reap big profits.  It wasn't just about reaching into a new market.  It was about missing out on what the continent -- not just a single business -- needs in ...