Water Innovation Lab : An innovative approach to water challenges
In light of the upcoming Water Innovation Lab (WIL) 2013, designed and co-hosted by Waterlution, organization co-founder and executive director, Karen Kun sets the stage for their novel approach to water challenges. It all begins, offers the social entrepreneur,...
High-tech clothing, baseball and collaboration in the social enterprise space
In the March issue of SEE Change Magazine, Mike Rowlands, wrote about the power of collaboration. He shared insights into the success of the Rainforest Solutions Project, a coalition formed by Greenpeace, the BC Sierra Club and ForestEthics, to fight the deforestation...
What my son taught me about social enterprise
On May 29th, those of us in the first cohort of social entrepreneurs at the School for Social Entrepreneurs-Ontario (SSE-O) will graduate. That means a graduation ceremony, which of course gives all of us graduates a chance to invite some friends and family. For me,...
Inspiration, play and the Goldilocks zone
“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he...
A subject we don’t talk about: Selling
Selling is at the heart of any successful business. This doesn’t happen very often, but our entire family spent much of this weekend reading and making plans; plans for getting back into the studying groove now that Spring Break is over, plans for summer vacation (can...
Want good feedback? Ask for it
Use this 7-point checklist when seeking feedback. Our cohort of fellowship students at Toronto’s School for Social Entrepreneurs recently had the opportunity to do our second round of Dragons’ Den-type pitches to teams of business leaders assembled by the...
Managing emergent opportunities: Tips to get you to the finish line
Social innovation is a fast-paced game. An idea can easily become redundant or irrelevant if not executed quickly and extraordinarily well. In this ever-shifting landscape, opportunities for everything from workshops to training, grants to loans, and networking events...
Taking my own SE medicine in 2013
Finding SE models that are replicable and scalable. Congratulations to the Canadian social enterprise sector. I read both the Canada-wide and Ontario SE checkups posted in this publication over the last month and the SE movement appears to be in good shape. As we...