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Books of the Year, Part 1

2010 has been a good year for books touching on philanthrocapitalism. In no particular order, here are the first five of our favourites (not including our own “The Road From Ruin“), with more to follow in later posts: “The Power of Social Innovation“, by Stephen Goldsmith. This is a terrific look at some of the […]

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A Social Competitiveness Index?

Imagine if countries competed with each other to create the best environment in which social innovation can happen… That’s the idea behind a new project we are working on, with Jed Emerson of Blended Value fame: the “Social Competitiveness Index”. The concept has been developed under the auspices of the World Economic Forum’s Global Redesign Initiative, by […]