Ideas, Opinions & Storytelling for the New-age Social Entrepreneurship

Sep142016

Project Mudra – A Social Good Tech Startup By Fresh Graduates To Solve Literacy And Employment Problem Of The Visually Challenged

BITS Pilani 2016 Graduates Aman Srivastava and Sanskriti Dawle, have transitioned their social innovation- Project Mudra to a tech social enterprise to solve the Braille literacy and employment problem of the visually challenged in India. In this time of job crunch and socio-economic problems plaguing India, more and more students should take to social entrepreneurship as a career. That seems one of the most feasible ways towards inclusive progress, employment creation and innovation, propelling development and prosperity.

September 14, 2016 Leave a commentSocial Entrepreneurship, Stories & Storytelling

Sep132016

Live Hangout with Servane Mouazan – Founder of Ogunte, A Platform For Woman Social Entrepreneurs

In this 30 + minute hangout, Creatively Unsettled team asked Servane about Ogunte and how it helps women social entrepreneurs, her journey towards social entrepreneurship from a mainstream corporate career, her belief in Conscious Innovation and much more…

September 13, 2016 Leave a commentInteractions With Influencers

Sep92016

Social Entrepreneurship: Next Stop In The Journey Of Social Innovation

Social innovation is taking place everywhere around us as we speak. It’s nothing but how we respond to the problems in our immediate vicinity as people. However some of us demonstrate a vision and take it beyond its original context for betterment of many others. They transform from being innovators to entrepreneurs and dream of a better world which would be worth living for tomorrow.

September 9, 2016 Leave a commentIdeas, Insights & Opinions, Social Entrepreneurship

Sep72016

5 Ways In Which Social Good Incubators Can Use Visual Storytelling

Impact investors and startup incubators nurture social innovations into scalable ventures. Visual Storytelling can help them unite their vision with that of their investees’ mission to convey social change to a broad variety of people. All it needs is the incubators to understand this and bring it to life.

September 7, 2016 Leave a commentIdeas, Insights & Opinions, Stories & Storytelling

Aug312016

An Insider Account Of Dirty World Of NGOs And Questions It Raises About Social Good

Erroneous perception about profit often doubts the intentions of a For-Profit Social Enterprise and overlooks fund related malpractices in Not for Profit NGOs. Attaching a moral value and transparent methodology to delivering social good makes people uneasy at the idea of doing it through a sustainable revenue model. Which is better? Generating profit through fair trade or depending on grants and donations which is becoming difficult to come through because of the philanthropy funding sources being saturated by pleas for it?

August 31, 2016 4 CommentsIdeas, Insights & Opinions, Social Entrepreneurship

Aug292016

Disruptive Ideas and Social Innovations That Are Changing Our World: Part 1

Social entrepreneurs have the potential to deliver global, long-term, and sustainable impact through disruptive, yet socially responsible ideas. Here is a quick roundup of a few social good brands doing just that.

August 29, 2016 Leave a commentIdeas, Insights & Opinions

Aug262016

Live Hangout With Raj Bordia: Hult Prize India Director & Co-founder Sociocross

In this Live Hangout, I asked Raj about his role as Hult Prize India Director, emerging social entrepreneurial ideas in India, tried to understand his views on Capitalism 3.0, and learnt about Sociocross, a platform for ideas that have the vision to bring about positive impact, he co-founded and much more..

August 26, 2016 Leave a commentInteractions With Influencers

Aug242016

A Quick Listen: What’s Circular Economy by Shekar Prabhakar, Co-Founder, Hasiru Dala Innovations

In just above 3 minutes, Shekar explains what is circular economy, associated concepts of ‘cradle-to-grave’ & ‘cradle-to-cradle’ and how his social enterprise, Hasiru Dala is trying to further the concept. An useful listen.

August 24, 2016 Leave a commentIdeas, Insights & Opinions

Aug232016

Chat With Ulrike Reinhard: An Independent Traveler and A Social Changemaker

I had a free-wheeling chat with Ulrike Reinhard, a native German who has been staying in rural Madhya Pradesh for last 2 years where she runs a social transformation project called ‘Janwaar Castle’. In this 30 minute interaction I try to uncover her fascinating story and much more.

August 23, 2016 Leave a commentInteractions With Influencers

INNOLAT: SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF UN-EMPLOYABILITY FOR GRADUATES IN INDIA- November 8, 2016

3 things 'socents' do which MNCs and governments don't while selling to the BOP-Social.Yourstory.com, June 8, 2016

HOW IMPACT BUSINESSES USE STORYTELLING TO BUILD MOVEMENTS- December 16, 2015

SUSTAINEARTH AND THE PARADOX OF ENERGY IN RURAL INDIA - November 11, 2015