If capitalism is broken is social innovation a way to fix it?
Kate Carruthers Over the past several years I have come to think that capitalism as practised in the western world is fundamentally broken. Even before the global financial crisis (GFC) this feeling…
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Rebooting business and capitalism
Last year with the launch of Social Innovation Sydney I was inspired by the idea of rebooting capitalism. I had become depressed about the nature of business in our world…
Serious stuff: “dream machines that deliver the desires of the material heart”
I was lucky enough to hear my friend Mark Pesce speak at the Social Innovation BarCamp in Sydney on 6 Nov and his talk, while entertaining, was also profound. Mark…
1 more sleep until Social Innovation BarCamp #sibsyd
After many weeks of planning with my co-conspirators Selena Griffith, Michelle Williams and Kim Chen we are finally on the eve of the second Social Innovation BarCamp. This venture was…
Interested in sustainable design? Check out #sibsyd
The next Social Innovation BarCamp is on and the theme is sustainable design! Click here to REGISTER NOW When: Saturday 6 November 2010 Time: 9.30 am – 5.30 pm Where:…
Help a girl and you help a family, a village and the world #becauseiamagirl
I’ve been a big supporter of the Plan Because I am a Girl campaign – if you haven’t shared your story do it now! The other day @uskovic shared this…
What matters?
A recent discovery for me is McKinsey & Company’s new site What Matters. It is a thought provoking question and it is good to see it being tackled by McKinsey…
I know it’s Caturday but this is serious …
As they note on the Say No To Animals In Pet Shops website: “Approximately 130,000 dogs and 60,000 cats are killed at pounds every year. Unbelievable, eh?” So why not…
Libraries for the future
I spent most of my youth and childhood hanging about in public libraries and reading their books. In fact I blame libraries for most of my quirks these days, since…
Being real
As a child I read a story where the main character wanted to be a ‘real boy’ and not just a wooden puppet. And this choice between being a real…