Business Planning, Grow, Impact, Lean Start-Up, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects
I love to travel. It’s not just about the trip itself. I also love planning the trip. Give me a destination, a cup of tea and a few hours to research, and I am a happy camper. Right now, I am digging into a trip to Scotland next year. A few years ago, I wrote a blog...
Client Flow/Design Thinking, Collaborate, COVID-19, Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lean Start-Up, Organizational Assessments, Social Impact Architects, Social Movements, Strategic Planning, System Change
As a futurist for the social sector, I am often asked about what to expect in the coming years. While there are many things I don’t know, there are few I do. The social sector will continue to rise to the moment. We’ve already navigated a pandemic, economic shifts,...
Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Lead, Lean Start-Up, Organizational Assessments, Organizational Culture, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects
While social entrepreneurship steals all the headlines, social intrapreneurship is quietly gaining momentum and for good reason. Social intrapreneurship is not new, but it is finally getting the attention it deserves. And based on my own personal experience, it is...
Grow, Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact, Lean Start-Up, Logic Model Development, Social Impact Architects, Theory of Change
Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth: Most nonprofit programs don’t fail because people don’t care. They fail because they were never designed to succeed. And before we point fingers at the social sector, let’s be clear: businesses struggle with this, too. If...
Growth/Scaling Plans, Impact Measurement, Lean Start-Up, Social Enterprise, Social Impact Architects, Theory of Change
The start of a new academic semester brings fresh energy and familiar questions. Last week, as I kicked off another semester teaching social entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Arlington, one question surfaced almost immediately: What is the difference...
Client Flow/Design Thinking, Evaluation Planning, Impact, Impact Measurement, Lean Start-Up, Logic Model Development, Program Development, Theory of Change
At a recent forum, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria was asked the ONE thing that children need to learn. His answer? Intellectual discipline. He defined it as the ability to wade through noise, discern the facts, analyze findings and form a point of view. We echo this sentiment...
