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A world of 9 billion people by mid-century will demand fundamental changes in our mindsets, behaviors, cultures, and overarching paradigm. Just as our species broke the Sound Barrier during the 1940s and 1950s, a new breed of innovator, entrepreneur, and investor is lining up to break the Sustainabi... अधिक

This chapter provides a brief examination of where social entrepreneurs (gathered from the Schwab Foundation's worldwide list) are located around the world and why they cluster in particular countries and regions.... अधिक

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In order to tackle the great challenges of achieving sustainable development, we need to learn how to scale and replicate the more sustainable solutions and mobilize collective effort in ways rarely seen outside of wars and space races. This chapter sounds the alarm for companies to plug into the id... अधिक

In addition to science and technology, today's social entrepreneurs are exploring new approaches to governance, property rights, and market transformations. In this chapter, the authors look at some of the ways in which these entrepreneurs are working to change the system and suggest that mainstream... अधिक

In this chapter, the authors study four clusters of entrepreneurs whose technological ventures will improve the future for a growing proportion of the burgeoning human population.... अधिक

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In this chapter, the authors look at the ten great divides between the fortunate and the not-so-fortunate to emerge from the UN's Millennium Development Goals-including demographics, finance, health and the environment-as pointers to tomorrow's market opportunities. They outline the relevant challen... अधिक

This chapter explores some of the more interesting trends in resource mobilization for social and environmental ventures, spotlighting various entrepreneurs and their experience and lessons learned.... अधिक

Social and environmental entrepreneurs are learning to channel their convictions, boundless creativity, and ability to amass the necessary resources into building sustainable systems and structures that address the most pressing market failures of our time. In this chapter, the authors examine the t... अधिक

The authors argue that during periods of extraordinary volatility, disruption, and change, the best place to look for clues to tomorrow's revolutionary business models is at the fringes of the current dysfunctional system. In this chapter, readers meet a new generation of social and environmental en... अधिक

When the global economy and world order become uncertain, where do we look for a sense of where things are heading? Can the World Be Wrong? lays out a compelling case for looking to long-term trends in global public opinion to help predict the future. Written by a pioneer of global polling, the book... अधिक

Renowned playwright George Bernard Shaw once said "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." By this definition, some of today's entrepreneurs are decidedly unreason... अधिक

The world's most forward-looking CEOs recognize the real challenge facing business today: a fundamental shift in the nature of commerce. While sustainability programs, government action, and nonprofits are all parts of the solution, CEOs and other leaders must focus on social, environmental, and eco... अधिक

This chapter examines how social entrepreneurs are partnering with the poor, helping empower growing numbers of bonsai (or BOP-bottom of the pyramid) consumers. The authors insist that these entrepreneurial projects are not alternatives to public and private sector action, but early indicators of th... अधिक

It takes courage to attempt the apparently impossible, but great innovators and entrepreneurs have embraced such challenges. In this chapter, the authors offer some guidance on what others can do to help support the work of social and environmental entrepreneurs and other change makers and provide s... अधिक

Originally published in 1988. Europeans want a better environment. Increasingly, too, they are demanding the products, services, legislation and policies that will provide it. Green Pages reveals what Europe’s environmentalists plan to do next and how environmental pressures will threaten major mark... अधिक

A vibrant tribute to the rich and unique culture of Memphis, Beale Street is the most visited tourist attractionin Tennessee. But just like the soulful blues ballads that callBeale home, the history of this downtown district echoes with hardship and heartache. From the transcendent sounds of W.C. Ha... अधिक