The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00MX0ZWW6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 545 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ken Banks and the other remarkable innovators here offer inspiration and insight into building practical solutions while calling into question established wisdom about social innovation. This is an inspiring and essential read for everyone who cares about our flawed, messy, beautiful world and believes in its myriad possibilitiesHannah Bloch, Mission Projects Editor, National Geographic MagazineThe world's most challenging problems are being taken on by people motivated by their personal passions, informed by their deep understanding of local realities and shaped by their frustration with inadequate solutions. This is a must-read book for anyone wh
Wendy Petersen Boring said Stories for every college campus. Ken Banks has collected a volume of stories here that need to be told on every college campus. College campuses are at this moment unique seedbeds of opportunity. Populated with “Millennial Searchers” who, in increasing numbers, tell us they define life success in terms of meaning, purpose, and ma. Spotlighting true heroes Ken Banks has brought to light a phenomenon that should make us all optimists: people who simply have to tackle a major challenge, even if it completely supersedes their previous life plans. We meet heroes like Erik Hersman, now a serial social innovator in the field of technology for good; Laura Stachel, who. A must-read for social entrepreneurs/pioneers Eric T The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator tells the stories of entrepreneurs who are on the front lines of social change. It offers a powerful and nuanced glimpse of how these leaders found themselves tackling some of the most pressing global challenges of our time and what approaches were effective in their endeav
Despite the tens of billions spent each year in international aid, some of the most promising and exciting social innovations and businesses have come about by chance. Welcome to the world of the reluctant innovator.. Many of the people behind them did not consciously set out to solve anything, but they did