In the lead up to this year's Social Enterprise World Forum in Edinburgh, we're shining a spotlight on the key factors which have led to a thriving social enterprise movement in Scotland. What can we all learn from Scotland's approach to tackling community issues and building a social enterprising economy?
Read MoreOn Episode 98 of Impact Boom, Durell Coleman shares some of the positive social impact being created through his consultancy DC Design, whilst exploring how to use human centred design and the design thinking process to create exciting and meaningful impact.
Read MoreIn this guest blog post from Michael Lewrick, we are presented with examples of blockchain being used ‘for good’, we hear how scaling the power of collaboration for transformational change is of paramount importance and are given some steps on how to design an ecosystem.
Read MoreOn Episode 97 of Impact Boom, Purpose-based strategist Tim O'Brien of Hatched shares his wealth of experience in redesigning businesses for good and discusses how business can be transformed to solve today's social and environmental challenges while also becoming more profitable.
Read MoreOn Episode 96 of Impact Boom, Sarit Sandler of MangoSoul Productions talks about being a filmmaker and how social entrepreneurs can use storytelling to make people care enough to take action.
Read MoreOn Episode 88 of Impact Boom, Amy Churchouse discusses what led her to creating the Good Karma Network; a community of caring neighbours who help each other solve problems, whilst sharing insights and giving advice on creating positive social impact.
Read MoreOn Episode 94 of Impact Boom, Kate Hayes of Direct Impact (Echoing Green) discusses the keys to effective leadership development, providing insights into boards that create impact. She shares effective traits of purpose-led leaders and tips to solve difficult challenges.
Read MoreOn Episode 93 of Impact Boom, Susan Aktemel of Homes For Good provides insights into the key factors which created a thriving social enterprise environment in Scotland, shares tips on getting finance and talks about how to create a positive and collaborative work environment.
Read MoreOn Episode 92 of Impact Boom, Odin Mühlenbein of Ashoka discusses why creating system change shouldn't necessarily be an overwhelming task and how it can be done as a social entrepreneur without operating at a global level.
Read MoreOn Episode 91 of Impact Boom, Due Quach of Calm Clarity talks about the different brain states which can greatly affect success, provides advice for social entrepreneurs and discusses how the sector has changed.
Read MoreOn Episode 90 of Impact Boom, Mark Daniels of Social Traders shares his experience and opportunities for social procurement, as well as providing strong insights into the future of the social enterprise sector and tips for social entrepreneurs.
Read MoreOn Episode 89 of Impact Boom, Samantha Rae Jones of Little Yellow Bird shares key insights into building a social business, provides tips on how best to start, talks about the importance of measuring impact & the challenges of good communication when working internationally.
Read MoreOn Episode 87 of Impact Boom, Eric Lam of Exygy shares his experience working with a number of communities globally to improve health, and by doing so explains the key lessons learnt to effectively create positive change and design with a human centric approach.
Read MoreOn Episode 86 of Impact Boom, David LePage of Buy Social Canada & Chair of the Social Enterprise World Forum discusses how business models may contribute to and not just extract value from communities, he talks about the shift in the social enterprise sector and shares important traits of successful social entrepreneurs (and how they commonly fail) in the lead up to this year's World Forum.
Read MoreOn Episode 85 of Impact Boom, Theia Gabatan shares her learnings from leading Impact! Social Enterprise, an organisation led by youth, for youth, whilst speaking on the importance of communicating your vision and why social enterprise appeals to the Millennial generation.
Read MoreIn this guest blog post, Data Culturist Vibhor Pandey shares his insights and experience on what he believes needs to happen to effectively design and build smart future cities. If the government were to drive a ‘smart city vehicle’, what would it look like?
Read MoreOn Episode 84 of Impact Boom, Dave Hakkens talks about his journey so far with Precious Plastic, as well as sharing his insights on the internet as a tool for creating positive social impact and how best to turn ideas into outcomes that change the world for the better.
Read MoreOn Episode 83 of Impact Boom, Ofer Flynn of ForPurpose Israel, discusses why a purely social purpose isn't enough, he talks about the mental challenges entrepreneurs can face and shares the best tools to start to measure and track your impact.
Read MoreAdam Miller, an Australian leader in one of the largest stigmatised industries, Medicinal Marijuana, shared his insights into the entrepreneurial health sphere with Impact Boom in the lead up to his presentation at Myriad this month…
Read MoreOn Episode 82 of Impact Boom, Helen Andrew of Spare Harvest shares her experience in the value of building connections in communities, discusses the potential of the sharing economy and talks about the key traits of successful social entrepreneurs.
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