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Welcome to the Social Edge update! As we prepare to launch into 2010, now is the time to reflect on the wonderful conversations and thoughtful debates the Social Edge community has engaged in during 2009. Here is your Social Entrepreneurship Top 10, the ten discussions that provoked the most passionate comments. Five of these discussions were hosted by Rod Schwartz, CEO of ClearlySo in London, while our friend Charles (Hipbone) Cameron hosted three. Paul Lamb and Peter Deitz each hosted one. Revisit your Top 10 now, because they serve as foundations for the difficult work you are trying to accomplish! 1. Are the Only Innovations in Social Entrepreneurship Anglo-Saxon?
In the most provocative conversation ever on Social Edge, Rod Schwartz wonders whether it’s true that the UK and the US truly lead in innovation in social entrepreneurship. 2. Partnering with Business
Is it like dancing with the devil? Is it exploitation or cooperation? 3. The Charismatic Entrepreneur
As social ventures mature, founders may stifle innovation and endanger the enterprise’s future. Rod Schwartz asks: is charisma a blessing or a curse? 4. Do we Really Need More Money?
Ask any entrepreneur, and the answer is always an emphatic “yes.” But Rod Schwartz thinks that we may be missing an opportunity here… 5. Is a "Social Economy" Really Possible?
Rod Schwartz wonders where the big success stories, the social sector equivalents of Google or Facebook, can be found –if at all. 6. A New Role for Government?
As US President Obama was being sworn in, Charles (Hipbone) Cameron asked whether governments should actively encourage social entrepreneurship. A year later, the question remains timely. 7. Who will build a more efficient marketplace?
Charles (Hipbone) Cameron wants us to identify who will be stepping up to make the sector more efficient. 8. Alternative Economic Structures
Always a lateral thinker, Charles (Hipbone) Cameron wonders how the moral insights of the world's religions can be assimilated into the global economic system. 9. Religion and Technology Divide
Paul Lamb wonders what meaningful and impactful work might come out of a dialogue between spiritual leaders and technologists. 10. Competition or Collaboration?
In another vibrant discussion, Peter Deitz questions if it is really possible for social ventures to collaborate. Bonus: check what Magogodi Makhene has to say on Africa's Moment, Kjerstin Erickson on Radical Transparency and Leila Janah on Money. Learn from Curtis Chang and his Expert Advice, get your finances in shape with Dr. O and be provoked by Jonathan Lewis in I on Poverty. Finally, be inspired with the The Best of Global X, laugh with Untangled on the myth of global warming, and subscribe to our Twitter feed along with another 275,000 followers (and check these other 100 great Tweeps!). 2009 was a fabulous year on Social Edge. Our team is ready to make 2010 even better so that we can help you build a better world.
Join this Week's Live Discussions Hybrid Models: The Social and Commercial Two-Step
Are hybrids really innovative structures or simply stopgap measures? Join Mumbai-based Lindsay Clinton in the conversation. Climbing the Green Ladder: The Power of Partnerships
To become more sustainable, business needs the talent, passion and understanding of the social entrepreneur. Sustainability experts Amy Fetzer and Shari Aaron offer a guideline to effective collaboration. This holiday, give knowledge!
Knowledge sharing is the cornerstone of innovation and collaboration, writes Jill Finlayson. To make a difference, consider what information you can share, what data you can aggregate, and how you can collaborate. Is a "Social Economy" really possible?
Where are the big success stories, the social sector equivalents of Google or Facebook? Will the funding continue to flow to unsustainable, though eminently worthy, social enterprises? Join Rod Schwartz in a provocative conversation. Gen-Y: The Social Innovation Generation
“We want to create sustainable projects that will continue to affect lives for years to come,” says ThinkImpact’s Saul Garlick. Can you help Gen-Y become the social innovation generation? Women in the Social Economy
An excess of testosterone and an absence of diversity have nearly destroyed the western economic system, writes ClearlySo CEO Rod Schwartz. Is it time for a more feminine economy?
Do you have suggestions for Social Edge or for this newsletter? Send us feedback. Hope to see you on The Edge and on Twitter @socialedge! Victor d’Allant
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