Stanford Center for Social Innovation Lectures
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As an institution, the Stanford Graduate School of Business believes that business schools have a responsibility to teach students to be innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who can change the world. As such, the Center represents a cornerstone of the School's multidisciplinary approach to management and leadership education.We invest our resources in an integrated set of activities that are designed to enhance the leadership and management capacity of individuals who strive to create social and environmental value. The Center leverages Stanford's knowledge, expertise, and networks, bringing community leaders together with our faculty, students, and alumni to address social problems on several fronts.
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Cradle to Cradle Design
Author: William McDonough
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Environmental Science - Audio - Cradle to Cradle Design - (December 3, 2006) How many buildings do you know that can produce oxygen? William McDonough, the man Time magazine recognized in 1999 as a "Hero for the Planet" has designed buildings for clients such as Ford and Gap that can do just that. In his lecture
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Lens of Sustainability
Author: Andrew Ruben and Jib Ellison
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Environmental Science - Audio - Lens of Sustainability - (February 18, 2007) In 2005, Wal-Mart's CEO announced a corporation-wide strategic initiative to go green. The company would take drastic measures to cut down on the waste, energy consumption, and greenhouse gas emission, thus saving money, which would be
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The Earth in the Balance
Author: Al Gore
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Environmental Science - Audio - The Earth in the Balance - (July 4, 2006) The industrialized world is on a collision course with nature, says environmental hero and leading expert Al Gore, who passionately urges a Stanford Business School audience to take action to save the environment. In his presentation on glo
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Lens of Sustainability
Author: Andrew Ruben and Jib Ellison
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
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Environmental Science - Audio - Lens of Sustainability - (February 18, 2007) In 2005, Wal-Mart's CEO announced a corporation-wide strategic initiative to go green. The company would take drastic measures to cut down on the waste, energy consumption, and greenhouse gas emission, thus saving money, which would be
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Global Warming
Author: Carol Browner
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Environmental Science - Audio - Global Warming - (March 25, 2007) If we fail to halt global warming, we'll be the first generation that bequeathed to the next generation a problem that can't be fixed, says Carol Browner, former chief of the Environmental Protection Agency. In this presentation from the
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Public and Private Partnerships for Humanitarian Disaster Relief
Author: John Rickard Author: &Author: Jon Olson
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Public and Private Partnerships for Humanitarian Disaster Relief - John Rickard of IRC & Jon Olson of Intel discuss public and private partnerships for humanitarian disaster relief. From the Effective Disruption Management Seminar, September 2005.
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Humanitarian Disaster Relief Challenges
Author: Gail Neudorf
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Humanitarian Disaster Relief Challenges - "Humanitarian Disaster Relief Challenges," by Gail Neudorf, at the Effective Disruption Management Seminar, Stanford, September, 2005.
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A Public/Private Partnership That Works
Author: Ludo Oelrich
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - A Public/Private Partnership That Works - Ludo Oelrich of TNT delivers his presentation "A Public/Private Partnership That Works". From the Effective Disruption Management Seminar, September 2005.
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The Balancing Act: Speed, Agility versus Cost
Author: Randy Martin
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - The Balancing Act: Speed, Agility versus Cost - Randy Martin is the Director of Global Emergency Operations at Mercy Corps USA and has been in the business of humanitarian disaster relief for 25 years. In this program, he explains how a light organization like Mercy Corps puts together efficient respon
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Using Supply Chain Innovations to Save Lives
Author: Lynn Fritz
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Using Supply Chain Innovations to Save Lives - As the CEO and Chairman of the Fritz Companies, Lynn Fritz has been a successful entrepreneur in the field of global logistics. When he sold his company to UPS he decided to explore new applications for the knowledge of logistics to help the human society
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Social Entrepreneurs Invent the Future
Author: Gary Hirshberg
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Social Entrepreneurs Invent the Future - (January 16, 2007) Can businesses deliver strong returns to shareholders while also promoting the health of people and the planet? Gary Hirshberg, the phenomenally successful pioneer of the organic foods industry, uttered a resounding yes in his keynote a
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Let My People Go Surfing
Author: Yvon Chouinard
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Let My People Go Surfing - (March 11, 2007) "Every time we make a decision to do good, it makes us more money," declares Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia Inc. Chouinard offers a slew of counterintuitive business tips on how to save the environment while making a profit. Charac
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How Do You Take Your Coffee?
Author: John Sage
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - How Do You Take Your Coffee? - (April 1, 2007) Combining his idealism with a genuine love of business, John Sage co-founded Pura Vida, one of the largest distributors of Fair Trade organic coffee in the world, to improve the lives of people in coffee-growing regions. Pura Vida works at
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Creating a Poverty-Free World
Author: Muhammad Yunus
Wed, Sep 05, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Creating a Poverty-Free World - (June 11, 2007) Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank, changes traditional principles of banking by putting poor people's needs first. Yunus describes the reasons behind his philosophies and how they have led to the lau
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Building Social Business Ventures
Author: Muhammad Yunus
Tue, Sep 25, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Building Social Business Ventures - (July 21, 2007) Microfinance, the extension of small loans to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans, has proved to be an effective strategy for raising millions of families from poverty worldwide. Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus is th
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Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility
Author: Oded Grajew
Wed, Sep 26, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility - (July 15, 2007) As a leading thinker on corporate social responsibility, Oded Grajew is challenging businesses, consumers, and governments to join in acting ethically towards a sustainable social good. With early roots in the Brazilian toy business, Graje
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Global Social Entrepreneur
Author: Bill Drayton
Tue, Sep 25, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Global Social Entrepreneur - (August 5, 2007) Ashoka's founder Bill Drayton believes that everyone can be a change maker. In this talk, he reflects on many of the early influences that helped him understand how to advance true social progress. From these beginnings, he traces his own
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One Laptop Per Child
Author: Michael Evans
Tue, Sep 25, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - One Laptop Per Child - (August 19, 2007) The mission of the non-profit One Laptop per Child association is to develop a low-cost laptop, a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Their goal is to provide children around the world with new opport
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Fighting Corruption at Every Level
Author: Peter Eigen
Wed, Oct 24, 2007
Social Entrepreneurship - Audio - Fighting Corruption at Every Level - (October 13, 2007) Many countries that should be thriving are dragged into poverty and strife by the burden of corruption. The loss goes far beyond the sums that change hands dishonestly; the true price must take the ensuing opportunity costs into account
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Thinking Big and Scaling Up
Author: Fazle H. Abed
Tue, Sep 25, 2007
Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Thinking Big and Scaling Up - (August 18, 2007) Small can be beautiful, but to solve big problems in the world, it often takes large scale solutions. So argues Fazel H. Abed, founder and chairman of BRAC, Building Resources Across Communities. He outlines the development and market pe
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Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Author: Fazle H. Abed
Wed, Oct 24, 2007
Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs - Audio - Achieving the Millennium Development Goals - (October 29, 2007) Fazel Abed explains how his organization called BRAC, Building Resources Across Communities, is leading grass roots efforts to achieve the eight UN Millennium Development Goals goals in Bangladesh through a multi-pronged strategy aimed
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Managing Risk in an Uncertain World
Author: Leslie Lamb
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Business Management - Audio - Managing Risk in an Uncertain World - While Cisco’s Global Risk Management Group volunteers the company’s technology in Louisiana, Leslie Lamb, Risk Manager at Cisco shares, in this program, her company’s approach to risk management, the standards and procedures that make this giant enterpris
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Business Continuity Planning: Improving GM's Risk Profile
Author: Adele Martz
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Business Management - Audio - Business Continuity Planning: Improving GM's Risk Profile - "Business Continuity Planning: Improving GM's Risk Profile," by Adele Martz, Director BCP & Crisis Support, General Motors, September, 2005.
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Improve Your Nonprofit Operations in Less Than Two Months
Author: Heather Carpenter and Jennifier Chien
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Business Management - Audio - Improve Your Nonprofit Operations in Less Than Two Months - (December 3, 2006) If you're fairly new to running a nonprofit, getting a grip on basic operational procedures can seem like an overwhelming task. Luckily, Heather Carpenter and Jennifier Chien offer a wealth of useful advice and concrete steps to help yo
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Internet Marketing Strategies: Extending Your Online Reach
Author: Brent Blackaby, Jeff Patrick, Favianna Rodriguez
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Business Management - Audio - Internet Marketing Strategies: Extending Your Online Reach - (December 24, 2006) Brent Blackaby, Jeff Patrick, and Favianna Rodriguez use case studies to share their technological and marketing know-how to help you plan effective web and communications strategies for your organization.
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The Nonprofit Accountability Trap
Author: Denise Gammal
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Business Management - Audio - The Nonprofit Accountability Trap - (January 15, 2007) Denise Gammal, research director at the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, presents the results from Stanford University's large-scale study on nonprofit management to foundation professionals during the Grantmakers for Effective Or
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Storytelling for Good Causes
Author: Andy Goodman
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Business Management - Audio - Storytelling for Good Causes - (February 5, 2007) When nonprofits set out to look for funding they usually start with a PowerPoint presentation and hard-to-articulate data about the issue they are trying to address. Andy Goodman argues that all they have to do is tell a story. Goodman
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What Makes Ideas Stick
Author: Chip Heath
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Business Management - Audio - What Makes Ideas Stick - (February 12, 2007) Some ideas spread widely while they actually aren't true. What makes urban legends stick? Chip Heath, professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, reveals why some ideas survive and others die. Heat
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Nonprofits of the Future
Author: Paul Lamb
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Business Management - Audio - Nonprofits of the Future - (March 16, 2007) Technology is changing the game for organizations in the social space. Paul Lamb explores how the web is already transforming nonprofits and NGOs. Lamb looks ahead to the potential that ubiquitous, mobile computing, virtual worlds, user g
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Civil Society in Global Governance
Author: Peter Eigen
Tue, Sep 25,
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Business Management - Audio - Civil Society in Global Governance - (September 1, 2007) How do we look after the global public good in a society where globalized businesses aren't subject to international control? Peter Eigen explains civil society organizations' role in creating necessary structures and rules to fill the
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Evidence-Based Management
Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer
Tue, Sep 25, 2007
Business Management - Audio - Evidence-Based Management - (August 12, 2007) For-profit and nonprofit organizations alike should make decisions based on facts as well as the careful evaluation of their specific situation. The idea isn't new or original. Yet surprisingly Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer's research shows
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Winners Don't Take All
Author: Margaret Neale
Tue, Sep 25, 2007
Business Management - Audio - Winners Don't Take All - (July 29, 2007) Negotiation is ubiquitous in our professional as well as personal lives. Yet very few people are skilled at creating value or expanding the pie in negotiation settings. Too often we focus on getting what we want, aim at only winning, leave
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Financial Management 101
Author: Sojeila Maria Silva
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Finance - Audio - Financial Management 101 - (December 10, 2006) The most useful financial statements are those that clearly convey information to their stakeholders in the simplest format possible. In this presentation, Sojeila Maria Silva shares her wisdom from 18 years of management experience.
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Diversity in Fundraising
Author: Gerald Richards and Dee Dee Nguyen
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Finance - Audio - Diversity in Fundraising - (December 17, 2006) Gerald Richards and Dee Dee Nguyen explore ideas on how to reach across the divides of ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, and other differences in order to strengthen bonds and create new opportunities.
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The ABCs of Tax-Exempt Status
Author: Joe Kroll
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Finance - Audio - The ABCs of Tax-Exempt Status - (January 7, 2007) A 501(c)3 tax exempt organization is one which can accept tax deductible contributions. This makes it the most popular form of tax-exempt status. Joe Kroll of the Internal Revenue Service discusses the benefits and responsibilities of th
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Microfinance: Controversies and Promises
Author: Alex Counts
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Finance - Audio - Microfinance: Controversies and Promises - (March 5, 2007) Microfinance is bringing the world's poor the kind of service that used to be reserved for bank customers in developed countries. Alex Counts talks about microfinance's social and financial impact.
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Starbucks Reinvents the International Coffee Trade
Author: Dennis Macray
Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Economics - Audio - Starbucks Reinvents the International Coffee Trade - (March 18, 2007) How is Starbucks, the United States' leading coffee retailer, reshapin |