Scaling Impact
‘Achieving scale’ might be the golden goose of social innovation. It’s a simple phrase, but its meaning and misunderstanding is
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Culture and heritage: Social systems in four dimensions
International sporting events like the World Cup and the Olympics provide intriguing examples of the complexity and situated-nature of culture and
Read moreEthics and Systemic Change
Systems change is a goal for many social advocates — whether aimed at politics, climate change, social norms or beyond
Read moreSystems thinking and collective impact
When we seek change the temptation is looking for ‘the key’ component of a problem or situation that, if changed,
Read moreThe rise of the digital epidemiologist: Using big data to track outbreaks and disasters
We are seeing a major change in the way diseases are discovered, tracked and addressed. Matthew Braga from the Financial
Read moreSystems Innovation | Geoff Mulgan and Charlie Leadbeater | January 2013 | Nesta
A terrific synopsis of a recent paper authored by social innovation leaders Charlie Leadbeater and Geoff Mulgan from NESTA in
Read moreGoogle’s “20% time,” which brought you Gmail and AdSense, is now as good as dead
Interesting to see that one of the most innovative companies that is responsible for so many of the most powerful
Read moreScaling Education: The Absurd Case of the MOOC
The MOOC offers enormous potential to re-shape the way people learn and promoting access to content and expertise that many in this world could have only dreamed of years ago. But the naivete that such learning can be done in an monocultural way without losing something special about the context in which people learn and use what they learn might lead to some expensive lessons.
Read moreReturning Home
After more than four weeks of travel, conferences and events it is good to return home. CENSEMaking’s sabbatical is
Read moreKnowledge is a living thing, not a passive product.
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