Four Lessons from Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus By Elvira Carvajal Muhammad Yunus believes entrepreneurs will save the world. Awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, known as “Banker to the Poor”, founder the first ever social business, Grameen Bank, internationally recognized as a world leader, the list could go on and on… Prof Muhammad Yunus also recipient of the US Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal But the most amazing thing about Muh

Building, Testing, and Learning to Boost Impact and Innovation. By Elvira Carvajal What is Lean? It is very probable that if you’re savvy in the startup world you’ve heard about “Lean”, or Eric Ries’s book ˝The Lean Startup”. It is not a new hype or trendy word that’s going to be soon forgotten, actually it’s a concept that has been around for quite some time, since the early 20th century! The core idea of Lean is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. Simply put,

Why companies need to define their purpose. Insights from Doing Good Doing Well. By Elvira Carvajal The rules of the game have changed! “MAXIMIZING SHAREHOLDER VALUE IS LIKE BREATHING: YOU NEED IT TO SURVIVE, BUT IT IS NOT YOUR PURPOSE, IT IS NOT WHAT YOU LIVE FOR.” David Grayson A purpose serves as a bridge: it connects us mentally and emotionally to why we do what we do and gives us a reason to do it. We as humans are all purpose maximizers, but we need to know what motivat

The Future of Work: 10 Considerations for Leaders in Business and Academia. By Drew Bonfiglio. My brilliant MIT professor brother-in-law, Jeff, loves to use Alexa as his in-home Turing Test. (We also need to credit him for the elimination of the penny, whenever that finally happens. But that’s a conversation for another day). When we’re hanging out at Jeff’s, eating pancakes –which are amazing by the way–, he tests Alexa’s skills. I am often as disappointed as I am impressed

Why Businesses Should Use Design Thinking to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals. What do the Sustainable Development Goals have to do with business or design thinking? For businesses that care about people and the planet, plenty! By Krista Aspiras. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established by the United Nations to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. The 17 goals, adopted by 193 participating UN countries, lay out the global a