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SOCAP11: Gleaning Insights in Design Thinking
Design used to be about making artifacts, but now the experience is the commodity. At SOCAP11, the Design for Social Innovation track exposed us to some powerful design thinking techniques from Hot Studio and :: CRONAN ::, two firms with household name corporate and socially known clients. In design, the age of the lone rock star is long gone.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- product design
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Reused Paint, Gold for Good ? Colombian Environmental Entrepreneurs at ’Growing SMEs’
With improved internal security, an improved business environment, and increased prominence as a major player in the global economy, Colombia’s business landscape is also changing. From recycled paint to sustainable gold production, several SMEs building social improvement will Growing SMEs Investment Roundtable on Sept. 23.
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SOCAP11: Village Capital and the Value of peer-based Evaluation
What if microfinance and angel investing had a baby? Essentially, Village Capital is that offspring, using a peer-to-peer evaluation, learning and investment model where fellow entrepreneurs in the program decide who gets the allocated funding. From SOCAP11’s "People Powered Capital" we heard from several ventures using the Village Capital process.
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- Impact Assessment