Is it just me*, or did we propel into the deep end of AI, in what feels like a weekend. ChatGPT (and its various ‘point oh’s) seemed to have hastened the go-to-market strategy of various AI’s across the spectrum. *note: in this context “me” refers to the author of the article, Neetal Parekh, human. As […]
We often think about pitches, pitch events, and the act of pitching happening to improve the pitch. But, through co-convening nearly two dozen events culminating in 1-5 minute social enterprise startup pitches, I can firmly say there is tremendous, overlooked value in listening to pitches. Impactathon #21 – Pacific Northwest (PNW) A few weeks ago […]
Impactathon 18: Virtual Distancing and Virtual Convening to Make a Whole Experience Impactathon® 18 with Soka University of America hosted by Bridges to Business took place virtually (with an on-campus presence) on February 2-4, 2022. After a kickoff session involving socially distanced speed networking and masks on campus and then moved to virtual with an […]
What Does a Fully Virtual Impactathon Look Like? A Behind-the-Scenes Look Impactathon for Future Flourishing was organized as an interactive 24-hour hackathon experience to innovate inclusive solutions to global poverty amid covid-19 and rising awareness of the importance of building more inclusive systems. It took place on Aug 21-22, 2020. Participants joined as teams or […]
About Impactathon for Future Flourishing Impactathon for Future Flourishing was organized as an interactive 24-hour hackathon experience to innovate inclusive solutions to global poverty amid covid-19 and rising awareness of the importance of building more inclusive systems. It took place on Aug 21-22, 2020. Participants joined as teams or individually to build social impact solutions. […]
What happens when you bring together hundreds of impact-driven leaders, investors, and ecosystem builders to contemplate the economy of the future? You will hear about equity, inclusivity, partnership and collaboration. You may not always hear about fast food chains and scathing assessments of how much impact is actually being made. This spectrum came together at […]
Cheers to a successful Impactathon® #11 in partnership with UCLA Anderson and The SAM Initiative! After successive rounds of pitching, $20,000 in grants were awarded to eight social enterprise teams and founders. We gave participants the challenge of ‘showing up’ as impact-driven problem-solvers. They delivered. Over two days, participants heard from incredible Impact Talk speakers […]
This season of The Impact Podcast by Innov8social takes a ‘meta’ view of the social impact space. Through a systems-level perspective, it examines the role of the social impact ecosystem builder, which is part-content creator and strategist, part-convener, and part-consultant-coach. The season includes conversations with impact media strategists and Bohem Media Fellows at Opportunity Collaboration, leaders […]
#158 How to Apply a Social Impact Ecosystem Mindset In the final episode of the season, we look at how to make various elements related to social impact ecosystem building applicable. Deepening knowledge about the SDG’s, engaging and creating content, convening, and be willing to gather and iterate upon feedback are ways to engage elements […]
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