Partnering for Global Impact conference in Lugano - happening now!

Hi Everyone, A big team from INSEAD is currently at the Partnering for Global Impact conference in Lugano, Switzerland. Professors Filipe Santos and Loic Sadoulet are here and will be presenting some exciting work. You can get updates on the event from our social media gurus by going to our INSEAD Facebook page at www.facebook.com/INSEADsocialentrepreneurship and Twitter account @INSEADSocialent. Also, watch out for the hash tag #pgi12. Stay tuned...

INSEAD's Social Entrepreneurship Programme (ISEP): Apply Now!

INSEAD's highly acclaimed Social Entrepreneurship Programme (ISEP) combines the deep academic knowledge of INSEAD’s renowned faculty and the most advanced models and frameworks to understand the sector, with real-world application. Prominent speakers, live case studies, and a rigorous analysis of issues and trends in the field create a platform to examine the complex issues and challenges facing social entrepreneurs. 

Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 sessions of this unique programme, and available spaces are filling quickly. The programme is designed to address the challenges facing experienced founders and leaders of social enterprises from all corners of the globe and is the entry-point to a dynamic network of some of the world's top social entrepreneurs. The unparalleled content and a week that is rich with learning, analysis and tools is aimed at those ready to take their social entrepreneurship to the next level, scale up their venture, and increase the impact of their work. Make sure you get your application in as soon as possible so that we can be sure to hold a spot for you. A limited amount of scholarship funding is available to assist with the tuition fees. 

Dates for ISEP-2012 are: 

11-16 November, Fontainebleau, France

25-30 November, Singapore

MyMind - Mental Health Matters

Video produced by Ashoka and Boehringer Ingelheim in support of Krystian FIKERT, creator and CEO of MyMind.

MyMind - Mental Health Matters aims to change how mental health services are provided in Ireland by demonstrating a more effective model of support (in terms of social impact and cost-effectiveness), thus influencing how mental health services are delivered in Ireland. Research has shown how early intervention provides faster positive outcomes for clients and at a significantly lower cost. This self-referral model of mental health empowers the client and equips them with valuable tools going forward. Watch the following video!
 

28th Sustainability Executive Roundtable "Sustainability and HR, Challenges for the Firm and its Members"

The 28th INSEAD Sustainability Executive Roundtable will take place on Friday 21st September 2012 on INSEAD Europe Campus in Fontainebleau, France.

As sustainability has always been an aim of any corporation in today’s world it has become impossible to turn it into a business reality without taking into account all relevant externalities.

The 28th Roundtable will examine the implications for Human resource management. What are the sustainability competences? And the sustainability talents? Or does competence suffice? Is sustainability necessarily an organisational characteristic rather than a person’s characteristic – i.e. will people always be less sustainable than their members? And what are the requirements for people to become more sustainable? What new dualities do they have to manage?
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Social Economy 4.0: Innovation, Sustainability and Responsibility

“Social Economy 4.0: Innovation, Sustainability, and Responsibility"

The world of business, economics and public policy has been focused on the future and the next generation of relationships that lie ahead. In an effort to carry out a similar look into the future for the social economy we have drawn on Anatole Kaletsky's framework presented in his recent provocative book, Capitalism 4.0 as one to examine the transformation that lies ahead for social entrepreneurs. The framework has been used in numerous other venues so we have also taken it on to examine four generations of the social economy and use it as a foundation for this year’s INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Conference in Jakarta in Indonesia. The discussions were exciting, simulating and visionary. We would now like to take them online through this blog and promote a virtual exchange.

Read more and join us for a lively discussion around the paper "Social Economy 4.0: Innovation, Sustainability and Responsibility" by  posting your comments below. To read the discussion paper please click here.

7th INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Conference 2012

Jakarta Social Entrepreneurship Conference "Social Economy 4.0: Innovation, Sustainability and Responsibility"

This year’s INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Conference took place in Jakarta on 16 May 2012 focusing on the theme “Social Economy 4.0: Innovation, Sustainability and Responsibility". It was our first time in Asia and our largest, most far-reaching series of events to date.

The conference attracted nearly 300 participants from more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe, North and Latin America and the Middle East. It was surrounded by several days of additional activities including a student social venture competition, CEO Forum, Senior Executive Implementation Workshop, numerous site visits to local social entrepreneurs, and a reunion for graduates of the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme (ISEP).

To make these events possible and to promote ongoing social entrepreneurship growth in Indonesia, INSEAD joined with local partners, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), BINUS Business School, and Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB Foundation).

To initiate the collaboration, Muhammad Ariono Margiono, Firdaus Alamsjah, and Ahmad Seichi Ramadhan of Binus carried out new research to identify the attitudes of “Senior Managers in Indonesia on Social Innovation” which was first reported at the CEO Forum.

From INSEAD’s side, Hans Wahl, prepared a discussion paper on “Social Economy 4.0” to serve as a platform to examine trends, assess needs and opportunities, and develop initiatives to address them within Indonesia and the region as a whole. A discussion paper was circulated in advance of the conference and has been placed on the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Blog to allow for the discussion that started in Jakarta to continue beyond the conference itself.

 A Conference report will be avialable soon...

Hot from the Press!
The conference had good press coverage, please check below...

The Huffington Post UK

UK – 22 May 2012

The Next Revolution is Spiritual

An attendee of the recent INSEAD Social Enterprise Programme (ISEP) international conference and alumni reunion in Jakarta and Bali in Indonesia talks about the event.

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia – 19 May 2012 

More firms involved in social entrepreneurship: Experts

Social entrepreneurship is key in dealing with growing social problems in Indonesia says this article, quoting INSEAD’s Hans H. Wahl.

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia – 14 May 2012

Companies still lacking in CSR implementation

At the recent International Social Entrepreneurship Conference held in partnership with INSEAD, Hans H Wahl, Director of INSEAD’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme, commented that “According to a survey conducted in Switzerland, European companies tend to engage in short to medium term commitments, while Asian companies prefer longer term commitment given rising economies in the region.”

6th INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Conference 2011

The ISEP 2011 Conference and Reunion took place in one of the most exciting cities on the planet, Berlin! INSEAD partnered with the prestigious Centre for Social Investment at the Hertie School of Governance and theUniversity of Heidelberg and held a stimulating, invigorating and inspiring gathering. The collaboration brought with it a rich level of research, analysis, some of the world’s leading thinking on building a thriving social entrepreneurship ecosystem. Our conference, open to the public, took place on Friday 7 October 2011. It focused on the potential for business partnerships and the role of public policy in promoting social entrepreneurship. The ISEP reunion on the 8 October brought together ISEP graduates from all nine ISEP sessions from both Fontainebleau and Singapore.