In a previous article, KK mentioned the current debate in Mainland China on the nature of social enterprise. In Hong Kong, the issue is also a highly contentious one. It centers around how we should define social enterprise in the Hong Kong context. See how KK proposed to define social enterprise -
Inspirations from Social Enterprise Summit – What Matters Most Is What We Do In-between
The Social Enterprise Summit 2010 held in Hong Kong on November 19-20 was a stunning success. Here are KK's insights from the two-day International Symposium -
Wind of Change? Finance Guru Ron Cordes is Pointing Billions of Dollars in Better Direction
Call it a midlife crisis gone terribly right. After 28 years in finance, Ron Cordes – co-chairman of the US$21billion asset management firm Greenworth – is dedicating his energy to building an online portal that will make impact investing a whole lot easier. Take a closer look to impact investing and recent developments -
Books of the Year for Social Enterprise Summit 2011
KK listed the five "Books of the Year" - to recommend to the readers some important books containing knowledge and insights that could deepen the social entrepreneurship movement, with the hope that those who read and learn from these books could become part of a community providing intellectual leadership for promoting and sustaining social entrepreneurship in this part of the world.
Muhammad Yunus on Consumption and the Logic of Uncontrolled Growth
KK have been studying Yunus’ two recent books. Both titles focus on social business (and indeed there are some overlapping materials), but Yunus’s primary purpose is to demonstrate that the current, 'traditional' capitalism has outlived its usefulness and that the world needs a new kind of capitalism in which social business will become increasingly the dominant form of business.
The Economist on Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship
In a recent issue (Aug 12, 2010), the Economist magazine carried a special report on some of the path-breaking initiatives of the US and UK governments in harnessing social entrepreneurship in solving some of society’s most intractable problems. KK presents an excerpt and poses challenging questions to readers.
Jeffrey Sachs on The Big Picture – A Stanford Social Innovation Review Interview
Social entrepreneurs are tackling some of the world’s thorniest issues, big and small. But they do not operate in a vacuum. It is essential to always have the big picture in mind. There is, however, no commonly agreed ONE BIG PICTURE. Below is one perspective offered by Jeffrey Sachs.
Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know
Hear what KK thinks about David Bornstein and Susan Davis' new book, "Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know ".
Back to Basics: What are Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs for?
Although ‘social enterprise’ and ‘social entrepreneur’ have now become part of the daily language, there are no commonly acceptable definitions of these terms, in Hong Kong and abroad. And when these terms are translated into Chinese, the confusion is even bigger. There is absolutely no doubt that there are social enterprises and social entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China, but these terms have vastly different meanings in the respective regions. Instead of debating definitions, one way to gain understanding into this phenomenon is to look at their common denominator, which is tackling social issues in new and innovative ways. What are the social issues we concern about?
Looking at the Sky from the Bottom of a Well (坐井觀天) – KK’s Preface to the new book
KK will release a new book "A New Horizon: 10 Stories of Social Entrepreneurs in China" soon. Here is a closer look to the stories behind.