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 ".
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.
Jeff Skoll on Learning, Earning and Dreaming
On this Fathers' Day, you might want to share this article with your children. Jeff Skoll is a New Hero of our generation. He has a simple story to tell. KK shared Jeff's commencement speech for the graduate school at Santa Clara University on June 12, 2009.
Half Time: From Success to Significance
"It calls for a paradigm shift; when you approach 50, imagine yourself standing at half time." KK shared his views on the book of Bob Bufford, about the shift from 'success' to 'significance' at life's half-time.
This is What Social Entrepreneurship is All About
KK summarised six key insights on social entrepreneurship, derived from his exchange with Andrew Yu, founder of 1KG More Project in Mainland China at the HKSEF Open Forum.
多背一公斤—愛自然，更愛孩子
(The article is in Chinese only) 剛在香港舉行的『社企民間高峰會』，以『創新、創業精神及社會革新』為主題。會上差不多每一個社會創業者的案例，都充份體現了這些主題。 筆者對其中一個案例，印象特別深刻，而且是來自中國內地，更是難能可貴。以下是『多背一公斤』和余志海的故事。
How Business Endurance can Change the World: Written in the midst of financial tsunami with the courage to imagine a better world
C.H. Kee and co-author Cheng Man Wah have written a book which is likely to become a standard reference for anyone who is interested in promoting and practicing social entrepreneurship in Hong Kong. KK ventured to offer you a summary in English in order for the non-Chinese readers to have a feel for the intent of the authors.