The Daily Entrepreneur: Resources, Edu Reform, and a Zombieconomy

by Nathaniel Whittemore

Published February 18, 2009 @ 08:32PM PT

Another great day for social innovation writing, with everything from mind-busting theory to top online resource lists.

The Responsiveness Imperative: Another killer post from Havas Media Lab's Umair Haque about how in today's "zombieconomy" institutions are dead in the water and trapped in their old non-responsive traditions. Umair thinks companies should be asking questions like "Are we redefining the economics of ownership?"

Here Comes Some Real Education Form: Social Velocity has quickly become one of my favorite blogs. Nell Edgington writes another really interesting post about how new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's work with the Chicago Public Education Fund - a venture philanthropy fund for new education ideas - could become a national perogative. (Hat tip Tactical Philanthropy)

Acumen Fund Is Hiring: A Business Development Manager - Marketing. Basically the Acumen Fund (including blogger extraordinaire Sasha Dichter) are looking for someone to spread Acumen's message with love and fervor. Think you qualify? Check it out.

10 Online Resources for Social Entrepreneurs: Dan Martin puts together a great list of resources for social entrepreneurs. While many will know some of these, others - like the Third Sector Forums - are a great find.

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Thanks for mentioning www.thirdsectorforums.co.uk Nathaniel. We're all volunteers at TSF and the site has grown strictly through word of mouth. Glad you think it's a great find.

Posted by Ross McCulloch on 02/20/2009 @ 01:41AM PT
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I got to your blog while trying to find someone working on how we could have a sustainable economic system. The "free market" as we know it requires growth, and growth in consumption. How can we have a system where we have choice, and yet consumption remains sustainable?

Any chance you could direct me to resources working on this?

Thanks,

Josh Swenson

Posted by Josh Swenson on 03/27/2009 @ 08:30AM PT
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Nathaniel is the founding Director of the Center for Global Engagement at Northwestern University, which works annually with hundreds of students in dozens of countries around the world through curricular programs and student project incubation.