Social entrepreneurship: Video inspiration from Skoll Foundation

One of the things that I'm over-the-moon inspired about is the cumulative potential for positive change that comes as more of us start asking the question, "What kind of difference do I feel called to make?" and incorporating the resulting insights into our career choices. (See What is meaning? for more on how I see that playing out)

From a making-a-difference perspective, it has been uber-exciting to watch the social entrepreneurship movement that has been building over the last few years. Here is a good short video (9 minutes) from Skoll Foundation that takes a look at the social entrepreneurship trend and its potential to make the world a better place.

If that sparks your interest, spend some time watching the other videos that Skoll Foundation offers. They're short and compelling. You might even want to make a habit of watching one first thing in the morning to set the right tone for your day.

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by Curt Rosengren, Passion Catalyst

Comments

[David Zinger]

Curt:

Thank you for this video. I have used Yunus as an example of a change agent in much of my teaching and this is a nice add on. I love how Yunus is always smiling everytime I see him.

David

[Changents]

Curt:

I totally agree.

There was a really interesting article (http://tiny.cc/5zVPm ) this week in Outside Magazine by Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, Nicholas Kristof about the social psychology of engaging the public to take environmental action.

In the article, Kristof suggests that we intervene not because of stories of desperate circumstances but when we can be cheered up with positive stories of success and transformation.

His comments resonated deeply with the team here at Changents. Our vision is to equip Change Agents with a robust suite of Web 2.0 storytelling and mobilization tools to disseminate their stories in order to connect with supporters around the world who can support their initiatives.

Thanks for sharing your post.

Deron Triff

[Curt Rosengren]

Great article, Deron! Thanks for the heads up.

David, Yunus is definitely high on my list of amazing and most-admired people. I enjoyed reading "Banker to the Poor."