There seems to be a broad understanding among business leaders and managers across industries and sectors that collaboration, innovation, and better engagement with a variety of partners is a new reality which will help many move forward. It is becoming increasingly apparent that solutions are less likely to […]
Let’s be honest. How often do we hear business leaders suggest that a not for profit enterprise is a good place to invest? While it might seem logical to believe that investing in a venture that does not provide direct profit cannot be good for business, I wouldn’t […]
By far the biggest mistake made by not-for-profits when considering a CSR partnership is underestimating the amount of time and energy they need to allocate to a particular relationship in order for it to work. They are all too often taken by the ‘lure’ of the promise of […]
Walker Evens, a famous American photographer, once remarked that when it comes to innovation “It takes more than originality to do something nobody else has done. Among other things it takes oblivion to good conventions.” Can that insight be of value when it comes to business partnerships or […]