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𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.. Here is how Universities can make this shift toward innovation using Tracxn - ① 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 with insights on 4M+ private companies. ② 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 through exposure to market-leading startups. ③ 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 with curated, sector-focused data. ④ 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 with actionable benchmarks. ⑤ 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 with data-backed challenges. ⑥ 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 in delivering industry-relevant guidance. ⑦ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 with targeted private market insights. Like the Sun moving northward, let’s move higher together. Unlock the potential of future leaders with smarter data access. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰? We’d love to hear how you celebrate 🌞

Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate? A framework for understanding the roles you can play in a movement for social change. By Julie Battilana & Marissa Kimsey, Sep. 18, 2017 Stanford Social Innovation Review. Beatiful summary of the agitator, innovator and orchestrator!

🌟 Exciting Start to the Movement Towards Circularity (M2C) Project! 🌟 I am thrilled to announce the successful launch of the Movement Towards Circularity (M2C) Project—an innovative Ukrainian-Italian initiative designed to empower youth in advancing sustainable solutions for agriculture, the food industry, and alternative energy sectors through circular economy principles. 📅 Kick-Off Highlights The program officially began on November 20, bringing together talented young innovators from Ukraine and Italy, alongside inspiring speakers and mentors. Our opening sessions featured: 🔹 Monica Valli – Expert in chemistry and scientific communication 🔹 Anna Carraro – Researcher and chemistry student leading the SEP project 🔹 Olena Levchyshyna – Legal expert, PhD, and Head of Brain Edu, specializing in legal support for startups 🔹 Anastasiia Novoposelenska – Marketing & Project Curator at Brain Edu, an expert in strategic development and brand impact analysis 🔹 Vitalii Lisovyi – Founder of Brain Edu (https://lnkd.in/d522pF_A) and Co-Founder of Ukrainian Future Incubator A special thank you to Marilena Paolino and Mauro Grandi for their invaluable partnership and support, in making this program a reality. 💡 First Training Sessions Participants dove into the foundations of circular ideas for entrepreneurship and explored regenerative agriculture guided by Beatrice Scappini. Key topics included: 🔹 Understanding sustainability in business 🔹 Strategic approaches to innovation 🔹 The economic and environmental value of circular solutions 🔹 Legal Aspects for Startups  🔹 Marketing & Customer Development  🔹 Business Model Development & Product Launch Strategies by Iryna Bystrova 🚀 Program Flow November–December 2024: Online training for Ukrainian and Italian participants. Weekly sessions cover key topics like business model development, marketing strategies, prototyping, and legal aspects for startups. March 2025: The top 5 Ukrainian projects will collaborate in Mantua, Italy, working with Italian peers on prototype development and presenting their refined solutions. 🌍 Why M2C Matters M2C represents a bold step in empowering the next generation of leaders to tackle global challenges through innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable practices. We aim to foster international collaboration by fostering a brighter, greener future for all. 📣 Stay tuned for updates on our participants' exciting progress and groundbreaking ideas. #M2CProject #CircularEconomy #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Sustainability #YouthEmpowerment #UkraineItalyCollaboration #BrainEdu #UkrainianFutureIncubator Manto Circular Lab VentureWell #GIST

#JerooSays "Am I a social Innovator?  Who is a social innovator?  What does it mean to be a social innovator? I explore these questions as I try to unpack the social innovation sector to conceptualise the collective establishment of a social innovation ecosystem. Social innovators, the architects of change, are the visionaries who confront social challenges with a sense of purpose and a determination to make the world a better place. They are individuals, organisations, or groups who seek innovative solutions to address our pressing social, environmental, or economic issues. " Do you challenge the status quo, seeking alternative pathways forward? Are you a social innovator? I invite you to reflect on your own actions and decisions. Do you challenge the status quo, seeking alternative pathways forward? If so, you might just be a social innovator. #socialinnovation #socialinnovator

𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐬 & 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. With governments and businesses investing trillions globally, success hinges on collaboration, adaptive leadership, and strategic vision. 🌍 Yesterday, Schønning Eysturoy from our team at Wazoku hosted an interactive webinar about the Power of Ecosystems with Foster Awintiti Akugri from our Ecosystem Partner, The Innovation Village. The team at the Innovation Village are trailblazers of innovation in Uganda, fostering entrepreneurship and technology to solve industry and community challenges. With a network of talent, capital, and physical assets, they are leading the region into Industry 4.0. For organizations undergoing transformation or seeking sustainable growth, building an ecosystem of internal and external players can be immensely beneficial - enabling collaboration, expanding market access, strengthening operations, and unlocking new revenue streams. As part of our strategic partnership, I'm excited to be working hand in hand with the great team at Innovation Village, Arthur, Loise, and Jack, to launch challenges with their industry partners, and to explore opportunities to drive positive change and innovation across various sectors! I'm keen to speak to more business leaders about what they are currently doing in this space. It would be great to share learnings and insights. Feel free to drop me a message. ☕ I've linked the webinar below for those who missed it. Definitely worth a watch! See the comments below.

Just finished the course “Leading with Innovation” by Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang!  The course on Leading with Innovation, presented by strategy experts Anil Gupta and Haiyan Wang, is a must for anyone eager to foster a culture of creativity within their organization. Their insights into the essential role of innovation for survival, regardless of company size or sector, are both inspiring and practical. I found their exploration of design thinking, lean startup principles, and collaborative innovation particularly enlightening, as they demonstrate how organizations can innovate while maintaining control. The examples from industry giants like Apple, Amazon, and Google illustrate effective strategies in action. I also appreciated their discussions on redefining target customers and value propositions, as well as the importance of digital transformation and social innovation. This course provides valuable tools and strategies for uncovering new pathways to innovation, and I am excited to apply these concepts to drive meaningful change in my own organization! #BNIUniversity #BUMNLearningFestival #BLF-BNI Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gJNnFG-r #innovationmanagement.

🛑 We love innovators! And, what if most innovators (tech, social, other) might be of higher service to stop? Take a step back, see the silliness and violence they may be causing to themselves and others (family, team, customers, commons), work to know themselves better... 🐣 We gotta empower next gen innovators! And, how might aspiring innovators (#1 career aspiration for hundreds of millions of college students globally) flourish if they dissolved the illusion that achievement will solve feelings of inadequacy? See how they will likely exacerbate violence to self and whole, and change course while they still have the neuroplasticity... 🌱 We need lots of innovation to support The Great Turning / Great Simplification / Game B / etc! And, is it possible to avoid reproducing the same problems we seek to transcend, without a whole different ecosystem of education, culture, tools and processes to support wise innovation? 🍲 What if the most effective innovations won’t necessarily be technical, but cultural and relational and spiritual? And what if much of that is about remembering and adapting from deep traditions, not necessarily creating new things? 🤔 What if much of what we've learned about innovation turns out to be regressive, imbalanced, incomplete, foolish for our current context? "When social systems are in periods of rapid transformation, the role of schools becomes contradictory. They teach knowledge that is no longer relevant, socialize individuals into roles that no longer exist, and provide the mindsets needed to continue ways of life that are rapidly disappearing.” - Zak Stein

🚫 MYTH: You need to be a genius to innovate. ✅ TRUTH: All it takes is curiosity and courage! 💡✨ That's just not true! ✅ All it takes is curiosity and courage! 💡✨ Innovation isn't just for the Einsteins of the world. It's for anyone who dares to: 🌟 Ask questions 🌟 Challenge the norm 🌟 Find better solutions Think about it: The sticky note? 📝 Born out of a failed glue experiment. Who hasn't had a failed experiment? 🙋♀️ The popsicle? ❄️ Invented by an 11-year-old! If an 11-year-old can innovate, why can't we? 🤔 So, what's stopping you? 💬 Share: What's one small idea you've had that made a big impact? Let's celebrate everyday innovators! 👩💻💬 Share your story, inspire the community, and let's debunk this myth together! 💪 #InnovationForAll #GrowthMindset #InnovatorsUnite #LinkedInCommunity #HappyNewYear

Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge Around the world, millions of young Social Shifters are taking on today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. If you’re a young person (18-30 years) with an idea, project or business solution to an issue that matters to you and your community, your journey starts here. To enter the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge your […] #innovation #management #technology #creativity

We are all creators/innovators but are limited by our fears, previous bad experiences, or misconceptions. This week at Compassion International Uganda we saw 5 ideas come to life as we held our first innovation week. The hackathon allowed the staff to think outside the box to provide sustainable solutions to 5 challenges in the organization. The most rewarding part is that I am part of the team that organized it. Kudos to Brenda Abeja Aidah Agwang Emmanuel Makafu Audrey Karuhanga for the job well done. Most of us get bored with our work because we get stuck in applying conventional approaches to contemporary challenges. The workspace keeps evolving creating room for ideas/innovations. Sometimes you simply need to tweak a process to create lasting impact. Today is a good day to innovate. Don't over think it, allow your creative juices to flow. #I’d rather be creating