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12 MOOC perspectives you may not have heard of

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 08, 201311 mins

[Editor’s Note: There are some who consider educational institutions to be the best examples of social enterprises. I’m not one of them. The reason why I periodically share education perspectives on…

Is your city resilient? Rockefeller Foundation commits $100 million

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 03, 20132 mins

re·sil·ience (r-zlyns) n. 1. The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.2. The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after…

Is the no-frills traveling MBA program (CREAM) working?

Vishy KurugantiAugust 31, 20134 mins

[Editor’s Note: In the early days of this blog (circa Apr 2011), I wrote about CREAM – a unique no frills traveling MBA program targeting rural and social entrepreneurs. Last month, I had a chance…

A different kind of Indian city

Vishy KurugantiAugust 18, 20133 mins

Editor’s Note: I started this blog in March 2011. My preliminary plan was to research, learn and write about the Indian social enterprise space for at least a year. What did I intend at the one year…

Less Jugaad, More Real Innovation

Vishy KurugantiJune 10, 20134 mins

[Editor’s Note: The World Bank’s Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grants program that surfaces and funds innovative projects with high potential for development impact that are scalable…

World Bank India Development Marketplace: Finalist Review Part 2

Vishy KurugantiMay 30, 20132 mins

[Editor’s Note: The World Bank’s Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grants program that surfaces and funds innovative projects with high potential for development impact that are scalable…

World Bank India Development Marketplace: Finalist Review Part 1

Vishy KurugantiMay 29, 20133 mins

[Editor’s Note: The World Bank’s Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grants program that surfaces and funds innovative projects with high potential for development impact that are scalable…

Artha Platform, closed social enterprise version of Angel List, announces Challenge

Vishy KurugantiMay 28, 20132 mins

Pic courtesy arthaventurechallenge.com This post was supposed to be about Artha Venture Challenge (AVC) – a call for applications from social ventures across India operating in the sectors of…

Paul Polak, SunPower and good news for poor farmers

Vishy KurugantiMay 24, 20133 mins

Pic courtesy unreasonableinstitute.org Paul Polak is an accomplished man and a very busy man. After spending a few decades researching and trying out various innovations to lift poor farmers out of…

A farmer's son deliberates on the cooperative decision

Vishy KurugantiMay 10, 20133 mins

[Editor’s Note: Last year, I attended the Anantpur Cooperative Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Gutturu village of Anantpur district (Andhra Pradesh). Conversations with a few farmers and…