Innovation, Management, Microfinance and Products

Innovating The Brick-and-Mortar Injustice Infrastructure

Mills Scofield

JUNE 16, 2013

This week''s post is by Andy Posner , Co-Founder & Executive Director of Capital Good Fund ( CGF ), a non-profit microfinance organization targeting the root causes of poverty through innovative micro-loans and personal financial coaching. Maybe you can help! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

Innovation

Innovation Microfinance Business Model Self-aware

Do Teams Work Best When The Stakes Are High?

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This process, which they refer to as gradualism, is commonly used in team building and training initiatives, and are also common in the field of microfinance. The results suggest that the team who had gradually higher stakes seemed to outperform the other two groups, and managed to coordinate successfully in 2/3 of the tasks they were set.

Microfinance

Microfinance Team Finance Reference

Making Microfinance More Effective

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Personal savings, insurance, credit, cash transfers from family and friends and other financing mechanisms offer promising opportunities to create security and steady employment but they require a nuanced understanding of product design and the local market conditions in order to be effective.

Microfinance

Microfinance Insurance Banking Bottom-up

Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. And as you might be aware, microfinance is a phenomenon that, while it did not set out to be "for women," has mainly turned out to be. percent).

Microfinance

Microfinance Diversity Banking Trends

Servant Leadership Observer ? November 2010

Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Why Technology Managers Make Great Leaders. How to Handle a Seagull Manager. Do You Have a “Seagull Manager”? Peer-to-Peer Microfinance: A Sustainable Solution to Poverty. Task Prioritization and Time Management – John Maxwell Style. Leadership as a Product Purhcased by Followers.

Servant Leader

Servant Leader Leadership Microfinance Discount

The Innovation Mindset in Action: Shantha Ragunathan

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

Although she was poor in resources, she possessed the innovation mindset shared by many game changers: they see and act on opportunities , use "and" thinking to resolve tough dilemmas and break through compromises, and employ their resourcefulness to power through obstacles. Hopeless as her situation was, Shantha engaged in "and" thinking.

Microfinance

Microfinance Innovation Committee Banking

Transforming Rural India Through Agricultural Innovation

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

On my last trip to India, I witnessed an innovation experiment, National Agro Foundation (NAF) , that addresses this wicked problem. Watershed and natural resource management initiatives have resulted in increase in water table ranging from 3.5 Therefore addressing the problem of rural poverty assumes urgency.

Innovation

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Can Technology End Poverty?

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

I agree with Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler, who write in Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think that higher productivity associated with the falling cost of technology is leading us to a world of plenty. That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich.

Technology

Technology Microfinance Banking Document

Global Entrepreneurs Need New Funding Models

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

This is particularly true for women entrepreneurs, who rarely hold land in their own names and often have a shorter history in business than men, both of which make them even greater risks in the eyes of most banks, despite the fact that there is no notable gap between men's and women's productivity when all other factors are equal.

Entrepreneur

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3 Things Driving Entrepreneurial Growth in Africa

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Fatigue may be setting in for some Western investors’ interest in African innovation, particularly those that have yet to reap rewards to brag about. A few of these companies manage to transcend national boundaries and scale to a larger size. It has managed to combine international standards with African tastes.

Microfinance

Microfinance Hotels Entrepreneur Incubator

Can Technology End Poverty?

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

I agree with Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler, who write in Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think that higher productivity associated with the falling cost of technology is leading us to a world of plenty. That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich.

Technology

Technology Microfinance Banking Document

Scaling Up Without Losing Your Edge

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

Following Abed's twist on Schumacher — "small may be beautiful, but big is necessary" — it now touches the lives of an estimated 126 million people with healthcare, education, enterprise development, microfinance and a slew of other programs. Today it runs a sprawl of surplus-generating businesses across diverse sectors.

Microfinance

Microfinance Follow-up Bureaucracy Self-aware

Using Games to Get a Handle on Bank Risk

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Risk management processes don't — but they should. The pharmaceutical industry also creates products with complex interactions and potentially dangerous side effects. Games can be used to understand consumer tastes and aspirations, as well as to tweak existing products and services.

Banking

Banking Pharmaceuticals Microfinance Risk Management

The 3 Preconditions for an Entrepreneurial Society

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2016

In 1985 Peter Drucker argued for a shift toward an entrepreneurial society, one where “executives in all institutions…make innovation and entrepreneurship a normal, ongoing everyday activity.” Marx’s goal was for workers to take ownership of the means of production, by which he meant factories and machinery.

Drucker

Drucker Microfinance Licensing Entrepreneur

How to Make Room in Your Work Life for the Rest of Your Self

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2018

Shonda Rhimes, with four television shows simultaneously in production, is an entertainment industry titan. Embracing your multiple identities can improve your ability to take others’ perspectives and engage in creative and innovative behavior. VANDAL Photography/Getty Images. It is running a marathon.

How To

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Innovating The Brick-and-Mortar Injustice Infrastructure

Do Teams Work Best When The Stakes Are High?

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Making Microfinance More Effective

Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients

Servant Leadership Observer ? November 2010

The Innovation Mindset in Action: Shantha Ragunathan

Transforming Rural India Through Agricultural Innovation

Can Technology End Poverty?

Global Entrepreneurs Need New Funding Models

3 Things Driving Entrepreneurial Growth in Africa

Can Technology End Poverty?

Scaling Up Without Losing Your Edge

Using Games to Get a Handle on Bank Risk

The 3 Preconditions for an Entrepreneurial Society

How to Make Room in Your Work Life for the Rest of Your Self

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