Maximilian Krauß's Blog – April 2012 Archive (3)

Bill Gates

He changed the world once with his software “Windows”. Now he tries it with his foundation “Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation“(http://www.gatesfoundation.org), which is the largest charitable foundation in the world, again. The foundation having given over $30 billion to charity projects like vaccinations with GAVI (http://www.gavialliance.org/). He uses his influence and contacts to…

I think „ Don’t fight culture“ is a very important argument for social innovators. But it is also a barrier for radical innovations. In companies you will find often a problem called "not invented here syndrome". It says that the employees don’t accept the product from another company because they think that other companies can’t make equal good products as they do. The key to success for a social innovator is to understand the people (their needs, hopes and fears…), their culture (how they…

I think „ Don’t fight culture“ is a very important argument for social innovators. But it is also a barrier for radical innovations. In companies you will find often a problem called "not invented here syndrome". It says that the employees don’t accept the product from another company because they think that other companies can’t make equal good products as they do. The key to success for a social innovator is to understand the people (their needs, hopes and fears…), their culture (how they…