I had a great opportunity to interview Dr. Umesh MUKHI and hear all about his inspiring actions and innovative thinking about “how leaders can effecteviley manage this Coronavirus crisis”. Dr. Umesh MUKHI is the Assistant Professor of Management at Fundação Getulio Vargas’s Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP). He is also affiliated with Global Sustainable Leaders Network. “The growing pandemic...

The most powerful positive we can take from this period of pain and disruption is that the system we’re all so used to will change forever. We will all be better prepared to co-create a new sustainable system. While we’re all practicing ‘physical’ distancing we don’t have to be ‘socially’ distant. Society is coming together in all sorts of creative...

We are happy & proud to share with you the report of our international partner Cultural IP Rights Initiative: Profiles of textile Artisans in Kutch, Gujarat, India. A synopsis of the Report is available here: Synopsis The innovative character of this field study stems from the cross-disciplinary approach and the exclusive focus on the textile artisan

By Laura Petrache and Yannick Le Guern “The only thing constant is change” We all have heard this phrase. Maybe so much that we tune it out as a “cliché”. The world around us is constantly disrupting us, everywhere in our lives. Surely one will answer: we cannot control what happens to us, but we can control how we respond....

Article : De l’« invasion » à la nouvelle cité – Vers une Magna Europa Laura Petrache et Yannick Le Guern ont créé un modèle d’intégration global, pérenne et européen des migrants pour transformer une crise en opportunité, basée sur un projet politique, sur des engagements citoyens individuels et collectifs renouvelés. Nous leur avons demandé si nous pouvions établir un rapprochement avec l’histoire de la Magna Graecia et en tirer un enseignement pour créer cette Europe humaine et visionnaire dont ils parlent, et qu’ils appelleront « Magna Europa ». Propos recueillis par Karine Trotel – Magazine Ribelli, N°1, 2019

Launching the "Transnational LAB" (action oriented LAB) with Yannick Le Guern and Laura Iuliana B1-AKT and its leading thinkers are collaborating with global citizens all over Europe. It is gathering participants from 12 countries, across disciplines, in order to experiment and explore how to articulate a trans-national vision of Europe. The Lab draws its inspiration from systemic, citizens-led alternatives and movements concerning...

Co-operative Fire Circles. Come, sit a while and be together as we warmly move toward a more sustainable future for all. Can you recall a time when you felt listened to, valued & you contributed to making a difference? Remember how amazing that felt...

The social sector is facing disruption. There is demand for new ideas, products, services, stakeholders, and relationships to overcome pressing societal challenges, and yet demand for support continues to outpace the supply of funding and services. The Social Impact Lab is responding to this disruption by investing in innovation and creating strategic partnerships that support the social sector that solve social...