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Flourishing in a Social Enterprise World

Tom Spencer

And the pioneering work of social enterprises in sectors like construction , manufacturing , banking , hospitality and healthcare suggest that innovative and sustainable businesses are able to thrive without being run primarily for profit. Rise of Social Enterprise. The growing trend towards social enterprise could be a game changer.

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Blockchain For Managers

Tom Spencer

While a good technical background will of course be helpful, understanding how blockchain will impact your industry is much more about understanding your industry, the needs of your customers, and how this new technology might be able to solve problems in new and more efficient ways. Look on Meetup for groups interested in tech.

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The Rise of a Fossil Fuel Backed Cryptocurrency?

Tom Spencer

Cryptocurrency uses a decentralized digital communications “protocol” called blockchain to facilitate value transfer extremely efficiently. Connected to blockchain technology , solar energy can be monetized efficiently. Marguerite Arnold is the founder of MedPayRx , a blockchain healthcare startup in Frankfurt.

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Why GE, Boeing, Lowe’s, and Walmart Are Directly Buying Health Care for Employees

Harvard Business

It is little surprise that direct employer-purchasing of bundled care is a burgeoning area of healthcare payment innovation. Purchasers of healthcare services encounter widely disparate charges across different healthcare delivery systems for equivalent surgical procedures, varying by up to 40%.

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How to Get Health Care Employees Onboard with Change

Harvard Business

In healthcare, change is even harder than in most industries. Yet, a variety of financial and operational problems impeded success and we lacked a clear strategic path toward building the kind of coordinated care delivery system healthcare desperately needs. Together we developed an agenda for change and put it into action.

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How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together

Harvard Business

billion of India’s citizens to voting, banking, government assistance, healthcare, recordkeeping, and more. To improve the delivery of healthcare, the government is working with private sector group Apollo Hospitals on telemedicine services to reach low-income and remote rural communities. This initiative will soon connect all 1.3

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The Fastest-Growing Cause for Shareholders Is Sustainability

Harvard Business

If, before the resolution is subject to a vote at the annual general meeting, the company agrees to comply with the request or to take alternative measures that address the investors’ concerns, the investors withdraw the resolution. Less so for financial institutions or healthcare companies.