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Geoff Mulgan: Investing In A Better World

David Haywood Smith — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:58:44 +0000

In his talk from TEDGlobal 2009 Geoff Mulgan, a former Policy Director for Tony Blair, suggests we take the opportunity presented by the global economic crisis to consider a shift of focus towards investing in social innovation.

Securitizing Happiness: Hacking Human Suffering Through Financial Engineering

David Haywood Smith — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:00:02 +0000

Below are the slides from Dave McClure’s talk at TEDxShanghai in June:

Dave admits that he’s “not really a financial engineering expert” however he is “optimistic the basic ideas here are viable, worthwhile and can have substantial economic impact on society in the future.”

TED Talk: Tackling poverty with patient capitalism

David Haywood Smith — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:20:36 +0000

Jacqueline Novogratz, founder and CEO of the Acumen Fund and author of The Blue Sweater, shares stories of how “patient capital” can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services – and dignity – to the world’s poorest.