Volans Outreach: disseminating ideas to the wider public
Through inspirational and provocative story-telling, John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan frequently deliver engaging and informed keynote speeches and participate in panel discussions.
KEYNOTEVolans Keynote offers world-class speakers on a wide range of topics related to the business of social innovation and the development of scalable solutions to global challenges. We plan to open out the range of speakers and topics over time. See a listing of upcoming speeches and presentations by the Volans team. |
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John Elkington on The Opposable Mind - This is a crucial book for anyone thinking about 21st century risks and opportunities. Roger Martin is dean of the Rotman School of Management. During his 13 years with the consultancy Monitor, he founded and chaired Monitor University, the firm’s educational arm, served as co-head of the firm for two years, and founded the Canadian office. His research interests lie in the areas of global competitiveness, integrative thinking, business design and corporate citizenship.
In effect, The Power of Unreasonable People is the Volans Manifesto. Published on February 05, 2008 by Harvard Business School Press, with a foreword by Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum.
Social entrepreneurship cannot be taught in a classroom. So while MBA programs are unlikely to be the spawning ground for entrepreneurs, the current exponential growth of graduate schools of business that are setting up courses in social innovation and entrepreneurship is a wonderful thing given the need for a wide array of managers, financial and marketing experts that are needed to strengthen this growing sector.For more information on Volans Outreach, please contact Sam Lakha.