Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both)…| The science of colour is fascinating! The theories behind the use of colour for brands is also intriguing and always evolving, so we couldn’t pass on this great article from Quartz about the Pantone colour system.
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | A status update and review of Simon Sinek’s book: Start With Why… Love this passage from the book: “What if the next time someone asks, ‘Who’s your competition?’ we replied, ‘No idea.'” Words to live by.
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | From Organization Unbound (http://organizationunbound.org/) is a great compilation of videos which “challenges us to pay closer attention to the link between an organization’s social purpose and how that purpose is lived inside the organization on a daily basis.” We think you’ll find the video inspiring.
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | We’ve started a Meetup group in Ottawa… Communication for Positive Social Impact and at our second meeting we discussed useful workshops and conferences for the social enterprise. Here’s a link to our resource list.
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | It’s probable that we’ve all read enough articles on how to manage social media programs, but we’ve not come across this type of advice all in one spot before. This article covers the what-if scenarios of social media marketing. There’s some good advice here on what to do in different situations.
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | It’s time again to share one of the inspiring TED Talks we’ve come across. And this talk should not disappoint! It’s about re-engineering a sustainable business with the promise to, “Take nothing. Do no harm.” We think you’ll enjoy it.
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | It’s becoming clear that social enterprises cannot solve all the problems we face. Partnerships with the private sector are becoming more common – and are often built on a large scale. Here’s a great article which describes some large-scale projects in a case study format.
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | If you follow the subject areas of conscious capitalism and social entrepreneurs, you’ve likely heard of TOMS shoes. TOMS is a hugely successful company which operates with the one-for-one model of conscious capitalism (for each pair of shoes the company sells, a pair is given to someone in a third-world country). Now, the founder, Blake Mycoskie, has started a new venture.
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both) … | There is a lot happening in the world of corporate social responsibility, or CSR, including questions about its meaning and what its future strategic focus should be. This is an interesting article that addresses some of those questions and presents the idea that CSR should begin to have more of a human focus and less of a corporate one.
Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both)… | SEO can be confusing and often hard to keep track of because the rules for search are always changing. This article does a good job of describing some of the mystery surrounding SEO in layman’s terms. It also covers one principle we strongly believe in… don’t get hung up on the numbers.
