I recently learned that there are four simple steps to change the world: 1. Notice what you care about 2. Get started 3. Learn as you go along 4. Stay together In November I joined some 460 people on the … Continue reading →

Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP).   Yesterday The Guardian published a brief article that highlights the importance of the third sector (the social economy), identifies the challenges that arise from defining the third sector, and suggests some … Continue reading →

Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP).   Given that it is Christmas, I was watching It’s a Wonderful Life and the social enterprise element really struck me. On the one hand you have George Bailey, who, through various … Continue reading →

Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP).   Stanford University has conducted a fascinating data visualization project called Mapping the Republic of Letters. It looks at key historic intellectuals and the networks they maintained via letter writing long, long … Continue reading →