by John-Paul Crofton | Nov 18, 2022 | Creativity & Innovation, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement, Tools For Change
Attracting people to support and join your cause is now a huge part of creating social impact. Social media is a huge part of so many of our lives and it is one of the best ways of connecting with new people. As such, we are spending ever more time representing our...
by John-Paul Crofton | Nov 16, 2022 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Social Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement, Tools For Change
Traditional approaches to stakeholder engagement treat people as thoughtless zombies. Who are to be channelled down narrow paths, with spam communications. Instead, create a web of engagement empowering people to engage through building awareness with our projects in...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 29, 2022 | Community & Social Challenges, Cost of living, Leadership & Decision Making, Social Change, Social Impact, Social Innovation, Social Innovation
Social impact and progress through survival of the fittest is a core idea at the heart of our Western societies. We are told it is a natural law of nature that we must follow or escape from. Whereas cooperation and collaboration is portrayed as a sign of weakness and...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 29, 2022 | Social Impact, Leadership, Leadership & Decision Making, Social Innovation
Many people are wrong about how to define what is social impact. How you define social impact matters. People, the future and communities are not predictable. Most views of social impact and the strategies based on that pretend that people are little more than robots...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 28, 2022 | Social Impact, Community & Social Challenges, Cost of living, Creativity & Innovation, Social Innovation
The cost of living is going up relentlessly and we are all looking at ways at saving money. But constantly cutting back can leave us trapped into a depressing race to the bottom. We see our quality of life further and further limited by cost cutting. However, there is...
by John-Paul Crofton | Oct 28, 2022 | Community & Social Challenges, Creativity & Innovation, Leadership & Decision Making, Purpose & Wellbeing, Social Change, Social Innovation, Social Innovation
What is social innovation? Imagine a world where every societal challenge is an opportunity for new ideas. This is where social innovation comes into play, a concept that may be new to you, but is vital for anyone looking to make a difference. Through this article,...