SoCap08 Keynote: Matthew Bishop on "Philanthrocapitalism"

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2008-10-23 10:33:00 UTC
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The Economist's Matthew Bishop has long been one of the most respected analysts of the business world, but of late he's increasingly turned his attention to social enterprise and philanthropy. Having just published his book "Philanthrocapitalism," he shared with the 600+ SoCap attendees a few of his major observations about the emerging blended value space.

When I first watched the keynote in person, I found myself thinking "well duh!" a lot, but upon reflection, the things that were "well duh" moments were observations that seemed obvious to someone not wedded strongly to either a traditional nonprofit or for profit model of doing business, but which could really help ground people who had spent years embedded in either one or the other sectors and who was now trying to expand their framework.

Watch the keynote here.

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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