by diana | Jan 25, 2012 | Blog, Jan '12 India Trip, Thoughts and Ideas
Day 2 of Development Dialogue included a nifty keynote speech from Desh and a very forward breakout session discussion from Neelam Chhiber, co-founder of Industree and its related retail outlet, Mother Earth. What stood out in Desh’s keynote, which ran extra long...
by diana | Jan 24, 2012 | Blog, Jan '12 India Trip, Thoughts and Ideas
The Deshpande Foundation was hosting its annual Hubli-based Development Dialogue, a conference that brings together social entrepreneurs from all over India (although mostly in the south). This year’s theme was “Thriving in Ecosystem.” Hubli is the location of the...
by diana | Jan 15, 2012 | Blog, Thoughts and Ideas
Rural distribution of social impact technologies requires cracking a number of tough nuts. What do Essmart and other companies attempting rural retail and distribution have to consider? Picking the right technologies. In terms of products, there is a lot of junk out...
