Hi Sophie, great article and indeed beautiful examples about what positive things are going on in the world. We have to look hard for them. I think that a major cause of the hiddenness of these types of developments also could be that they are not economically driven. The focus is more on social impact than on money (and therefore less 'interesting'.) Our work could lean more towards social impact solutions to show the world that 'better' maybe is hidden beyond money... Where people add meaning and connectedness to one another... Shifting the focus helps to open minds... Is hard though, but keep going!
Thanks, Paul, I agree. And, I do believe that there’s a significant commercial opportunity from positively impacting the lives (and resulting softened demand on aid-related resources) of the 11.7 million person community of displaced and stateless people.
By developing solutions and addressing the specific challenges faced by this global and growing community, businesses and organisations could gain valuable insights and expertise in dealing with complex issues such as housing, identification, financial services, and language barriers.
These insights could then be applied to similar problems faced by larger markets globally.
The goodwill and influence gained by the architects of these solutions could further act as commercial and impact multipliers.
Here is a sizeable market facing (increasingly data-backed) challenges. It’s not just about help. It’s about the biggest and best brains, from anywhere in the world, getting to work.
And I believe that technical support from people like you in the ExO community would likely be forthcoming 🙏
Hi Sophie, great article and indeed beautiful examples about what positive things are going on in the world. We have to look hard for them. I think that a major cause of the hiddenness of these types of developments also could be that they are not economically driven. The focus is more on social impact than on money (and therefore less 'interesting'.) Our work could lean more towards social impact solutions to show the world that 'better' maybe is hidden beyond money... Where people add meaning and connectedness to one another... Shifting the focus helps to open minds... Is hard though, but keep going!
Thanks, Paul, I agree. And, I do believe that there’s a significant commercial opportunity from positively impacting the lives (and resulting softened demand on aid-related resources) of the 11.7 million person community of displaced and stateless people.
By developing solutions and addressing the specific challenges faced by this global and growing community, businesses and organisations could gain valuable insights and expertise in dealing with complex issues such as housing, identification, financial services, and language barriers.
These insights could then be applied to similar problems faced by larger markets globally.
The goodwill and influence gained by the architects of these solutions could further act as commercial and impact multipliers.
Here is a sizeable market facing (increasingly data-backed) challenges. It’s not just about help. It’s about the biggest and best brains, from anywhere in the world, getting to work.
And I believe that technical support from people like you in the ExO community would likely be forthcoming 🙏