“We help because we have to. Doing nothing is intolerable.”

We are all wondering: what’s next? This paper poses and answers 10 questions. This post is available as a PDF to download and cite on ResearchGate and SSRN. These are predictions for the COVID-19 era and beyond based on my research.[1] Question One: will the novel coronavirus / COVID19 accelerate…

Entrepreneurship Lessons from Building Solar-Powered Mini-Grids in Madagascar “Don’t worry, we know it’s precious, we got this,” said a Malagasy villager, one of about three dozen unloading one-ton pallets of solar panels and equipment by hand from tractor-trailers. The odds of a disastrous drop seemed 50/50.

A recent post about the founding of Babson resonates on the occasion of this week’s Climate Action Summit. Here’s why: our founder believed data can help businesses act more responsibly. This is a focus of my research and writing and this is a hot topic, now more than ever. For…

Happy 100th birthday, Babson College! In a 1930 issue of The New Yorker magazine, Henry F. Pringle profiled Roger Babson and explained his motivations for founding Babson College, which the author described as the entrepreneur’s “greatest enthusiasm” — on par, the author suggested, to having a child. The following are…

On the eve of Colombia’s presidential election, we share lessons from Colombian green entrepreneur Paolo Lugari’s 50 years of innovation. His self-sufficient reforestation community, Las Gaviotas, is a model of a restorative enterprise. Both in Colombia and the rest of the world, his approach to thought and action are worthy…

On the 20th anniversary of the publication of his seminal book, Cannibals with Forks, John Elkington answers questions on the state of the sustainability movement and how he maintains optimism (originally published in the Huffington Post on July 10, 2017). John Elkington (left) and Adam Sulkowski (right) at the Volans…

A friend asked what carry-on to buy. This poured out: “For what it’s worth, I’m learning it’s best to go simple, cheap, light (maybe even used) and then reuse until threadbare — and also to leave +50% of what’s packed at home, leaving the rest empty for gifts (either for…

You may be curious if it will be possible to legally invest in Cuba, given reports of an imminent policy change from the Trump administration. This article based on a case study of my experience describes the one key step to be able to (legally) do so as an Amercian…