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THis is knocking my socks off
Written by Heerad Sabeti with the Fourth Sector Network Concept Working Group and supported by The Aspen Institute and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Published in September 2009, this one is a classic, like The Stones’ first album.
A must-read for anyone wanting to learn how to tie wet spaghetti with a string.
executive summary
“Throughout the past several decades, the boundaries between the public, private, and social sectors have become less defined as there has been a significant emergence of practices and new organizations that are blending social and environmental missions with business practices. This paper examines the forces at work causing this emergence and the implications it has for each individual sector and society as a whole. ” - Aspen Institute
Additional Resources
General Business
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Daniel Pink
Radical Candor Kim Scott
Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World Michael Lewis
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People Gary Chapman, Paul White
Trying to create digital products? Don’t fall in love with the solution Eli Rader
Impact Investing and Social Entrepreneurship
The Unfinished Social Entrepreneur Jonathan Lewis
Halftime Bob Buford
Joy Model Jeff Spadafora
The Last Arrow: Save Nothing for the Next Life Erwin McManus
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters Priya Parker
Out of the Blue: The Unexpected Adventure of Life Interrupted Greg Murtha
Technology
The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World Pedro Domingos
Education
End of Average Todd Rose
Educated: A Memoir Tara Westover
Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study George E. Vaillant
“Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now.”