Whether it is considering the perspective of a tribal leader in a Ghanaian village, understanding the interplay between different castes in rural India, appreciating the employer-worker relationship in a factory in Shenzhen, or innovating government provision of health services in Brazil, the culture and context within which social entrepreneurs operate is critical to the desired outcome.

If social entrepreneurship is truly about changing the world, then what are the cultural and contextual barriers that social entrepreneurs need to overcome to create sustainable change in the areas where they work? To what extent does culture accelerate or inhibit change, innovation and scale? How can social entrepreneurs best evaluate the contexts in which they operate? At the most practical level, what mindsets and tools are needed for social entrepreneurs to work successfully across different cultures and contexts?

Videos

Stephan Chambers welcomes guests to the 2008 Skoll World Forum

Jeff Skoll “All of us are in a race” (and what wooden boats have to do with it)

Lord Anthony Giddens on the politics of climate change

The Dynamics of Working Cross-Culturally – Experienced Voices from the Field Panel Discusison

MP Phil Hope speaks on policy innovation at the 2008 Skoll World Forum

Stephan Chambers shares closing remarks at the 2008 Skoll World Forum opening plenary

Hybrid And For-Profit Business Models

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, What’s The Impact Of This All

Sonidos De La Tierra performing at the 2008 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

Jeff Skoll on the Global Issue of Clean Water (2008 Skoll Awards)

Keynote by President Jimmy Carter at 2008 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

2008 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

“May you always be forever young” Sally Osberg’s closing remarks at 2008 Skoll Awards

Growth Finance For Social Entrepreneurs

Stephan Chambers – highlights of the 2008 Skoll World Forum

Social Entrepreneurship and the Bottom Billion: Why The Poorest Countries are Failing and what can be done about it

Working Within Cultures and Contexts – Lessons Learned

Reflections from a Cross Cultural Pioneer – Paul Farmer

Message From Our 2007 Nobel Laureate – Al Gore

Closing Remarks from Sally Osberg at 2008 Skoll World Forum