by Rod | Jan 24, 2020 | Technology and Society / Culture
[ 493 words ] Is social responsibility a time-sink best avoided by the serious businessperson? No. Social responsibility is an opportunity to learn, connect, and create value for both investors and society. Even when you’re exhausted by other tasks, social...
by Rod | Jan 17, 2020 | Technology and Society / Culture
[ 487 words ] Is ‘scaling up’ socially responsible effort really the key to improving society (as #PaulPolizzotto suggests in Forbes)? No. Increasing effort doesn’t necessarily enhance impact. Even when a small-scale test seems promising, growth can destroy...
by Rod | Jan 10, 2020 | Technology and Society / Culture
[ 689 words ] How should we view efforts to solve social problems by organizations simultaneously committing horrible acts? Such organizations have an opportunity to learn. Create even more good, and even more value can follow. Consider how a child develops. A...
by Rod | Dec 20, 2019 | Technology and Society / Culture
[ 487 words ] What does social responsibility have to do with maximizing the value from traditional business activities? A lot. Effective social responsibility is NOT a marketing or public relations activity that sits on the side of a business. And it doesn’t have to...
by Rod | Dec 13, 2019 | Technology and Society / Culture
[ 487 words ] For many companies, giving back to their communities is an afterthought– something only done after they’ve turned a profit. And the social responsibility function is a placeholder to be eliminated in the next recession. Yet, does the social...
