Private Innovation in the Public Interest
Private Innovation in the Public Interest
Podcast Description
Tune in with Professor Anita McGahan as she speaks with leading thinkers to understand and reinvent corporate social responsibility in service of the public good. Presented by Pi Squared, a project of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University, this series explores new ways for companies, NGOs, and even government itself to collaborate and drive meaningful change.
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The podcast explores themes surrounding corporate social responsibility, collaboration for public good, and innovative approaches to social change. Examples include scaling proven solutions into sustainable business models as discussed by Roger Martin, addressing inequalities in pricing in underserved communities highlighted by Leo Pongeluppe, and fostering a mindset of humility and purposeful action as emphasized by Subramanian Rangan.

Tune in with Professor Anita McGahan as she speaks with leading thinkers to understand and reinvent corporate social responsibility in service of the public good. Presented by Pi Squared, a project of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University, this series explores new ways for companies, NGOs, and even government itself to collaborate and drive meaningful change.
Professor Sharique Hasan is fascinated by the gap between ideas with high potential and their fruition in practice. In this wide-ranging and clear-thinking conversation, he outlines the core ideas in several of his most recent research projects. First, he talks about why some scientific ideas get buried, and what it might take for them to become commercialized. And second, he describes how the market for talent is changing, and the implications of the aging of the workforce in some companies. Want to know more about changing the world with breakthrough thinking? Sharique can help you look in the right direction.

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