Written by Martina Mok, SVIHK Head of Programmes & Partnerships One decade ago, the Creating Shared Value movement was born at Harvard Business School, spurred by a few changemakers’ vision for a radical new way to mobilise the power of business toward society’s...
SUPPORTED EVENT – SVIHK is supporting the “Social Innovations for Sustainable Communities” Programme initiated by the Social Entrepreneurship and Civic Action Lab of the Centre for Civil Society and Governance at The University of Hong Kong. Cohort II of the...
Our Experiments to Overcome 8 Barriers to Social Innovation in Hong Kong Written by Martina Mok Are you an impatient optimist? I am, definitely. I first heard this phrase from Dan Epstein of Unreasonable Group at a talk in 2019, but turns out Bill and Melinda...
Is hazelnut the new treasure of Bhutan? Tucked between China and India, Bhutan is a small landlocked country of 750,000 inhabitants, better known for its dramatic landscapes, deep-rooted spiritual culture and Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index than for its...
Some people think Hong Kong can be a hard-nosed, apathetic place on the surface. But look a little deeper and you’ll find many people here have a generous capacity to “care” and design creative solutions to complex problems. That much is clear from our daily...
Be a Volunteer Hacker for Social Innovation Who should join? Business professionals (2+ years of work experience) with a passion to serve the local community Those who would love to collaborate with NGO leaders at a high energy hackathon Why should you join? Learn...
