Inspiration breeds innovation. Below are resources I've found useful for gaining knowledge, inspiration and ideas. Please feel free to share your insights and add to this list.
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Don’t Silo CSR, Use It As Your North Star Central to any company’s purpose proposition is its CSR program. Yet too often, CSR is parked in a corner. Given the fact that 66% of Americans would switch from a product they typically buy to a new product from a purpose-driven company, it’s imperative for businesses to establish a unified approach to purpose that’s consistent across departments, especially marketing and operations.
Learn the creative process behind "America's Finest New Source," and how it can immediately improve the way you brainstorm with groups. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs9rZYE6sMM
"Almost everybody believes some kind of conspiracy theory at some point," said psychologist Rob Brotherton, who asserts human beings are skeptical of coincidence, and think in terms of cause-and-effect. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-behind-conspiracy-theories/
The millionaire will be but a trustee for the poor. Entrusted for a season with a part of the increased wealth of the community, but administering it for the community https://www.cbsnews.com/news/almanac-andrew-carnegie/
A major reason companies don’t get credit for their good works is they employ a one-size-fits-all strategy to communicating their efforts, while what’s needed are focused messages that matter to each of their four different audiences. So banish your sustainability report and get the right message to the right audience. https://hbr.org/2018/04/the-right-way-for-companies-to-publicize-their-social-responsibility-efforts
When you’re mindful of your inner dialogue, you might notice there’s something familiar about the words, tone or attitude in the self-criticism. Does it remind you of anyone — a parent, sibling, relative, teacher, coach? By listening to yourself, you can hear the dogmatism, harshness and absurdity in much of what the inner critic has to say. Stepping back from the criticism to observe it can stop reinforcing it and help you dis-identify from it: In other words, you may hear it, but you don’t need to be it. This kind of calm witnessing can make the voice of your inner critic less intense and more reasonable. https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-stand-up-to-your-inner-critic/
". . . according to the Americans for the Arts 2016 survey “Americans Speak Out about the Arts (PDF),” 87 percent of respondents said that “arts institutions add value to our communities,” regardless of whether people engage with art or not. https://www.strategy-business.com/article/Art-Is-Good-for-Business
