The Noise of Growing Together: From a Scattered Network to a Connected Community
A well-known Bahraini proverb says “one hand does not clap” which implies the need for coming together in order to achieve an impact that makes some noise. In ...
An Elevator Ride with a Nobel Prize Winner
Four days ago, a Nobel prize winner held my hand for an entire conversation. I write this blog as an attempt to process what happened; I am overwhelmed, in ...
What do you call an Ecosystem Builder?
As a child, I loved Spider-Man. Fine, I still have a thing for Spidy. Common, “with great power comes great responsibility”? How can one not absolutely admi ...
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Mapping in Guatemala [Consulting Project]
In recent years, the role of market-based enterprises has gained importance in economic development. Social enterprises have proved to be driving engines for j ...
Data Viz for Business Analysis
Making sense of large amounts of data can be challenging. Where to start? Which tools to use for analysis? How to best present findings? The concept of using gr ...
A Boarding Pass to Social Change
A Boarding Pass to Social Change Where can a flight across knowledge borders of basic economics take you? This semester I was welcomed aboard Vanderbilt ...
Consulting to Activate Strategies [Social Ventures Project]
Activating an organization’s strategy in its program design and evaluation is not an easy task. Our team was working with WELCOMMON, a social cooperative in Gr ...
Social Entrepreneurs Don’t Give the Poor
I was escaping New York’s winter with a hot cup of latte. I picked up my phone to check my flight timing for the dozenth time; I was traveling alone and I coul ...
Decision Impossible
Life is one big poker game in which we don’t have all the facts to place our decisions (aka bets). Our bets include deciding on a job offer, moving cities, buyi ...
Metrics When Missions Matter
The look of unease on his face turned to exhilaration. “Zahraa will take over the report?” He was eager to hear a Yes. Undoubtedly, compiling data, tracking and ...