Jerry Winata thinks holistically and takes risks to increase sustainability for small islands in Indonesia, leading change for nations around the world. Waves ripple at the sandy, porcelain-colored shore of the Bawah Reserve in the Anambas … [Read more...]
Going Back to the Countryside: The Story of Rancho Mastatal
Tim O’Hara is constantly in pursuit of a more hands-on approach to environmental education. His methodology is rooted in a localized economy and local resources to make Rancho Mastatal special for those that visit, learn and live there. By Ben … [Read more...]
Entrepreneur Connects Sustainability, Happiness, and Architecture in Bhutan
Deependra Pourel believes that sustainability, happiness, and architecture are inextricably linked. Located in the Southern Himalayas, Bhutan is a rugged and beautiful country nestled between India and Tibet. Although it is a small … [Read more...]
A Sustainable Entrepreneur’s Hunger for Change
Nidhi Pant has long had a passion for creating change. After devastating floods in 2013 in her home region of India, she decided that her life goal would be to bring positive change to her country. Even as just one young millennial in a small corner … [Read more...]
Friendship as the Foundation for Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Friendship. In cultures all around the world, friendship is considered as essential to the human experience as water and oxygen. It's a fundamental element to an individual's sense of happiness and fulfillment. And in the case of Øyvind Stenberg, … [Read more...]
Four Types of Innovators at the Idea Factory – Which Are You?
“Eureka!” exclaimed Archimedes when he stepped into a tub of water. The great ancient mathematician suddenly understood the volume of water displaced equals the volume of the object submerged. Eureka is Greek for “I … [Read more...]
The Entrepreneur’s Secret of Bees and an Easy Company Culture
Believe it or not, a group of flies is a “business.” I have always been drawn to collective nouns, and this insight about flies inspired the following parable: Fly had a business idea. He wanted to create a great place for insects to … [Read more...]