Deal-maker. Investment banker. Developer. TV celebrity. Best-selling author. Philanthropist. Outspoken Canadian business mogul Brett Wilson is certainly a man on the move. However, institute B managed to corral the maverick when he was in town for our sold out premiere … Read More »
Monthly Archive: April 2014
Magic In The Profit
Why do we turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve society’s biggest problems? Michael Porter admits he’s biased, as a business school professor, but he wants you to hear his case for letting business try to solve massive problems … Read More »
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Tagged Institute B, Michael Porter, new skool business, social impact
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Purpose Is Good. Shared Purpose Is Better
Customers are no longer just consumers; they’re co-creators. They aren’t just passive members of an audience; they are active members of a community. They want to be a part of something; to belong; to influence; to engage they want it … Read More »
Posted in Culture Building
Tagged Company Culture, corporate values, HBR, Institute B, Mark Bonchek, Responsibility, shared purpose, societal value
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Consumer Experience - The Hot Stove
Consumer experience is the sum total of all interactions a customer has ever had with your brand: tangible, visual, emotional, read, blogged, consumed, experienced. Part 1: Omni Channel Not so long ago our way of shopping was primarily taking place … Read More »
It’s More Than Just Luck
In this video made by Prof. Dietmar Grichnik of the University of St. Gallen, the ten myths of entrepreneurship are explained away and we are shown how one can create a successful start-up business without money, business plan or even … Read More »
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Tagged entrepreneurship, Institute B, Little Green Bags, Prof. Dietmar Grichnik
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Shopify’s Pop-up Shop Broke The Mould
Shopify Inc. has become Canada’s first Internet start-up since the dot-com crash to reach a billion-dollar valuation, thanks to one of the largest venture financing in Canadian history. The Ottawa e-commerce software company enables small and medium-sized retailers to launch … Read More »
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Tagged business, financing, Institute B, Katherine Scarrow, pop ups, Retail, Shopify Inc, start ups, The Globe and Mail, vancouver entrepreneur
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Generosity As A Differentiator In Business
I recently moved house and had an interesting encounter with our phone / internet service provider. When we booked a moving date for our service we were unable to get a connection transfer date within 3 weeks of our moving … Read More »
Winning
Alex Hannant is the Executive Director of the Hikurangi Foundation, a social enterprise incubator focused on supporting new solutions to sustainability challenges. In this TED talk, Alex talks about the accelerated rate at which the world is changing and how … Read More »
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Tagged Alex Hannant, Hikurangi Foundation, Institute B, social enterprise, societal value, ted
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Radical Measures
An online store was not in Nancy Mudford’s business plan in 2003 when she decided to open a full-service day spa in Vancouver. But three years after she launched Le Petit Spa – a successful venture that she sold in … Read More »
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Tagged audacious results, Business in Vancouver, Institute B, leadership, Nancy Mudford
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The Best Thing About TED’s Visit To Vancouver
While the rest of Canada slowly thaws, this year’s season of new beginnings has proven to be an extra special one in the city of Vancouver. For those of us working towards building a more sustainable future, we felt blessed … Read More »