Welcome to Utopia is Now.  

In today's conversation, we talked to Cheryl Kiser, the executive director of the Lewis Institute for Social Innovation at Babson College. Cheryl inspires people to create a positive social impact in any role, any sector, and any community and empowers people to see the UN Global Goals as a $12 trillion market opportunity for addressing the biggest challenges of our time, such as poverty, climate action, and inequality. She is a global leader in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and social innovation and is the author of the book Creating Social Value: A Guide for Leaders and Changemakers. Her infectious energy is sought by countless corporate executives and luminaries, so much so that she has directly influenced the strategy, operations, and mindsets of dozens of Fortune 500 companies, global NGOs, community organizations, and academic institutions.   

Links 

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Timestamps

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0:00 - Introduction 

2:54 - Cheryl's story 

10:00-  The evolution of business since the 1960s 

21:24 - What the hell is a business? 

29:19 - Return on relationships - A societal mispricing problem 

46:43 - Purpose-driven value & positive-sum games 

50:18 - The role of language in transforming the world 

1:03:52 - Cherly's gripes with 'Utopia' 

1:09:56 - What is Cherly's Utopia   

1:13:27 - Wrapping up  

Mentioned in this episode: 

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1) The Lewis Institute for Social Innovation 

2) Corporate Social Responsibility & ESG 

3) Two Beats Ahead by Panos A. Panay & R. Michael Hendrix 

4) Martin Buber 

5) The Uncommon Table 

6) Merck Pharmaceuticals

7) Alex Edmans 

8) Grow the Pie by Alex Edmans 

9) Good Company by Arthur Blank

11) Neighbour of Choice Program 

12) Terence McKenna 

13) Creating Social Value: A Guide for Leaders and Change Makers by Cheryl Kiser 

14) David Stangis 

15) Marcel Proust 

16) Eduardo Galeano  

17) Khalil Gibran

Credits 

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Cover Art: Henri Matisse - The Beast on The Loose

Music: A Journey Through The Universe – Lesion X  

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