kristin wolff on social innovation in us (with notes)

“Social innovation? Oh, you mean like Tom’s shoes!”

50 States + Puerto Rico, US Territories & DC

564 Tribes, Tribal Nations 30K Towns, Cities & 20K

Municipalities 3.6M Sq Mi (9.8M Sq Km)

308M People 1 in 8 Foreign-born(Dziękujemy świata/Thank you world!)

Who am I? Researcher/

Analyst Business-owner Student Aspiring

Rainmaker (social innovation, policy, gov2.0)

Portlander, Oregonian

ENTREPRENEURS

E-SHIP

WHAT IS…

“WHAT’S THE RETURN?”

“CAN IT SCALE?”

“[S]ystems have not yet caught up, and frustration abounds…” Antony Bugg-Levine & Jed Emerson, Innovations

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WHAT’S EMERGING

HACKERS & MAKERS: SOCIAL

INNOVATORS?CROWD

FUNDING OUR WAY

FORWARD?

GOV2.0 CHAMPIONS

EVERYWHERE BUT UP TOP?

Hackers/Makers/DIYers

33 needs

MONEY MATTERS

A new kind of government?

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ENTREPRENEURS

E-SHIP

WHAT WENEED

INVESTMENT ECOSYSTEM EVOLUTION

“CAN IT SCALE?”

HACKERS = SOCIAL

INNOVATORS?

CROWD FUNDING OUR WAY

FORWARD?

GOV2.0 CHAMPIONS

EVERYWHERE BUT UP

Why does the shift matter?

Dzięki!(Thanks!) Kristin Wolff @kristinwolff

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