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Five Purpose-Driven Takeaways from Social Innovation Summit 2023
As a community-driven organization, 18 Coffees never passes up the chance to connect with fellow changemakers, and there is no better place to do so than Landmark Ventures’ annual Social Innovation Summit. Here are our top takeaways from #SIS23.
The Alphabet Soup of CSR and ESG: Unpacking Modern Corporate Impact Acronyms
The relationship between CSR and ESG is nuanced, but it’s far from an old-school versus new-school comparison. To get a pulse on the current state of these impact acronyms and where the space is heading, 18 Coffees hosted a panel discussion featuring a few industry experts.
Pocket Change: What do we owe the future?
August’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner exploring effective altruism and looking to the future — while also taking necessary action right now.
Why I wrote “No Point B” (and how I did it)
There is no end point to disruption. We need to reframe transformation as a constant process and start building our adaptive capabilities now for whatever comes next — and that’s what I’ve tried to capture in “No Point B.”
Pocket Change: Collective effervescence & stubborn optimism
June’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner exploring stubborn optimism as changemakers drive corporate social good.
Four Sessions We’re Most Excited for at Social Innovation Summit 2022
The 18 Coffees team is back on the road and heading to Social Innovation Summit’s flagship conference. Co-founder Caleb Gardner will host his own interactive workshop session on leading through change — here are some of the other sessions that we're most excited for.
The Six Ps: How to respond to a social crisis with care and commitment
Our personal lives and our work lives have always intersected. Now, the walls are coming down, and leaders need to be prepared to react to social pressure, navigate the new realities of a socially-aware employee base, and embrace the new responsibility of pastoral care over their workforce.
Pocket Change: “Business as usual”
May’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner, exploring effects of societal impacts on employees’ well-being.
Pocket Change: Employee activism and disinformation
April’s notes on disruption from 18 Coffees co-founder Caleb Gardner, taking a deeper dive on employee activism and disinformation.