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SIX innovators I met in India  (and what we could learn from them) Cynthia Shanmugalingam June 2010
Why a non-Indian makes a 6th trip to India
What I got up to Kicked off a research report into education in Mumbai Advised 28 social entrepreneurs  Attended 2 national events in philanthropy and social investment 3 field trips (Gujarat, Mumbai, TN) Wrote on my blog (!) Lived and worked in Mumbai
The context for social innovation in India Enormous social problems Corrupt government and no public sector commissioning Questionable legacy of MFI Rapid and messy economic growth (=10%) Fast growing consumerism and little private sector job security Truly amazing social entrepreneurs
Social innovator 1: The IT nerd ,[object Object]
Overcoming distribution problems
Well-designed and delivered Examples: ,[object Object]
Comat- UK could be applied to elderly, disabled… Recommendation 1: Hire more IT nerds
Social innovator 2: The commercial mind ,[object Object]
Calm, capable, strategic, operatorsExamples: ,[object Object]

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Cynthia shanmugalingam on social innovation in india

  • 1. SIX innovators I met in India (and what we could learn from them) Cynthia Shanmugalingam June 2010
  • 2. Why a non-Indian makes a 6th trip to India
  • 3. What I got up to Kicked off a research report into education in Mumbai Advised 28 social entrepreneurs Attended 2 national events in philanthropy and social investment 3 field trips (Gujarat, Mumbai, TN) Wrote on my blog (!) Lived and worked in Mumbai
  • 4. The context for social innovation in India Enormous social problems Corrupt government and no public sector commissioning Questionable legacy of MFI Rapid and messy economic growth (=10%) Fast growing consumerism and little private sector job security Truly amazing social entrepreneurs
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  • 8. Comat- UK could be applied to elderly, disabled… Recommendation 1: Hire more IT nerds
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  • 11. FabIndiaRecommendation 2: Understand commercial realities in sectors where we want to engage better
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  • 15. AravindEyecareRecommendation 3: Find the designers and help them disseminate
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