Platforms for Social ChangeGuest Lecture for GIBS MBA

Leadership & Corporate Accountability

Mahmood Sondayco-founder & managing partner

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#_mustfall

superpowers and horror stories

vuca

pick a complex (business) problem

classroom exercise

dominant sector logic

<> business <> government <> civil society <>

unpacking state dynamics

(Sonday & Prangley-Wilson, 2016, Journal of Business Ethics)

Convene stakeholders

(social)

Provide a neutral platform

(space)

Interpret & translate

(facilitate)

Catalyse innovation

(experiment)

what intermediaries offer

create partnership platforms

(Sonday & Prangley-Wilson, 2016, Journal of Business Ethics)

what intermediaries look like

If You Want To Go Fast, Go Alone.If You Want To Go Far, Go Together.

African Proverb