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HOW Collaboration and Partnership create win-wins and WHY does it Matter Now More Than Ever
Collaboration isn’t just good practice—it’s essential in today’s funding landscape. As governments scale back foreign aid and reduce...
Violaine Des Rosiers
Mar 284 min read
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Building Resilient Organizations: Strategies for Thriving in Times of Crisis
In the current unpredictable global environment, organizations—be they private companies, philanthropic entities, or community and...
Violaine Des Rosiers
Mar 33 min read
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Anatomy of a sabbatical: A Journey to Slower, More Conscious Living
As far as I can remember, I have always been a high achiever—driven by challenges, obsessed with perfection, valued by my achievements,...
Violaine Des Rosiers
Feb 34 min read
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How crises are a leverage for social innovation: 8 systemic change strategies to address systemic issues
(published on social innovation academy in March 2020) As I am writing this blog, I am asking myself probably the same questions as many...
Violaine Des Rosiers
Jan 226 min read
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Innovation, agility and resilience: how do organizations adapt better in times of crisis?
A recent research by Harvard Business Review and Mastercard found that the biggest challenges to innovation within organizations today...
Violaine Des Rosiers
Mar 23, 20203 min read
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How can philanthropy better support social R&D?
A community parking lot near your home creating more green spaces and smarter urban design; a tower of containers transformed into a...
Violaine Des Rosiers
Dec 22, 20194 min read
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