Simon Mainwaring

We First provides consulting and training to help companies tell the story of their good work in ways that build their business

Capitalism

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The Standard & Poor’s credit rating downgrade of the U.S. currency has already begun to have its effects on stock markets at home and around the world and much is being written about what this means for the future of America. Yet neither the short-term losses nor long-terms effects have any bearing on what is […]

The Standard & Poor’s credit rating downgrade of the U.S. currency has already begun to have its effects on stock markets at home and around the world and much is being written about what this means for the future of America. Yet neither the short-term losses nor long-terms effects have any bearing on what is …

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Creating a shift in the practice of capitalism requires a re-framing of thinking and behavior. Often, when you talk exclusively about the changes in corporate thinking, people rightly ask for concrete, actionable examples. When you talk exclusively about practical examples or tactics, they beg the question of the changes in thinking they imply. So my …

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I’m excited to share today a new downloadable We First manifesto that is kindly being published by 800ceoRead. It’s called ‘We First: How Brands and Consumers can partner to Build a Better World.’ My hope is that the manifesto can read as many CEO’s and business leaders as possible to help make the case for …

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In my last post, I explained that We First is not an idea anyone can own. It exists in the collective and serves as a platform on which to celebrate the efforts of others. It is also an idea that grows through collective support. Right now so many wonderful individuals, social entrepreneurs, non-profits leaders and …

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Most of us are familiar with the concept of sustainable development, but we usually think of it as exclusively related to the environmental movement. But if companies hope to build a thriving world that can sustain their business success, we need to deepen the meaning of sustainability to include both the concept of lasting and enduring …

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When you approach the daunting task of using social technology to scale social change, it’s easy to see the challenges as insurmountable. While they are significant, what you can dismiss right away are a set of limiting beliefs or myths about imagined obstacles to building a better world. Here’s a few myths I encountered in …

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