Innovation Microfinance Participative Training 
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
This process, which they refer to as gradualism, is commonly used in team building and training initiatives, and are also common in the field of microfinance. The researchers examined the effectiveness of gradualism in group settings by imposing various levels of stakes on hypothetical projects on participating teams.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 1, 2013
Although she was poor in resources, she possessed the innovation mindset shared by many game changers: they see and act on opportunities , use "and" thinking to resolve tough dilemmas and break through compromises, and employ their resourcefulness to power through obstacles. Hopeless as her situation was, Shantha engaged in "and" thinking.
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Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
On my last trip to India, I witnessed an innovation experiment, National Agro Foundation (NAF) , that addresses this wicked problem. Over 1,900 beneficiaries have established micro-enterprises for which microfinance has been facilitated. Over 1,400 toilets have been built with people participation under sanitation initiatives.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 18, 2016
Not many would associate innovation with large, service-oriented nonprofits with decades of history. By February 2016, more than three-quarters of the Central Territory Corps were trained in the new model. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 30, 2018
For example, in one of our studies we talked to people participating in athletic events that raise money for a charitable cause (e.g., One of our participants, an observant Jew and an avid cyclist, told us: “It is the perfect confluence of all my passions—biking, giving, and Israel.”
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