Over the past seven days listeners around the globe played these five videos the most in I-Open's Vimeo library. Our top story recounts a journey of strength and perseverance by a revered Indian-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and angel investor. Three entrepreneurs take us on a deep dive of capacity building in organizations and urban agriculture, and the fourth, introduces us to designing transformative urban charter schools.
The Top 5 Performing Stories November 6, 2015 – November 13, 2015
1. Kanwal Rekhi's Story: A Message of Strength and Perseverance for All Entrepreneurs [48:14]
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Kanwal Rekhi, Indian-American Engineer, Businessman and Millionaire Philanthropist spoke at the June 21, 2011 Launch of the Dublin International Business Assistance Center located in the City of Dublin, Ohio USA.
Mr. Rekhi describes the journey of an entrepreneur: the hardships, common stereotypes, and the often difficult access to support and affirmation. Kanwall Rekhi shares a personal story of self-discovery leading him to pursue his passion for solving problems in the high tech industry. |
2. BUILDING CAPACITY IN EMERGENCE [25:45]
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Margaret J. Wheatley, American writer and management consultant studies organizational behavior.
Meg offers us a perspective on today's shifting world, what we can do next, and what leaders must do in the face of deteriorating civilization to sustain belief in human potential. Read the Research Interview here. |
3. FARMING FOR JUSTICE WITH MAURICE SMALL, STRATEGIST [51:09]
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Maurice Small, Food Strategist, works in communities of low wealth to make sure they are able to activate the wealth they have internally and that they have around them.
Maurice provides tools communities need to have great food access, food health and food awareness. Read the Research Interview here. |
4. Building Successful Urban Charter Schools [03:24]
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John Zitzner, President, Friends of E Prep Schools in Cleveland, Ohio, shares a story of the first step in revitalizing regional economic sustainability.
In this introduction, John talks about why building new models for urban charter schools is important to the transformation of regional workforce development. Watch the complete interview, "Closing the Brainpower Gap: Transforming Regions One Student at a Time" here. |
5. Thomas Romito, Facilitator: Helping Organizations Grow [39:19]
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Tom Romito, Facilitator, and Director, Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) helps organizations build capacity to survive and thrive with Team Building, Action Planning and Strategic Planning.
Tom is also interested in Climate Change Effects on Reforestation, Wetlands, and Birds and Other Wildlife. Read the Research Interview here. |
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