IT IS A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION.

MICHAEL PORTER REALLY ANALYZED THE

ENTERPRISE STRATEGY IN DETAIL AND CAME UP WITH LOT OF MODELS LIKE 5 FORCES, GENERIC
STRATEGIES AND LOT MANY. FOR THIS GUY TO MAKE A POINT ABOUT BUSINESS SOLVING

SOCIAL PROBLEMS - HE IS TRYING TO BREAK A HUGE BARRIER LOCKED UP IN PEOPLE'S MIND, I

BELIEVE. HOW EASY IS FOR US TO POINT A FINGER AT GOVERNMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE

SOCIAL ISSUES, WHILE WE ELECT THE GOVERNMENT AND AT THE BACKSIDE, CREATE ALL THE

SOCIAL ISSUES FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO WORRY... IT IS THIS DISCONNECT THAT MICHAEL
PORTER IS TRYING TO PROJECT THROUGH HIS LECTURES. I AGREE, BUSINESS CAN SUPPORT THE

GOVERNMENT AND IF THEY CAN WORK IN TANDEM TO SOLVE SOCIAL ISSUES, THE RESULTS

WOULD BE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE...

THIS IS A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO, AND ARGUMENT FOR, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE. WE DO NEED A

BREAKDOWN IN THIS DIVIDE IN ORDER TO SOLVE THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS. BUSINESS NEED TO

SEE THEMSELVES DIFFERENTLY, BUT PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, CONSUMER AND CAPITAL

MARKETS NEEDS TO VIEW BUSINESSES DIFFERENTLY. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN I'M
AT AN EVENT AND DON'T GET BLANK STARES WHEN I SAY "OUR BUSINESS WAS CREATED TO

HELP SOLVE A SOCIAL PROBLEM".

BUSINESS CAN ONLY BE GOOD IN A NON-MONETARY ECONOMY. WHERE SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY ARE USED TO BENEFIT AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE AND THE EARTH.

CHECK OUT THE VENUS PROJECT FOR MORE INFORMATION. EXACTLY, BUSINESS IS THE REASON
WHY WE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE! IF IT WERE UP TO BUSINESS, WE WOULD
STILL BE LIVING LIKE PEOPLE WERE IN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION - TWELVE TO A ROOM,

CHILD LABOR, AND DYING AT 30 OF BLACK LUNG. BUSINESS INTERESTED HAVE HELD US BACK
FOR CENTURIES.

SURE, BUSINESS IS THE ANSWER IN THE FORM OF SOCIAL AND IMPACT INVESTMENTS! WITH
THESE TYPES OF INVESTMENTS, THERE IS AN ASPECT OF SPENDING MORE THAN WHAT IS

RECEIVED IN RETURN. HOWEVER, THIS IS A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! BUSINESS,

MEANING THAT UTILIZING BUSINESS STRATEGIES TO BRING SOCIAL IMPACT AND CREATING A

CRITICAL SYNERGY AND BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO. THIS DOES NOT HOWEVER INCLUDE

BUSINESSES THAT ENGAGE IN "UNETHICAL ACTIVITIES" BECAUSE THEN, THESE TYPES OF

BUSINESSES HAVE THEIR "CORE" ALREADY FLAWED BEFORE THEY EVEN SET OUT TO BEGIN

THEIR OPERATIONS. IT'S UTILIZING BUSINESS PRINCIPLES, MODELS AND STRATEGIES TO CREATE

SOCIAL VALUE IN A LUCRATIVE WAY THAT IS THE CRUX OF THIS DISCUSSION.

I AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE TO HAVE BUSINESS ENGAGE IN

SOCIAL CHANGE HOWEVER, EVERY POINT WHERE BUSINESS IS CONFRONTED WITH SOCIAL

ISSUES, THEY DON'T TAKE THE LEAD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM TAKE THE LEAD BUT THEY

DON'T. THAT'S THE POINT. IF BUSINESS STRUCTURE WEREN'T SO MUCH LIKE AN OLIGARCHY

MAYBE IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE BUT WHEN CEOS ARE TAKING ALL THE MONEY FOR THEMSELVES
THERE IS NO MONEY FOR LABOR, SO FORGET ABOUT SOCIAL INVESTMENT.