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Mining Big Data and the Social Impact
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Mining Big Data and the Social Impact

Leaders in big data and technology explore their impact on the greater good at a gathering at Wharton’s San Francisco campus.

Favor Granted
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Favor Granted

Professor Adam Grant gives of his time to help others, and this writer will remember the effort and the lessons offered in his book Give and Take and one day will return the favor.

Knowledge and False Empowerment
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Knowledge and False Empowerment

A diploma alone is not enough to unlock success for new grads. Take a page from Nassim Nicholas Taleb, WG’83, and be antifragile in your approach to changing the world.

Thoughts on a San Francisco Graduation
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Thoughts on a San Francisco Graduation

The West Coast Class 37 has graduated. This post honors them, their families and everyone else who helped them along the way.

Student-Run Social Impact
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Student-Run Social Impact

Wharton's San Francisco campus hosts its second annual social impact conference, and this time the students are in charge.

Rawls, Role Models and Responsibility
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Rawls, Role Models and Responsibility

San Francisco students in the Wharton MBA for Executives program debate the social impact obligations of investment funds and multinationals.

Eager for Entrepreneurship at Wharton
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Eager for Entrepreneurship at Wharton

The strength of entrepreneurship offerings at Wharton | San Francisco may be the School’s best-kept secret.

Electing Social Impact
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Electing Social Impact

Wharton students in San Francisco vote to learn about social impact.

Organizing the Unconference out West
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Organizing the Unconference out West

Trends in technology and startups are front-of-mind discussion topics when East meets West during a new conference in San Francisco.

First-rate Insights From StartupOnomics 2.0
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First-rate Insights From StartupOnomics 2.0

What do you get when you mix brilliant behavioral economics with Silicon Valley startup culture?

Penney's Pricing Problems
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Penney's Pricing Problems

Everyday low prices do not work for every retailer.

Energizing a Good Medical Cause
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Energizing a Good Medical Cause

A Penn-led initiative taps into cellphone towers to deliver energy to remote regions and save lives.

Overthinking Technology in Education
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Overthinking Technology in Education

Textbooks on tablets aren't enough. We must also transform how teachers interact with teaching materials and students.

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Rating the Right Investment

This September at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, B Lab announced the launch of Global Impact Investing Rating System Ratings and Analytics.

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Raising Capital From the Crowd

There are many examples of crowdsourcing of content and talent. In the recent past, crowdsourcing of capital has received a lot of attention and interest as well, despite its potential drawbacks.

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MBA for Bottom-of-the-Pyramind Entrepreneurs

Wharton Social Impact is unique in how it inspires Wharton students and alumni to create products and services that benefit the developing world directly.

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Mining Big Data and the Social Impact
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ESG
December 24, 2013

Mining Big Data and the Social Impact

Leaders in big data and technology explore their impact on the greater good at a gathering at Wharton’s San Francisco campus.

Favor Granted
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Research
July 19, 2013

Favor Granted

Professor Adam Grant gives of his time to help others, and this writer will remember the effort and the lessons offered in his book Give and Take and one day will return the favor.

Knowledge and False Empowerment
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Careers
May 29, 2013

Knowledge and False Empowerment

A diploma alone is not enough to unlock success for new grads. Take a page from Nassim Nicholas Taleb, WG’83, and be antifragile in your approach to changing the world.

Thoughts on a San Francisco Graduation
Blog Network
/
ESG
May 08, 2013

Thoughts on a San Francisco Graduation

The West Coast Class 37 has graduated. This post honors them, their families and everyone else who helped them along the way.

Student-Run Social Impact
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/
ESG
March 22, 2013

Student-Run Social Impact

Wharton's San Francisco campus hosts its second annual social impact conference, and this time the students are in charge.

Rawls, Role Models and Responsibility
Blog Network
/
ESG
February 18, 2013

Rawls, Role Models and Responsibility

San Francisco students in the Wharton MBA for Executives program debate the social impact obligations of investment funds and multinationals.

Eager for Entrepreneurship at Wharton
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Careers
February 05, 2013

Eager for Entrepreneurship at Wharton

The strength of entrepreneurship offerings at Wharton | San Francisco may be the School’s best-kept secret.

Electing Social Impact
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ESG
January 25, 2013

Electing Social Impact

Wharton students in San Francisco vote to learn about social impact.

Organizing the Unconference out West
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Careers
November 02, 2012

Organizing the Unconference out West

Trends in technology and startups are front-of-mind discussion topics when East meets West during a new conference in San Francisco.

First-rate Insights From StartupOnomics 2.0
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Entrepreneurship
September 05, 2012

First-rate Insights From StartupOnomics 2.0

What do you get when you mix brilliant behavioral economics with Silicon Valley startup culture?

Penney's Pricing Problems
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/
Research
July 26, 2012

Penney's Pricing Problems

Everyday low prices do not work for every retailer.

Energizing a Good Medical Cause
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ESG
June 15, 2012

Energizing a Good Medical Cause

A Penn-led initiative taps into cellphone towers to deliver energy to remote regions and save lives.

Overthinking Technology in Education
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Innovation/Tech
February 02, 2012

Overthinking Technology in Education

Textbooks on tablets aren't enough. We must also transform how teachers interact with teaching materials and students.

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ESG
November 29, 2011

Rating the Right Investment

This September at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, B Lab announced the launch of Global Impact Investing Rating System Ratings and Analytics.

Blog Network
/
ESG
September 01, 2011

Raising Capital From the Crowd

There are many examples of crowdsourcing of content and talent. In the recent past, crowdsourcing of capital has received a lot of attention and interest as well, despite its potential drawbacks.

Blog Network
/
ESG
July 20, 2011

MBA for Bottom-of-the-Pyramind Entrepreneurs

Wharton Social Impact is unique in how it inspires Wharton students and alumni to create products and services that benefit the developing world directly.

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