Addressing Social Needs through Scale & Leverage

At Vista, we recognize the significant changing philosophies when it comes to meeting social and community challenges; therefore, we think it is important to share two distinguished professionals’ viewpoints – Michael E. Porter and Bruce Katz. Each one highlights new ways of thinking when it comes to delivery systems. 

Social Change – Ted Talk | Length 16:15

TEDGlobal 2013: The Case for Letting Business Solve Social Problems

Speaker: Michael E. Porter · Business strategist

Michael Porter argues that companies must begin to take the lead in reconceiving the intersection between society and corporate interests -- and suggests a framework of "shared value" and “building scale” which involves creating economic value in a way that also creates value for society.

Mr. Porter is an American academic known for his theories on economics, business strategy, and social causes.  He is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School where he leads the Institute on Strategy and Competitiveness, studying competitiveness for companies and nations -- and as a solution to social problems. 

https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_porter_the_case_for_letting_business_solve_social_problems

PODCAST INTERVIEW: The Deep Dive with John Lettieri, from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), talking with Bruce Katz on creating a different system of community wealth

August 13, 2020 | Length 22:00 The podcast timeframe from the 27:15 minute to about the 49:15 minute describes ways philanthropists can create a different paradigm to increase community wealth and discusses new approaches to create the next system from the “bottom up.” The full length of the interview is 01:24:16.

John Lettieri, president and CEO of AEI, sits down with author and urbanist Bruce Katz, the founding director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab of Drexel University. Founded in 2018, the lab helps cities identify and implement innovative strategies to leverage public assets and fund public infrastructure for public benefit, with a focus on supporting inclusive and equitable growth. Bruce is also co-founder of New Localism Advisors, a firm that helps cities design, finance and deliver transformative initiatives. 

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