Fellows during Houston Spencer’s session at BOS ‘11!

Dan Pallotta, social entrepreneur and author speaking at BOS ‘11!

BOS ‘11 Fellows at the Boston 2011 Launch Party!

BOS ‘11 Fellows during Scott Sherman’s session at BOS ‘11!

The StartingBloc 2011 Boston Institute

Vinay Nagaraju (LON ‘08) with Mohammed Yunus!

 

Howard Buffet educating at the 2010 New York Institute!

Presentation from the 2008 London Institute!

WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC?

Since 2005, StartingBloc has helped social innovators by giving them the skills and the tools they need to address the most

pressing global challenges of our time.

Mitchell Wade educating at the 2010 New York Institute!

Our signature leadership development program, the StartingBloc Fellowship exposes young leaders to new models for achieving social impact. Our community currently consists of 1500 Fellows representing 221 colleges and over 53 countries.

The 2011 Boston class of StartingBloc Fellows!

WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC? (CONTD.)

Cynthia Koenig (LON ’08), Founder, Wello Water Wheel © Josh Dick Photography www.joshdickphoto.com!

Mike Del Ponte (NY ‘08), Founder, Sparkseed © Sharlene Yang / Catalyst -  www.sharleneyang.com!

Jesse Gossett (NY ’08) & Jayson Uppal (BOS ‘09), Co-Founders, Emergent Energy Group © Bloomberg Businessweek!

Tammy Wang (LON ’07) © Robert Wu!

Shabnam Aggarwal (NY ’09), Founder, !t | e a | c h © ThinkChange India www.thinkchangeindia.org!

Maria Springer (BOS ’10), Founder, Kito International © Maria Springer / www.trueslant.com!

WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC? (CONTD.)

Fellows return to their communities with the tools they need to affect systemic change. Our Fellows start ventures, initiate

projects within their companies and establish new ways to build cross sector partnerships and create massive systems change.

THE BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION

The 2011 Boston Institute for Social Innovation was co-hosted at the Simmons University School of Management and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University from March 17 – 21. The Institute saw eighty-five candidates from over twenty-two U.S. states and seven countries gather together for five days of education, connection and inspiration.

Day 1 :: Off the Bloc

Day 2 :: Intrapreneurship

Day 3 :: Entrepreneurship

Day 4 :: Cross-sector Partnerships

Day 5 :: Sustainability The Boston Skyline!

11:30 – 12:00 :: Registration

12:00 – 01:00 :: Welcome to StartingBloc and the Fellowship

Adriana Pentz, CEO, StartingBloc

Rithesh Menon, Director of Partnership, StartingBloc

Sarah Bishop, Fellowship Director, StartingBloc

01:00 – 02:15 :: Goal Setting + Mapping your StartingBloc Experience ::

Session with Houston Spencer

02:15 – 02:45 :: Break

02:45 – 06:00 :: Transformative Action

Session with Scott Sherman

06:00 – 06:30 :: Reflection & Announcements

07:00 – 08:30 :: Reception

Cambridge 1 / 1381 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215

DAY 1 :: AGENDA / FEB 17, 2011 BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation

Simmons University School of Management Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

Transformative Action :: Scott Sherman, Founder, TAI

Adapted from Sherman’s legendary semester long Transformative Action course at UCLA School

of Public Affairs, this workshop provided Fellows with the basics of Transformative Action. A

nationally recognized speaker and Echoing Green Fellow, Scott Sherman covered the art of

building relationships, effective communication techniques and team building and probed the

question of what creates change and transforms individuals, communities and the world.

Scott’s work on nonviolent social change projects has been praised by such Nobel Peace Prize

Laureates as the Dalai Lama and the late Mother Teresa. In 2004, he was nominated for the

National Society of Collegiate Scholars' Faculty of the Year award for the entire U.S.

DAY 1 :: HIGHLIGHTS BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation

Simmons University School of Management Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

BOS ‘11 Fellows take part in various interactive exercises during Scott Sherman’s (center) Transformative Action Session.!

Adriana Pentz ceo, StartingBloc StartingBloc Fellow, Boston 2007

Houston Spencer expert, change + transformation in communications industry vp strategy, Alcatel Lucent author + speaker

Scott Sherman community organizer, lecturer, author founder, TAI adjunct faculty member, UCLA School of Public Affairs

DAY 1 :: SPEAKERS BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation

Simmons University School of Management Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

08:00 – 09:00 :: Registration

09:00 – 09:15 :: Announcements

09:15 – 10:30 :: The Scope of CSR :: Session with Cheryl Kiser

10:30 – 11:00 :: Break

11:00 – 12:30 :: Ideas Marketplace

12:30 – 02:00 :: Lunch

02:00 – 03:00 :: Introduction to the Social Innovation Competition

03:00 – 04:30 :: The Long Game @ StartingBloc

04:30 – 05:00 :: Break

05:00 – 06:00 :: The Story of CSR:: Session with Thomas Wesley

06:00 – 06:30 :: Reflection & Announcements

07:00 – 08:30 :: Reception

MassChallenge / 1 Marina Park Drive, Boston, MA 02210

DAY 2 :: AGENDA / FEB 18, 2011 BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation

Simmons University School of Management Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

Social Innovation Competition

During the Institute, candidates had the

opportunity to participate in the Long Game – a

collaboration between StartingBloc and the Long

Now Foundation. The candidates worked in teams

to design the most intelligent investment portfolio

and large-scale strategy for effectively combating

the climate crisis.

DAY 2 :: HIGHLIGHTS

Ideas Marketplace

The Ideas Marketplace provided candidates with

the opportunity to give a one minute pitch on a

passion, project, or business they are working on.

Four candidates were then selected by their

Institute class to present their ideas in detail in later

sessions.  

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation Simmons University School of Management

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

BOS ‘11 Fellows presenting during the Social Innovation Competition and the Ideas Marketplace.!

Cheryl Kiser

director, The Lewis Initiative, Babson College fmr. director, Boston College Center for Corp. Citizenship expert, role of business in soceity

DAY 2 :: SPEAKERS

Lion Isis

co-founder, Long Game design strategist + venture advisor co-founder, Ursa Minor

Thomas Wesley

dir. of strategic planning, Waters Corp. candidate, United States Congress pilot, U.S. Navy

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation Simmons University School of Management

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

DAY 3 :: AGENDA / FEB 19, 2011

08:00 – 09:00 :: Registration

09:00 – 09:15 :: Announcements

09:15 – 10:30 :: The Social Entrepreneur Lens :: Session with Justin Freiberg

10:30 – 11:00 :: Break

11:00 – 12:00 :: Pitch Training & Resilience

12:00 – 01:00 :: The Long Game @ StartingBloc

01:00 – 02:00 :: Lunch

02:00 – 03:00 :: Social Enterprise :: From Passion to Sustainability

Houston Spencer & Mitchell Wade

03:00 – 03:30 :: Video Break

03:30 – 04:30 :: The Long Game @ StartingBloc

04:30 – 05:00 :: Break

05:00 – 06:00 :: Tales from the Trenches :: Session with Brent Freeman

06:00 – 06:30 :: Reflection & Announcements

07:70 – 08:30 :: Reception

An Tua Nua / 835 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation Simmons University School of Management

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

Pitch Training & Resilience

Candidates learn resilience by going through multiple, quick-fire “pitch” sessions. Pitching a

venture or an idea is integral in the journey of a social innovator and this session is designed help

candidates try their pitches but also receive instant feedback and the ability to make changes to

their pitches in real time.

This session is done by candidates in groups of ten. At any give time, five candidates are pitching

to five of their peers for no more than sixty seconds followed by sixty seconds of feedback. The

tables then turn allowing the candidate who just pitched, the opportunity to give feedback.

DAY 3 :: HIGHLIGHTS

BOS ‘11 Fellows participating in the “Pitch Training & Resilience” session. !

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation Simmons University School of Management

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

DAY 3 :: SPEAKERS

Justin Freiberg

co-founder, Encendia Biochar MS, Yale School of Forestry & Management recepient, Graduate Elm-Ivy Award

Mitchell Wade

helps innovators turn insights into change clients include RAND, Schwab, Accenture founder, Institute3

Brent Freeman

co-founder & ceo, Roozt.com promoter, triple bottom line ventures BS, University of Southern California

Houston Spencer expert, change + transformation in communications industry vp strategy, Alcatel Lucent author + speaker

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation Simmons University School of Management

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

DAY 4 :: AGENDA / FEB 20, 2011

08:00 – 09:00 :: Registration

09:00 – 09:15 :: Announcements

09:15 – 10:30 :: Collaboration across Sectors :: Session with Mark Feldman

10:30 – 11:00 :: Break

11:00 – 12:30 :: Ideas Marketplace Finals

12:30 – 02:00 :: Lunch :: The Wealth of Knowledge in the Room (Guests)

02:00 – 03:00 :: The Wealth of Knowledge in the Room (Fellows)

03:00 – 03:30 :: Video Break

03:30 – 04:30 :: The Long Game Presentations

04:30 – 05:00 :: Break

05:00 – 06:00 :: Cross sector Inspiration:: Session with Dan Pallotta

06:00 – 06:30 :: Reflection & Announcements

07:00 – 09:30 :: StartingBloc LA Launch Party

Papagayo / 283 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation The Fletcher School at Tufts University

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA

Peer Learning :: The Wealth of Knowledge is in the Room Does it bother you to sit a room with hundreds of great minds and not have the opportunity to actively learn from them? StartingBloc believes that the wealth of knowledge is in the room and the time has come to unleash it. StartingBloc candidates enriched their experience by learning something new from their peers,

and teaching something return. With the belief that everyone is an expert in something, candidates will be split into groups to teach topics ranging from salsa dancing to tax law. Candidates will left the session with newfound knowledge and and a tight bond with their peers, having gone through an experience that is humbling by nature. What can you teach the world?

DAY 4 :: HIGHLIGHTS BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation The Fletcher School at Tufts University

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA

BOS ‘11 Fellows participating in the “Wealth of Knowledge” lunch session. !

DAY 3 :: SPEAKERS

Dan Pallotta

founder, Pallotta Teamworks author, Uncharitable contributor, Harvard Business Review Online

Mark Feldman principal + md, Cause Consulting consultant + author instructor, Boston College Center for Corp. Citizenship

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation The Fletcher School at Tufts University

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA

DAY 5 :: AGENDA / FEB 21, 2011

08:00 – 09:00 :: Registration

09:00 – 09:15 :: Announcements

09:15 – 10:30 :: Creating your Luck :: Session with Adriana Pentz & Rithesh Menon

10:30 – 11:00 :: Break

11:00 – 11:30 :: The 15 Year Reunion

11:30 – 12:30 :: Lasting Change :: Session with Mitchell Wade

12:30 – 02:00 :: Lunch

02:00 – 03:00 :: The Long Game Final Presentations

03:00 – 03:30 :: Break

03:30 – 04:30 :: Ideas to Action :: Session with Timothy Prestero

04:30 – 05:30 :: Reflection & Announcements

05:00 – 07:00 :: Reception

Hall of Flags / Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation The Fletcher School at Tufts University

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA

15 Year Reunion What if you had the opportunity to come back after 15 years and share your story with everyone in room? What dreams were made?  What crazy adventures did you go on? How has the world changed because of your work? The 15 Year Reunion is an interactive experience where everyone in the

room has the chance to open their mind, travel in time and live out the future in the present. The candidates reunited in 2026, and shared their biggest dreams. With the first female President of the United States, a cure for AIDs and cancer, and several Nobel prize winners, this high energy session pushed the boundaries of how we picture success.

DAY 5 :: HIGHLIGHTS

BOS ’11 Fellows living their future during the “15 Year Reunion Cocktail Party” session.!

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation The Fletcher School at Tufts University

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA

DAY 5 :: SPEAKERS

Mitchell Wade

helps innovators turn insights into change clients include RAND, Schwab, Accenture founder, Institute3

Timothy Prestero

founder & ceo, DesignthatMatters martin fellow, MIT Laboratory for Energy & the Environment recipient, 2009 World Technology Award

BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation Simmons University School of Management

Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA

Adriana Pentz ceo, StartingBloc StartingBloc Fellow, Boston 2007

Rithesh Menon director of partnerships, StartingBloc StartingBloc Fellow, New York 2009

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The 2011 Boston Institute for Social Innovation

BOS ‘11 Fellows take part in an exercise during Scott Sherman’s Transformative Action Session.!