EndorsementS

GIB BULLOCH
Founder and Executive Director,
Accenture Development Partnerships

Globalization is experiencing a period of quiet reflection and without doubt, profound change. One decade into the new millennium, the confrontation that often characterized the relationship between the sectors has increasingly given way to collaboration.

But the next decade will be less about collaboration and more about convergence -- a convergence of challenges, of approaches and of solutions. Businesses are increasingly engaging in activities that were once traditionally the exclusive domain of governments and NGOs. And simultaneously, NGOs are starting to adopt market-driven approaches to global challenges ranging from poverty alleviation to environmental protection – approaches that actively engage businesses, rather than fight against them. Social enterprise, entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship within companies, NGOs and government bodies, are likely to shape a hybrid future that blends the best thinking and value from across the sectors.

The World that Changes the World is a veritable tour de force of the individuals, organizations and leading edge thinking that are driving this convergence across the sectors. It’s a compendium of essays that span the broader sustainability spectrum; from post CSR business approaches through to transformational change within NGOs and capital markets. It is as rich in its diversity of thinking as it is its diversity of authors.

Those of us who care deeply about the state of the world and who are hungry for change, must break free from the shackles of traditional mindsets on roles and boundaries of each sector – public, private and civil society -- and embrace new thinking and approaches that are somewhat agnostic on inputs and intermediaries, but focused on optimizing outcomes and impact. Affecting change on your world is what matters. So whether you’re an inquisitive newcomer or a seasoned practitioner,The World that Changes the World should become the pocket guide for changemakers of the world in the same way that The Lonely Planet is for travelers of the world.