Why try to turn normal citizens into engaged ones?
“Civocracy is a creative agency and a civic tech platform specialised in civic engagement. Which means we equip organisations like municipalities, NGOs and now companies with participative tools and strategies to onboard their community, their members, into their mission.” Pahud believes that Civocracy fulfils an urgent need in society. “I have a weird obsession which […]
Why should companies listen to the views of all their staff?
Here with the answer is Celica Thellier, founder and chief researcher of of the workplace survey firm, ChooseMyCompany which is driving up standards in thousands of businesses. “ChooseMyCompany is a mission-based company and our raison d’etre is to reinforce durable, strong and credible relationships between an organisation and its stakeholders. We have a big SaaS […]
Why set up a platform for social investment across Europe?
“I started in 2007, right after the urban riots we had in France in 2005 in the banlieux. And I thought we may be able to do something using the leverage of entrepreneurship, solving the main issue in those districts, unemployment.” Cornieti decided to invest in an innovative company, Ecolotrans, located in a deprived neighbourhood […]
Why are innovative solutions for disabled access critical to human rights and justice?
The first solution Okeenea created was in the 90s to help visually impaired people to cross streets safely. “We developed audio signage installed on the traffic lights that are triggered remotely because we thought that to find push buttons in the street for blind people was quite weird. So we gave the push button to […]
Why go all-out to develop tools that allow everyone to improve their cognitive health?
“NeuroNation is a German startup that was founded 14 years ago. We specialize in cognitive health, and we have two products, a B2C product available to everyone, and then a medical product which is for patients only and at the moment only in Germany,” explains Primey. He believes NeuroNation’s solutions fulfil a social need. “Our […]
Why help people track down the best doctor for their specific ailment?
“Top Doctors’ signature business model is a platform of top specialists that is helping patients to find the right specialist and easily connect through technology. The platform matches the expertise of the top specialist with a potential disease the patient is suffering from,” explains Porciani. “Today, we count more than 250 million users per year, […]
Why provide women prisoners with skilled employment for a living wage?
D’Souza founded Carcel (which means ‘prison’ in Spanish) in 2016 after visiting a women’s prison in Kenya. “I got to learn that the main cause of female incarceration globally is nonviolent poverty related crime – drug trafficking, theft, prostitution. They commit these crimes to provide for their families. It’s a spiral of poverty. So I […]
Why provide remote interpreting at the click of a button to help refugees use public services like hospitals?
SAVD provides audio and video remote interpreting services for public authorities. “Initially, it was a research project from the Medical University of Vienna which wanted to provide fast access to overcome language barriers in emergency settings in hospitals. That was 10 years ago. Since then, we’ve grown to be a market leader in German-speaking countries, […]
What if we welcomed people arriving from other countries as a precious resource?
Singa is an international organisation that supports the inclusion of newcomers all over Europe and in Canada through entrepreneurship and community building. Capelle says they come for various reasons. “One is because they have to flee war or persecution. And we need to find ways first to connect with them, and second, to take care […]
Why strive for optimum mental health for all of a company’s employees?
“We deliver year-round proactive support to develop people to their full potential, create high-performing teams and help those organisations to deliver on their mission,” says Cooper. She believes Thrivall is tackling an urgent problem for employers and society generally. “We know 2 in 10 people are struggling with poor mental health. So we’re trying to […]
