At one of those inevitably awkward “meet-and-greets” for the Social Enterprise Conference leadership team, I was asked why I got involved. I’m sure my newfound colleagues were expecting the typical answer: I want to work in Social Enterprise. I have contacts in the field. I have experience.
Fifty years after President John F. Kennedy delivered his Presidential acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention, many of the problems and questions he cites remain unsolved. While tremendous progress has been achieved throughout the past half century, it falls to the next generation of leaders to continue pushing the limits of the New Frontier through creativity, innovation and exploration.