Sofia Bustamante

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  Sofia signed the petition | 5 months ago

  HMRC: Don't scapegoat #whistleblower #ositamba
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  Sofia signed the petition | 6 months ago

  Ryanair: stop selling your staff
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  Sofia commented on the petition | 8 months ago

  Ask Trader Joe's to Sell Abuse-Free Food

  why would I not sign is more the question.

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  Sofia signed the petition | 8 months ago

  Ask Trader Joe's to Sell Abuse-Free Food
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  Sofia commented on the petition | over 1 year ago

  Ask 1 800 Flowers to Offer Fair Trade Flowers That Aren't Picked By Exploited Workers

  make sending flowers even more beautiful

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  Sofia signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

  Stop Iran from Executing Mother Accused of Adultery
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  Sofia commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  After SoCap09: The Five Issues Holding Social Entrepreneurship Back

  Great article!

  
  

  I think that regardless of which metrics are developed, they will be misused unless the *assumptions/frame* around them are made explicit and always available for questioning. We should be able to choose which metrics are used for different contexts.

  
  

  I agree that the language is still a challenge. I think this is the case both in the context of metrics and disruptive innovation.

  
  

  We are not quite there yet in terms of a *science* of subjectivity. As a friend of mine puts it "another side to maths -- our side" He writes about it here: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/xq-simple/5465987 Suffice to say, we are not there yet.

  
  

  The question that stays with me is: how can we achieve measurement that ends up being accurate to everyone's actual (subjective) experience?  

  
  

  Disruptive Social Innovation: agreed that most actors do not go this far. One place that I have witnessed disruptive innovation is in Bangladesh by the likes of Grameen, and BRAC. Inherent in their approach is their proven capacity to do systemic interventions which do not get lost in the "birds eye" view of societal problems, but nevertheless also maintain this systemic overview. Their interventions work; they are relevant to the people they are trying to serve.

  
  

  (Incidentally this goes beyond microcredit to the wider domain of Social Business)