Ted London’s framework and Olivier Kayser’s pathway

Can they solve the scaling challenge for inclusive business?
IB topics
Inclusive business models and strategy
Scale
Region
Global

Details

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Partners
Hystra, the Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business, William Davidson Institute
Published on
November 2016
Format
2 videos

Key Learnings

  • Why it is important to reach scale for inclusive business
  • Why some impressive solutions fail to scale up
  • Tips on how to successfully scale inclusive business
  • The role of business leaders and ecosystem partners

Description

Wouldn’t it be great if we could crack the question of how to scale inclusive business? With 50 years of experience between them, two leading experts have recently shared their wisdom in two new books. So drawing on Ted London’s framework and Olivier Kayser’s pathway, do we have the answers we need? Hear what Ted and Olivier think when they discuss scale together in this unique webinar.

Olivier Kayser at Hystra authored ‘Scaling up business solutions to social problems: a practical guide for social and corporate entrepreneurs,’ asking why impressive solutions fail to scale up, featuring global case studies and practical solutions to build a pathway.

Ted London from the William Davidson Institute uses ‘The Base of the Pyramid Promise: Building Businesses with Impact and Scale’, to put forward a 4-part framework developed for thinking about whether a business has the means in place to scale, drawing on examples from Nike, CEMEX, Celtel, Tetra Pak, and many others.

Both of them examine what business leaders should do at the mindset level, not just the operational level, and also look at the role of other ecosystem partners. They are both fairly frank about where things have gone wrong. In this webinar we hear what each sees as the top priority, and which issues are still under contention.

Syllabus

Webinar 1: Presenting Ted & Olivier's frameworks

With 50 years of experience between them, leading IB experts Ted London and Olivier Kayser have recently shared their wisdom in two new books. So, drawing on Ted London's framework and Olivier Kayser's pathway, do we have the answers we need?

 

Duration: 29 minutes

Speakers:

  • Ted London, Vice President and Senior Research Fellow for WDI’s Scaling Impact Initiative
  • Olivier Kayser, Founder & CEO, Hystra
  • Caroline Ashley, Editor, the Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business
Webinar 2: The discussuion

Part 2 of the webinar is a discussion between Ted & Olivier. Can inclusive businesses scale without the help of corporates? What are the challenges of working with corporates, public bodies and NGOs? Should we even be running pilots if they don't have the potential to scale from the start?

 

Duration: 29 minutes

Speakers:

  • Ted London, Vice President and Senior Research Fellow for WDI’s Scaling Impact Initiative
  • Olivier Kayser, Founder & CEO, Hystra
  • Caroline Ashley, Editor, the Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business
Further resources

Summary of main findings: 8 expert tips for scaling for scaling inclusive business (blog)

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