Global trends in social enterprise, social impact and their relevance for New Zealand

Social Impact hui presentation by Mary Jo (MJ) Kaplan, internationally recognised organisation transformation consultant, social entrepreneur, academic, mentor, and writer. At this hui in 2018, which was supported by Foundation North and Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Mary Jo (MJ) Kaplan shared highlights from her research on global trends in social enterprise, social impact and their relevance for New Zealand.In her presentation MJ considered

• Progress in social enterprise development.
• Global trends driving new models to accelerate better-faster-fairer social impact: emerging technologies, business’ social purpose imperative, and local-global networks of networks.
• Opportunities for New Zealand to be a global leader, particularly as it pursues the development and implementation of a national wellbeing framework.