Yesterday I had the chance to, once-again, sit with 120 hyped-up, caffinated, sleep-deprived young adult movers and shakers of our Jewish world at the 5th annual gathering of the ROI Global Summit. And while perhaps I spent a bit to much time catching up with friends from around the globe, it is clear that this group not only 'gets it' they are actually 'doing something about it'. For not only are they creating cutting edge projects on multiple continents, they are trail-blazing a new level of collaboration among themselves and spurring a growing interchange of ideas between ventures such as JHub, Joshua Venture Group, Jumpstart, PresenTense and UpStart Bay Area. Here are just a few of the many faces of the global ROI Community: From Florianopolis, Brazil, meet community leader Deborah … Continue Reading
New Ideas from the Old World
Lisa Capelouto, Director of JHub - a London-based incubator that focuses on Jewish social action and innovation - presents a European perspective to the conversation about innovation, and looks at how the old world is learning from the new (and sometimes the other way around). For Jews in North America, Europe is often seen as repository of memory rather than a source of exciting innovative ideas. On the other hand we Europeans tend to look longingly at the landscape of innovative startups “across the pond” and wonder why our communities lack that creativity and energy, and how we can encourage that level of innovation in Europe. Does the reality on the ground reflect this conventional wisdom? The 30 young people from 16 countries due to attend this week’s ROI/Paideia gathering of … Continue Reading
A New Innovation Hub in London
Do you have an innovative Jewish idea that you would like to put into practice? Is your organisation working to change the Jewish world? The Jewish Social Action Hub (JHub) invites inspired, innovative people and organisations to apply for residency in 2010. Based in West Hampstead, JHub provides office space, development and support to those working within the Jewish community who are creative and innovative and committed to social action and change. If you think you or your organisation could thrive in this environment download an application form or email Lisa Capelouto, lisa@jhub.org.uk for more information. Organisations need to be based in London (U.K.). Closing date for applications is December 10th 2009. Successful organisations/individuals will be: informed by January … Continue Reading
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