Colin Buckly, BII: Tied aid devalues the foreign policy currency of a partnership @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social

MCC is seeking to engage the US private sector earlier and more often - Dan Petrie speaking at @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social

Resisting the Third Wave of Democratic Backsliding How democracy defenders can press their advantage. (Part 2 of 2.)

Resisting the Third Wave of Democratic Backsliding
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What AI Hypists Miss These systems still struggle with implementing real world solutions.

The Stanford problem-solving framework appreciates real-world policy implementation challenges open.substack.com/pub/persuasi...

#businessleadership | Kim Eric Bettcher, PhD What business leadership looks like, #3 Advocate. Advocates seek change through policy engagement: The “We Mean Business” Coalition mobilizes the business voice to drive policy ambition and action t...

What business leadership looks like: #3 is Advocate. #1 was Bridge builder, #2 was Norm defender. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

"History is past politics and politics present history" - a favoured phrase of Herbert Baxter Adams at Johns Hopkins

If anyone is tired of "best practices," here's a classic call by Richard Rose for "relevant practices" publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/...

Business Leadership Beyond Economic Value: Bridge Building Examples | Kim Eric Bettcher, PhD posted on the topic | LinkedIn What business leadership looks like, #1 Bridge Builder.   As expectations of business roles continue to evolve, it is worth examining the types of leadership that business at times plays beyond well-...

What business leadership looks like, #1 Bridge Builder. (1st in my series) www.linkedin.com/posts/kim-be...

LBC launch first session of institutional dialogue initiative between public and private sectors – to improve business env The Libyan Business Council (LBC) announced yesterday that, in cooperation with Tetra Tech, it launched last Saturday (28 February) the

Dialogue getting started in #Libya libyaherald.com/2026/03/lbc-...

Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup The MIT startup framework: a rigurous and practical process, two books, and toolbox that will help you translate your technology or idea into a new venture.

A fellow Harvard alum pointed out to me that MIT's Bill Aulet has a good site with resources for entrepreneurship educators www.d-eship.com

Companies are involved in a global competition to diversify Dr Heiko Borchert explains the role that the Global South can play for companies that want to make their global business and supply relationships more diverse and secure.

"Building more diverse supply chains is logical in theory – but in practice it is a major challenge to assess which partner countries and players are secure and stable... & then to actually build such lasting supply relationships and business partnerships." wirtschaft-entwicklung.de/en/blog/unte...

Scouting America Partners with America250 to Inspire the Next Generation of Civic Leaders - Scouting Newsroom IRVING, TX (December 11, 2025) – Scouting America is proud to join forces with America250, the official U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, in a dynamic new partnership designed to inspire and empower...

Scouting America Partners with America250 to Inspire the Next Generation of Civic Leaders
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Good recognition that competition fosters financial inclusion through choices, lower prices, and innovation www.cgap.org/research/pub...

Some of the trending terms you might hear at Davos 2026 At Davos 2026, leaders will convene under the theme ‘A Spirit of Dialogue'. Here are some of the trends and phrases that will cut across sessions.

"Minilateralism" is my favourite term for Davos 2026. "Jobageddon" is my least favourite. www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

The Power and Frustration of Institutions | Kim Eric Bettcher, PhD What makes institution building so difficult? Why maintain an institutional perspective? When I first read Douglass North’s Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance, it did not st...

My reflections on the challenges of institution building and the enduring value of an institutional lens.
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Excellent framing by the OECD: "scaling private capital effectively requires more than just de-risking individual projects or investments. It also demands a more robust enabling environment." This implies a need for strengthened collaboration between donors and DFIs. one.oecd.org/document/DCD...

Al via la consultazione pubblica dell’appalto innovativo sulla cooperazione internazionale “Misura Imprese Impatto - Bando Profit 4.0” | Agid.gov.it The initiative is a partnership between AICS and AgID with a budget of €49.5 million and aims to promote the Italian private sector as a strategic player for the growth of the local private sector and...

Great to see Italy getting on board with the #KampalaPrinciples www.agid.gov.it/en/news/inno...

Why united private sector is key to our country KEPSA’s engagement with regional blocs has positioned it as a gateway for Kenyan businesses to access broader platforms

A short history of KEPSA's role in #ppd nation.africa/kenya/blogs-...

The Expanding Use Cases for Public-Private Dialogue Public-private dialogue achieved fame in the early 2000s for spurring inclusive growth, national competitiveness, and private sector development. Dialogue had the power to reveal insights into future ...

My snapshot of the expanding use cases for public-private dialogue #ppd www.linkedin.com/pulse/expand...

Give First: The Power of Mentorship | Techstars Techstars Co-Founder Brad Feld reveals the mindset and methods of powerful mentorship driving startup and VC success in

Inspiration for growing community. Feld shares his ways to move beyond transactional thinking and get surprising results www.techstars.com/give-first

Mitigating Corrosive Capital & Attracting Constructive Capital: A Practitioner's Guide - Center for International Private Enterprise For years, CIPE has studied the effects of foreign investment on economies and governments around the world, documenting the many ways investments undermine or support market and democratic institutio...

Choose your strategy: Mitigate corrosive capital or Attract constructive capital www.cipe.org/resources/mi...

Government Affairs & Regulatory Monitoring Platform | CODIT Access a real-time dashboard tracking Korea’s legislative and political developments. CODIT delivers tailored insights to manage policy and regulatory risks.

CODIT offers an AI-enabled platform to monitor legislative and regulatory changes in Korea and Japan thecodit.com/kr-en

I've only just come across the OECD's Product Market Regulation index. It includes barriers to entry, market distortions, and sector challenges. Doing Business got a lot more attention. www.oecd.org/en/topics/su...

Fred Smith, FedEx founder who revolutionized package delivery business, dies at 80 Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said

Not every founder starts with a fleet of aircraft abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

Includes measures of geographic & social variation (missing entrepreneurs)

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Diagnostics The OECD Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Diagnostics report introduces a novel framework and dataset to assess and compare entrepreneurial ecosystems across all 38 OECD countries. Rather than producing a si...

New from OECD: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Diagnostics www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

In policy advocacy for startups, bridge the corridors of innovation and the corridors of power - Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Startup Policy Forum #GEC2025

People tell me that entrepreneurship gives them dignity - Jonathan Ortmans

I appreciate Brad Feld and his vision of globally democratizing entrepreneurship #GEC2025