Ann Mei Chang is the author of Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good. After leaving a longtime career as a Silicon Valley executive that included stints at Google, Apple, Intuit, and a number of startups, she served as the Chief Innovation Officer at both USAID (the US foreign aid agency) and Mercy Corps (a global nonprofit).
In this episode, we cover:
- 3:27 – Franklin Fellowship
- 4:28 – Innovative cultures
- 5:30 – Introducing OKR’s
- 6:04 – John Doerr
- 6:38 – Stretch goals
- 7:12 – Taking and measuring risks
- 8:25 – New funding mechanisms
- 9:39 – Index funds for impact investors
- 11:00 – Donor collaboratives
- 14:18 – Innovation windows
- 14:55 – Waterfall vs agile funding proposals
- 19:10 – Working with Eric Ries
- 23:08 – Taking the book on the road
- 23:49 – The agile speaker
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- www.annmei.com
- Book: Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas
- Album: Soul Sessions by Josh Stone
- Tool: Gmail
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