Social Systems

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) serves as the national health care advocacy organization for America’s medically underserved and uninsured and the community health centers that serve as their health care home.

How might providers re-design and/or better integrate their services in order to form next practices and new business models that will deliver more inclusive, person-centered support to the disability community in RI, in a way that enables its members to have and build great lives?

It's safe to say that all of us have left #BIF2018 changed. Inspired. Hopeful. Ready to self-organize and create the conditions necessary for all of us to freely combine and recombine our capabilities to make the world a better place.

A proponent of education and underserved populations, Kassir brings together communities with her powerful, gracefully delivered words.

With passion and purpose, James shows us what you can do when you find the power of love and true self-worth.

Sarah Pierson Beaulieu, the founder of The Uncomfortable Conversation, is working to destigmatize conversations about sexual violence and harassment

"Story is the thing that can wake people up, that has an opportunity to bring a higher level of consciousness."

BIF's Chief Market Maker takes the stage to emphasize community and our role as citizens to co-create a better future.

Bridging the gap between community, equality, and innovative next practices to change viewpoints.

We had an opportunity to catch up with Mark Brand, CEO of MB, Inc. and highly anticipated storyteller at BIF2018. Passionate and purposeful, Brand talks to us about the power of connectivity, combining purposeful networks, and some of the fascinating endeavors he's taken on. 

This (100k Ideas) is our favorite type of model here at BIF because it taps into what we call “the gold in the grey space” — working across sectors and industries to meet true citizen needs while transforming each of the latter.

As BIF Members, AFIT will access our network of institutional business model innovators in education, health care, and public services to take advantage of opportunities to connect to a steady flow of business model design ideas, practices, and tools.

The first in a series of blog posts focused on how we are seeking to put DEI at the core of business model design. We invite you to join these conversations and to explore how putting DEI at the core of your business model exploration can surface opportunities for transformation.

How might play spaces become the civic spaces that bring diverse people together, encourage connection, and shared experiences?

Storytelling is the most important tool for any innovator.  It is the best way to create emotional connections to your ideas and innovations.  Sharing stories is the way to create a network of passionate supporters that can help spread ideas and make them a reality.  We remember stories.  We relate to stories and they compel us to action.