Critical Thinking & Social Entrepreneurship: A Harvard Graduate On a Financial Mission - A blog by Aman Singh

Aman Singh is the CSR Editor at Vault.com, where she focuses on how corporate diversity practices and sustainability translate into recruitment and strategic development. Her blog, In Good Company, discusses on many of these issues.
Jul 8, 2010 5:14 PM ET

Critical Thinking & Social Entrepreneurship: A Harvard Graduate On a Financial …

One of the greatest challenges for the upcoming generation of leaders, active citizens, and responsible adults is to figure out ways to reclaim balanced lifestyles from a contrived system of over-consumption and credit card debt. Luckily, this generation is equipped with visionary and innovative solution-making skills that combine contemporary thought and respect for time-tested wisdom. The result: quirky, out-of-the-box thinking that just might help society kick some nasty habits.

Innovators realize the power of entertaining, individually-empowering yet educational technologies and communications. One promising venture, Zindagi, combines social gaming and penny-wise know-how with the vision of shaping how rising generations view personal finance. Imagine socially-conscious teenagers who make enlightened decisions about how personal philanthropy can make a difference.

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