By Charles Maisel

Serial Social Entrepreneur

CEO: Innovation Shack

A company focusing on innovation in the social and

business sector as well as social enterprise sector based

on 20 years of experimentation

An idea or concept that has the aha factor!, is sustainable

and the media and staff of the company eat it up for

breakfast

The Story of the Vines

Daily

They highlight problems

CSI programs can find innovative solutions

Thousands all over the world

Same stories all the time

Cheap source of ideas

Anyone can be innovative

Collaboration: Schools, CSI, communities

Communication: brand on boards, staff

Strategic alignment: education, participation

Ongoing Learning: 1000's of classrooms

ED and Jobs created: Paint teams

Collaboration: CSI, municipalities and communities

Communication: Brand on boards, internet

Strategic alignment: Arts, Global art sales, recycle

Ongoing Learning: take to other cities

ED and Jobs created: artists, installers, promoters

Collaboration: Mines, CSI, communities, government

Communication: Urban and Rural

Strategic alignment: Roads, infrastructure, economic

opportunity

Ongoing Learning: zero maintenance

ED and Jobs created: Rock cutting teams, 100 people / km

build a road

CSI is too focused on welfare in SA and tax deductions

CSI should innovate every second year as projects should

become sustainable

By innovation CSI will learn and grow individuals

By innovating CSI will get bang for buck on all levels

Customers and communities enjoy innovation and its fun