Comments on: Our heroes http://innovation-exchange.org/katkinson/2007/11/13/our-heroes/ Kate Atkinson is a social entrepreneur who establishes and supports small social enterprises. Her first company, Spruce Carpets, refurbished used carpets and supplied them onto people making the transition from homelessness to independent living in Glasgow. The company also ran a volunteer programme for people who had recently resettled and a training course in carpet fitting for excluded young people. Kate has since set up an environmental SME and recently completed a course in volunteer youth work. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Alex MacNeil http://innovation-exchange.org/katkinson/2007/11/13/our-heroes/#comment-2 Alex MacNeil Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:10:09 +0000 http://innovation-exchange.org/katkinson/2007/11/13/our-heroes/#comment-2 Great post. I'd like a 1:1 with Tim Smit. I never knew I could be so interested in gravel until I read his book! I heard on the radio last week that he has a rule for all his employees - they have to read 2 books a year that they would not typically buy and feed back how the books may have helped them see things in a new way. I am very lucky in that I am working alongside some of my true social innovator heroes. Lynne Elwell, who runs the UK Partners into Policymaking courses for one. A Great post.

I’d like a 1:1 with Tim Smit. I never knew I could be so interested in gravel until I read his book!

I heard on the radio last week that he has a rule for all his employees - they have to read 2 books a year that they would not typically buy and feed back how the books may have helped them see things in a new way.

I am very lucky in that I am working alongside some of my true social innovator heroes. Lynne Elwell, who runs the UK Partners into Policymaking courses for one.

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