The document summarizes the 2011 Boston Institute for Social Innovation hosted by StartingBloc. It provides an overview of the 5 day agenda, including sessions on social entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, cross-sector partnerships, and sustainability. 85 fellows from 22 US states and 7 countries participated in educational sessions led by social innovators and entrepreneurs. Sessions included Transformative Action with Scott Sherman, the Social Innovation Competition, and a 15 Year Reunion exercise envisioning the future. The goal was to provide fellows with tools to create systemic change in their communities.

1. BOS ‘11 Fellows during Scott Sherman’s session at BOS ‘11! Dan Pallotta, social entrepreneur and author speaking at BOS ‘11!
Fellows during Houston Spencer’s session at BOS ‘11! BOS ‘11 Fellows at the Boston 2011 Launch Party!
The StartingBloc 2011 Boston Institute

2. WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC?
Howard Buffet educating at the 2010 New York Institute! Vinay Nagaraju (LON ‘08) with Mohammed Yunus!
Since 2005, StartingBloc has helped social innovators by giving
them the skills and the tools they need to address the most
pressing global challenges of our time.
Presentation from the 2008 London Institute! Mitchell Wade educating at the 2010 New York Institute!

3. WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC? (CONTD.)
Our signature leadership development program, the StartingBloc
Fellowship exposes young leaders to new models for achieving
social impact. Our community currently consists of 1500 Fellows
representing 221 colleges and over 53 countries.
The 2011 Boston class of StartingBloc Fellows!

4. WHAT IS STARTINGBLOC? (CONTD.)
Jesse Gossett (NY ’08) & Jayson Uppal
Cynthia Koenig (LON ’08), Founder, Wello Water Wheel © Josh Dick (BOS ‘09), Co-Founders, Emergent Energy Mike Del Ponte (NY ‘08), Founder, Sparkseed © Sharlene Yang /
Photography www.joshdickphoto.com! Group © Bloomberg Businessweek! Catalyst - www.sharleneyang.com!
Fellows return to their communities with the tools they need to
affect systemic change. Our Fellows start ventures, initiate
projects within their companies and establish new ways to build
cross sector partnerships and create massive systems change.
Shabnam Aggarwal (NY ’09), Founder, !
t | e a | c h © ThinkChange India Maria Springer (BOS ’10), Founder, Kito International © Maria Springer /
Tammy Wang (LON ’07) © Robert Wu! www.thinkchangeindia.org! www.trueslant.com!

5. THE BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
The 2011 Boston Institute for Social Innovation was co-hosted at the
Simmons University School of Management and the Fletcher School of
Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University from March 17 – 21.
The Institute saw eighty-five candidates from over twenty-two U.S. states
and seven countries gather together for five days of education,
connection and inspiration.
Day 1 :: Off the Bloc
Day 2 :: Intrapreneurship
Day 3 :: Entrepreneurship
Day 4 :: Cross-sector Partnerships
Day 5 :: Sustainability The Boston Skyline!

6. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 1 :: AGENDA / FEB 17, 2011 Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
11:30 – 12:00 :: Registration
12:00 – 01:00 :: Welcome to StartingBloc and the Fellowship
Adriana Pentz, CEO, StartingBloc
Rithesh Menon, Director of Partnership, StartingBloc
Sarah Bishop, Fellowship Director, StartingBloc
01:00 – 02:15 :: Goal Setting + Mapping your StartingBloc Experience ::
Session with Houston Spencer
02:15 – 02:45 :: Break
02:45 – 06:00 :: Transformative Action
Session with Scott Sherman
06:00 – 06:30 :: Reflection & Announcements
07:00 – 08:30 :: Reception
Cambridge 1 / 1381 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215

7. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 1 :: HIGHLIGHTS Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
Transformative Action :: Scott Sherman, Founder, TAI
Adapted from Sherman’s legendary semester long Transformative Action course at UCLA School
of Public Affairs, this workshop provided Fellows with the basics of Transformative Action. A
nationally recognized speaker and Echoing Green Fellow, Scott Sherman covered the art of
building relationships, effective communication techniques and team building and probed the
question of what creates change and transforms individuals, communities and the world.
Scott’s work on nonviolent social change projects has been praised by such Nobel Peace Prize
Laureates as the Dalai Lama and the late Mother Teresa. In 2004, he was nominated for the
National Society of Collegiate Scholars' Faculty of the Year award for the entire U.S.
BOS ‘11 Fellows take part in various interactive exercises during Scott Sherman’s (center) Transformative Action Session.!

8. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 1 :: SPEAKERS Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
Adriana Pentz Houston Spencer Scott Sherman
ceo, StartingBloc expert, change + community
transformation in organizer, lecturer,
StartingBloc communications author
Fellow, Boston industry
2007 founder, TAI
vp strategy,
Alcatel Lucent adjunct faculty
member, UCLA
author + speaker School of Public
Affairs

9. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 2 :: AGENDA / FEB 18, 2011 Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
08:00 – 09:00 :: Registration
09:00 – 09:15 :: Announcements
09:15 – 10:30 :: The Scope of CSR :: Session with Cheryl Kiser
10:30 – 11:00 :: Break
11:00 – 12:30 :: Ideas Marketplace
12:30 – 02:00 :: Lunch
02:00 – 03:00 :: Introduction to the Social Innovation Competition
03:00 – 04:30 :: The Long Game @ StartingBloc
04:30 – 05:00 :: Break
05:00 – 06:00 :: The Story of CSR:: Session with Thomas Wesley
06:00 – 06:30 :: Reflection & Announcements
07:00 – 08:30 :: Reception
MassChallenge / 1 Marina Park Drive, Boston, MA 02210

10. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 2 :: HIGHLIGHTS Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
Social Innovation Competition
During the Institute, candidates had the
opportunity to participate in the Long Game – a
collaboration between StartingBloc and the Long
Now Foundation. The candidates worked in teams
to design the most intelligent investment portfolio
and large-scale strategy for effectively combating
the climate crisis.
Ideas Marketplace
The Ideas Marketplace provided candidates with
the opportunity to give a one minute pitch on a
passion, project, or business they are working on.
Four candidates were then selected by their
Institute class to present their ideas in detail in later
sessions.
BOS ‘11 Fellows presenting during the Social Innovation Competition and the
Ideas Marketplace.!

11. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 2 :: SPEAKERS Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
Cheryl Kiser Lion Isis Thomas Wesley
director, The Lewis co-founder, Long dir. of strategic
Initiative, Babson Game planning, Waters
College Corp.
design strategist +
fmr. director, venture advisor candidate, United
Boston College States Congress
Center for Corp. co-founder, Ursa
Citizenship Minor pilot, U.S. Navy
expert, role of
business in soceity

12. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 3 :: AGENDA / FEB 19, 2011 Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
08:00 – 09:00 :: Registration
09:00 – 09:15 :: Announcements
09:15 – 10:30 :: The Social Entrepreneur Lens :: Session with Justin Freiberg
10:30 – 11:00 :: Break
11:00 – 12:00 :: Pitch Training & Resilience
12:00 – 01:00 :: The Long Game @ StartingBloc
01:00 – 02:00 :: Lunch
02:00 – 03:00 :: Social Enterprise :: From Passion to Sustainability
Houston Spencer & Mitchell Wade
03:00 – 03:30 :: Video Break
03:30 – 04:30 :: The Long Game @ StartingBloc
04:30 – 05:00 :: Break
05:00 – 06:00 :: Tales from the Trenches :: Session with Brent Freeman
06:00 – 06:30 :: Reflection & Announcements
07:70 – 08:30 :: Reception
An Tua Nua / 835 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215

13. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 3 :: HIGHLIGHTS Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
Pitch Training & Resilience
Candidates learn resilience by going through multiple, quick-fire “pitch” sessions. Pitching a
venture or an idea is integral in the journey of a social innovator and this session is designed help
candidates try their pitches but also receive instant feedback and the ability to make changes to
their pitches in real time.
This session is done by candidates in groups of ten. At any give time, five candidates are pitching
to five of their peers for no more than sixty seconds followed by sixty seconds of feedback. The
tables then turn allowing the candidate who just pitched, the opportunity to give feedback.
BOS ‘11 Fellows participating in the “Pitch Training & Resilience” session. !

14. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 3 :: SPEAKERS Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
Justin Freiberg Houston Spencer Mitchell Wade Brent Freeman
co-founder, expert, change + helps innovators co-founder &
Encendia Biochar transformation in turn insights into ceo, Roozt.com
communications change
MS, Yale School of industry promoter, triple
Forestry & clients include bottom line
Management vp strategy, RAND, Schwab, ventures
Alcatel Lucent Accenture
recepient, BS, University of
Graduate Elm-Ivy author + speaker founder, Institute3 Southern
Award California

15. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 4 :: AGENDA / FEB 20, 2011 The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA
08:00 – 09:00 :: Registration
09:00 – 09:15 :: Announcements
09:15 – 10:30 :: Collaboration across Sectors :: Session with Mark Feldman
10:30 – 11:00 :: Break
11:00 – 12:30 :: Ideas Marketplace Finals
12:30 – 02:00 :: Lunch :: The Wealth of Knowledge in the Room (Guests)
02:00 – 03:00 :: The Wealth of Knowledge in the Room (Fellows)
03:00 – 03:30 :: Video Break
03:30 – 04:30 :: The Long Game Presentations
04:30 – 05:00 :: Break
05:00 – 06:00 :: Cross sector Inspiration:: Session with Dan Pallotta
06:00 – 06:30 :: Reflection & Announcements
07:00 – 09:30 :: StartingBloc LA Launch Party
Papagayo / 283 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210

16. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 4 :: HIGHLIGHTS The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA
Peer Learning :: The Wealth of Knowledge is in the Room
Does it bother you to sit a room with hundreds of great minds and not have the opportunity to
actively learn from them? StartingBloc believes that the wealth of knowledge is in the room and
the time has come to unleash it.
StartingBloc candidates enriched their experience by learning something new from their peers,
and teaching something return. With the belief that everyone is an expert in something,
candidates will be split into groups to teach topics ranging from salsa dancing to tax law.
Candidates will left the session with newfound knowledge and and a tight bond with their peers,
having gone through an experience that is humbling by nature. What can you teach the world?
BOS ‘11 Fellows participating in the “Wealth of Knowledge” lunch session. !

17. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 3 :: SPEAKERS The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA
Mark Feldman Dan Pallotta
principal + md, founder, Pallotta
Cause Consulting Teamworks
consultant + author author,
Uncharitable
instructor, Boston
College Center for contributor,
Corp. Citizenship Harvard Business
Review Online

18. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 5 :: AGENDA / FEB 21, 2011 The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA
08:00 – 09:00 :: Registration
09:00 – 09:15 :: Announcements
09:15 – 10:30 :: Creating your Luck :: Session with Adriana Pentz & Rithesh Menon
10:30 – 11:00 :: Break
11:00 – 11:30 :: The 15 Year Reunion
11:30 – 12:30 :: Lasting Change :: Session with Mitchell Wade
12:30 – 02:00 :: Lunch
02:00 – 03:00 :: The Long Game Final Presentations
03:00 – 03:30 :: Break
03:30 – 04:30 :: Ideas to Action :: Session with Timothy Prestero
04:30 – 05:30 :: Reflection & Announcements
05:00 – 07:00 :: Reception
Hall of Flags / Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts

19. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 5 :: HIGHLIGHTS The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Medford, MA
15 Year Reunion
What if you had the opportunity to come back after 15 years and share your story with everyone in
room?
What dreams were made? What crazy adventures did you go on? How has the world changed
because of your work? The 15 Year Reunion is an interactive experience where everyone in the
room has the chance to open their mind, travel in time and live out the future in the present.
The candidates reunited in 2026, and shared their biggest dreams. With the first female President of
the United States, a cure for AIDs and cancer, and several Nobel prize winners, this high energy
session pushed the boundaries of how we picture success.
BOS ’11 Fellows living their future during the “15 Year Reunion Cocktail Party” session.!

20. BOS ‘11 Institute for Social Innovation
DAY 5 :: SPEAKERS Simmons University School of Management
Mar 17 – 21, 2011 | Boston, MA
Adriana Pentz Rithesh Menon Mitchell Wade Timothy Prestero
ceo, StartingBloc director of helps innovators founder & ceo,
partnerships, turn insights into DesignthatMatters
StartingBloc StartingBloc change
Fellow, Boston martin fellow, MIT
2007 StartingBloc clients include Laboratory for
Fellow, New York RAND, Schwab, Energy & the
2009 Accenture Environment
founder, Institute3 recipient, 2009
World Technology
Award

21. The 2011 Boston Institute for Social Innovation
BOS ‘11 Fellows take part in an exercise during Scott Sherman’s Transformative Action Session.!
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