The Future of Connectedness for Social Good

Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

Bonnie D Graham

News, Business News, Technology

4.9 • 112 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

A social good is something that benefits the largest number of people in the largest possible way, such as clean air, clean water, healthcare, and literacy. Aka common good, social good can trace its history to Ancient Greece philosophers and implies a positive impact on individuals or society in general… Today, social good is used to refer to corporate initiatives that aim to enhance the social contract of corporations by promoting practices that are better for the environment and overall society.…and gain employee trust and loyalty…Social media platforms are an efficient way to educate the public, and advocate and fundraise for programs that support the social good. Social good has been connected with social media, as its definition has expanded to include a shareable deed or sentiment.” (www.investopedia.com/terms/s/social_good.asp) We’ll ask IDC’s Bob Parker, Ruthbea Yesner, David Reinsel and Cynthia Burghard for their take on The Future of Connectedness for Social Good.

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0:00.0	Where does yesterday's future, which is already here, really here, really here, meet today's future, which is about to happen, and tomorrow's future, which could be just minutes away?
0:16.4	Welcome to Technology Revolution, the future of now.
0:30.5	Where host Bonnie D. Graham asks savvy futurists for their predictions about the tech-driven trends that are shaping our future right now.
0:34.4	Here's your host who will take us into the future of now.
0:35.8	Bonnie D. Graham.
0:38.6	I always get so excited when I hear that intro.
0:43.7	That's my co-producer, Ryan Treasure, the VP of Operations and everything at Voice America Radio.
0:44.2	Welcome, welcome, welcome.
0:45.3	We've got an interesting show for you, and it's going to be a good show.
0:49.6	Good is a key word to our topic today.
0:51.7	So let me give you a little background.
0:53.3	We're talking about social good.
0:55.2	What is it?
0:56.2	Sounds interesting.
0:57.2	A social good, according to an article I found on investoppedia.com of all places, a social
1:03.1	good is something that benefits the largest number of people in the largest way, such as clean
1:08.2	air, we like that, clean water, we hope so, health care, we want that, and literacy, yes.
1:14.3	A.K.A. common good, social good can trace its history all the way back to ancient Greece philosophers,
1:20.8	and it implies a positive impact on individuals or society in general.
1:25.2	Today, it also is used to refer to corporate initiatives that aim to
1:29.0	enhance the social contract of corporations. And we want the companies we work for. We want the
1:34.3	companies we do business with. We want the companies from which we buy to practice, have good
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