Is change possible on an individual and systemic scale? Are justice, well-being, education, culture and organization components of the road to change? In this session, the critical questions of Levent Erden were answered based on the observations and researches of Bekir Ağırdır and Ufuk Akciğit.

11:00 – 11:45

While cities cover only 3% of the earth; more than half of the world’s population and 60-80% of the world’s energy consumption are in the cities. In this session, Ekrem İmamoğlu and Fatma Şahin shared the role of municipalities in managing the change that people and the planet need for a sustainable future, and the critical intervention areas that come to the fore in the next 10 years, and how they will implement it in their current and possible plans in these areas.

11:45 – 12:30

In this session, we explored how the individual journeys can turn into a holistic effort with inter-sectoral transitions such as shared wisdom, collaboration opportunities, and efficient use of resources while listening to the predictions of panelists from different sectors on how they will shape the future.

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13:25 – 14:10

This session was an open invitation to anyone that is keen on learning more about the B Corp Movement. Together with speakers from the B Corp community, we explored all about driving business as a force for good, stakeholder capitalism, B Corp certification and the B Impact Assessment. Participants learned all about what it means to be a part of the B Corp movement and the options to align with the B Corp movement and drive collective action together.

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13:25 – 14:10

This session discovered with speakers the social finance ecosystem and opportunities. The best practices will also help to understand the concept and how it helps impact investment as a strategic use of development finance for the mobilisation of additional finance towards sustainable development in developed & developing countries.

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14:10 – 14:55

A conversation with B Corps who pledged to get to net zero by 2030 to unpack the business agenda of ‘net zero’. After a short introduction to the topic, we heard from those who take concrete action to advance their journey to net zero.

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14:10 – 14:55

With increasing awareness and understanding on how social impacts caused by the activities of organizations can add to or decrease the total value created, the social impact management has entered the agenda of various organizations influencing their operations and decision making. Speakers that were invited to panel to share their experience and insights on social impact management represent different sectors, providing the interesting overview of social impact management practices.

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14:55 – 15:40

Against the backdrop of rapidly and constantly changing conditions and an increasing uncertainty about the future, it has become paramount to design and implement future-proof business models. The only way for organizations to survive is through delivering meaningful environmental and social benefits with a future-aligned perspective and vision. In the session titled Future Fit, we heard from leading Turkish companies share their stories, approaches, goals and practices with regard to creating long-term value. The session was hosted by Zorlu Holding, the company behind the Future Oriented sustainability strategy Smart Life 2030.

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14:55 – 15:40

Young people today face many unique challenges because of the pandemic. During the SIX Wayfinder 2020, we reflected on how many youth have been inspired to respond to these challenges with action, showing remarkable resilience and taking responsibility for their own futures by asking: “why are we not doing something”? In this session, SIX brought together two leaders in social innovation in South Africa and Hong Kong, together with two leaders in Turkey, to explore how to prepare young people for the future and build their capacity to adapt and change. We explored the different ways that youth around the world can fight for a better future, what that looks like in times of COVID, and how institutions and platforms can support and develop young people today to drive lasting change. This session included time for Q&A section with each of the speakers.

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15:40 – 16:25

A session where B Lab Europe’s SDG Program Manager set the scene for effective business action towards the SDGs and where businesses shared their stories of going through transformation using the SDGs as their North Star. Different approaches from different countries and sectors were highlighted, along with useful resources for guidance, including the SDG Action Manager. There were mini presentations and Q&A for businesses to interact with the pioneer companies.

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15:40 – 16:25

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16:25 – 17:05

Business as an Ally for Creating a Better Future

An inspiring keynote on the power of collaborative action to reset the role and financing of business for an equitable, inclusive future. Drawing from B Corp Movement and the wide coalition of Imperative 21, Jay shared his views on the critical changes in our economic system that we are tackling together.

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16:25 – 17:05

Keeping up with the demands of local and global developments in the next 10 years also applies to the civil society sector. ‘’What kind of transformation is needed for an effective and innovative civil society?’’ around this question, transparency, accountability; Funding and partnership opportunities for civil society; innovative business and profit models were discussed with people from the Turkish civil society ecosystem.

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17:05 – 17:45

Evolving the Practice of Design for Social Innovation: Building Community Ownership

This session was the keynote speech for the “community track” and was delivered by Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of IDEO.org. We explored the evolution of design in the context of social innovation and focused on community-driven practices.

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17:05 – 17:45

SDG Impact Accelerator (SDGia) is an inspiring initiative that brings public and private sectors together to focus on solutions for the most pressing issues of the globe. Strongly dedicated to work for UN Sustainable Development Goals, SDGia built an extraordinary approach to partnerships which play a crucial role on boosting the efforts through a robust and sustainable collaboration. Governments, international organizations, entrepreneurs and the private sector partners joined forces with startups willing to create an impact in the world in line with the principle of “Leave no one behind”. This panel explored the questions behind how SDGia provides global and local network opportunities through its strong and unique partnership during and beyond the program, mentorship access for entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, and a combination of collective actions to leverage innovative products/solutions for the development challenges.

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17:45 – 18:00

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10:25 – 11:05

What are the principles for effective & strategic leadership within networks and coalitions that drive change in the 21st century? Jane Wei-Skillern asked how we might challenge ourselves to examine the characteristics of our own collaborations and provides guidance on how to ensure that the impact of our collective work is dramatically greater than the sum of the individual parts.

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11:05 – 11:50

Understanding how female leaders have developed over time can help us embrace the potential for their future advancement. Listening the conversation of women leaders and their journeys from different sectors can give us a picture on how they can lead the change for the turbulent times ahead.

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11:05 – 11:50

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11:15 – 11:45

Communities for Impact – Introduction to Community Design: A Guide to Growing Collaborative and Purpose-led Communities

This was the plenary session to serve as an intro for all ATÖLYE sessions that followed. The session made an introduction into community design and explored how communities come together around a purpose. “Communities are ultimately a reflection of the people who come together to form them. Understanding the roles of a community’s “gardeners” and identifying the profiles of its members—are key to understanding the nature and purpose of a community’s existence.”

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11:50 – 12:35

In this session, Tim Jackson gave an overview on how capitalism evolved with last global economic crisis, how pandemic has had an effect on global economy and what next awaits the world economy. What structural economic reforms is needed for the upcoming global crisis? Could the pandemic crisis be an opportunity to implement these reforms? What are the roles of companies, governments and society in carrying out structural reforms in the economy?

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11:50 – 12:35

The panel brought together social innovation practitioners and experts sharing information on defining characteristics of social innovation and why social innovation matters for all sectors, private, public, civic/social. Panelists shared insights from the recent UNDP Accelerator Lab Turkey Social Innovation Support Program experience.

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12:00 – 12:45

Community-powered Design for Impact: Tackling Real-world Challenges Together

This session explored how community-powered innovation helps organizations transform. The most pressing challenges of our world are too complex for a single branch of design to tackle. Confronting high levels of complexity requires creating and managing multiple partnerships, thinking at an ecosystem level, and bringing together those from a variety of backgrounds and points of view. Community-powered design and innovation reframe the notion of “community engagement and mobilization” for organizations by giving them a diverse outlook in tackling challenges and helping them transform into platform-businesses.

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12:35 – 13:20

In this session, we discussed market creation for the goods and services provided by social enterprises, as well as the need to create a conducive environment for this market. Our guests included social entrepreneurs, businesses and intermediary companies.

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12:35 – 13:20

Leading Change through Disruptive Models: The Power of Youth

In this session, the impact of youth empowerment programs, youth’s perception of leadership, their capacity to make a difference through leadership, and their expectations and hopes in a transforming world were discussed.

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13:00 – 13:45

Igniting a Culture of Longer-than-usual-term Impact: What kind of ancestors do we want to become?

Let’s leave aside the terms “impact and “sustainability” for a second. Before we try and come up with new and shiny solutions to the age-old problems, let’s take a step back and consider how we, as a community, can stare with presence into the eyes of our story NOW in which both our past and our future live. Let us remember humanity’s place and relationships in the cycle of life and the Earth community and ask ourselves: Can we humans live by finally placing life in the center, by taking responsibility for the consequences of our actions and as if the lives of who come after us mattered? Tasked with the questions above, Filiz and Mert invite participants to an interactive session where they shared the learnings they have gathered in their individual journeys.

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13:20 – 14:05

The panel discussion intended to capture learnings and visions on how to redesign funding towards more impact-oriented outcomes and how leadership makes a difference to kick-off such a transformation.

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13:30 – 15:30

In this invite-only session, the participants from UNGC Turkey member companies found inspiration from the stories of existing large B Corps and opportunity to share their own challenges on creating impact and change within their organization. The first part of the session focused on bridging knowledge and best practice sharing from the international B Corp context. In the second part, the participants were part of a group discussion where they had a chance to speak to their peers from different large enterprises and share their challenges.

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14:05 – 14:50

Real change never comes easy. Even less so, however, if you’re working towards transformation inside of institutions and organizations, no matter how big or small. Intrapreneurs across sectors shine light on the barriers to expect and the rewards to reap for those leading change from within.

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14:05 – 14:50

Hosted by Impact Hub Istanbul, the panel on ‘Scaling the Impact of Ventures that Tackle Sustainable Development Goals’ brought together the finalists of Accelerate2030, the world’s largest impact acceleration program. Entrepreneurs shared their experiences and stories about how they made an impact around the world.

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14:00 – 15:15

Are we leaders first and responsibility follows? Or does our responsibility lead to our leadership? This session was an interactive participatory exchange around both qualities, engaging you in sharing, listening and active witnessing. Alongside participants of diverse backgrounds, we invited participants to make sense of what drives them as a responsible leader.

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14:50 – 15:35

Real change never comes easy. Even less so, however, if you’re working towards transformation inside of institutions and organizations, no matter how big or small. Intrapreneurs across sectors shine light on the barriers to expect and the rewards to reap for those leading change from within.

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14:50 – 15:35

Following the SIX Wayfinder 2020, SIX invited back several participants from its closed ensembles and introduced new perspectives from Turkey,to advance the conversation on how to stimulate innovation in local government, how to work more effectively with citizens and other stakeholders, and how to convince main actors that innovative contributions to their city are possible and valuable. Through the changing of generations and the nature of complex social issues and crises today, many civil servants know that they need to think about their work in very different ways, yet struggle to find the right frameworks to turn unusual activities and approaches into norms. But by exchanging with, and learning from, other unusual suspects in public service innovation, it is possible to gain full energy and commitment for the road ahead.

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15:30 – 16:45

What are the key leadership challenges that impact entrepreneurs face across the globe? And how might you overcome them? The BMW Foundation’s RESPOND and imece accelerators invited those who already made the cut to share the good, the bad and the ugly behind international scaling, sustainable business models also with respect to tackling real equity, diversity and inclusion in start-ups. The mind-set of responsible leadership is key.

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15:35 – 16:20

This session was a panel to explore the practices of impact-focused organizations that are driven by their communities.During the session, impact-focused and community-driven organizations from around the world shared their thinking and demonstrate leading cases.

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15:35 – 16:20

Following the SIX Wayfinder 2020, SIX brought back two international guests from Canada and Colombia, and paired them with two additional speakers from Turkey, to continue the conversation on how we can shape different possible futures for cities and what is the role for citizens in making that change. This panel was building on two central questions together: “how can we as citizens imagine culture and nature in different ways and take action and decisions differently in our daily lives?” and “how do we create experiments that guide us to different futures for cities, which are more resilient and livable?”.

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16:20 – 17:00

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17:00 – 17:45