Seizing the opportunity of refugee entrepreneurship

Seizing the opportunity of refugee entrepreneurship

Seizing the opportunity of refugee entrepreneurship What does it take to be an entrepreneur in 2020? Resilience, creativity, adaptability and a willingness to stick with it when the going gets tough. Coincidentally, these are also the skills that refugees naturally...
Zoom in on migrant-led-innovation in 2019

Zoom in on migrant-led-innovation in 2019

For PLACE, 2019 was a year that transformed the insights of an experiment into the foundation of something that can spark a systems-level change. The newcomers that trusted PLACE with their growth were an essential part of this transformation. Here is a snapshot of...
What happens when new innovators take over old spaces

What happens when new innovators take over old spaces

What happens when new innovators take over old spaces The concept of space is inherent to innovation. There is a reason you think differently from one space to another – spaces have intentions, they have outputs.  When launching PLACE in 2016, the question of...
Through the eyes of Farid

Through the eyes of Farid

Through the eyes of Farid 12 missed calls. 24 messages on WhatsApp. 31 unread emails. And it’s only 9:30 am. A year ago, this hectic schedule would all seem like a dream, and maybe a bit overwhelming. Yet in little under a year’s time this life went from a far off...
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