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Effective Stakeholder Mapping: Building Bridges for Sustainable Impact Initiatives

Bernard Budiman Impact-Driven Enterprise Advisory (IDEA) Lead of Instellar Do you find yourself juggling numerous and diverse stakeholders, struggling to keep them all aligned? I’ve been through it myself, and the lessons I’ve learned could help you navigate some of the challenges along the way.. Early in my career, I worked on a project withContinue reading “Effective Stakeholder Mapping: Building Bridges for Sustainable Impact Initiatives”

ASIC: Creating Solution of Sustainable Living in Asia

Data from the United Nations (UN) shows 60% of the population in Asia-Pacific has experienced living in urban area. The development of urban life in the last two decades will have a great impact on the sustainability of the planet. A number of countries like Singapore, China, South Korea, and Japan have come through massiveContinue reading “ASIC: Creating Solution of Sustainable Living in Asia”

The NextDev Telkomsel Percepat Akselerasi Ekosistem Ekonomi Digital Indonesia

Begitu nama aplikasi FishGo disebut dewan juri, sontak I Gede Merta Yoga Pratama alias Yoga, kaget. Founder perusahaan rintisan (startup) FishGo ini masih terpaku di kursinya. Setengah berdiri, dia masih tidak percaya saat nama aplikasinya menjadi pemenang dengan meraih gelar “Best of the Best The NextDev Talent Scouting 2018”. Panggung The NextDev Telkomsel di JCCContinue reading “The NextDev Telkomsel Percepat Akselerasi Ekosistem Ekonomi Digital Indonesia”

IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, IKEA Indonesia, and Instellar Successfully Held I-SEA Showcase for the 10 Social Enterprises

Instellar, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, and IKEA Indonesia teamed up since end of last year to create the Instellar & IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Indonesia Accelerator (I-SEA), a two-year program that aims to support Indonesian social entrepreneurs scale up their businesses and increase their impact.    To celebrate the mid-way point of the I-SEA programme, the cohort ofContinue reading “IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, IKEA Indonesia, and Instellar Successfully Held I-SEA Showcase for the 10 Social Enterprises”

CEO & COO Notes: Navigating uncertainty in 2023

Romy Cahyadi and Adisti Chandra share tips on how to tackle challenges and uncertainty in 2023. Global crisis and inflation have become a hot topic among business people and business in the export-import sector has started to feel the impact. Strengthening the domestic economy is one of the keys to surviving global crisis, and IndonesiaContinue reading “CEO & COO Notes: Navigating uncertainty in 2023”

Instellar Indonesia and GSMA Mobile Innovation Hub Support 10 Indonesian Startups to Innovate Sustainably Through the Energy Action for Sustainable Transformation (EAST) Program

JAKARTA, 17 March 2023 – Instellar Indonesia and GSMA are holding the GSMA Mobile Innovation Hub: Energy Action for Sustainable Transformation (GSMA MIH EAST) program. This collaboration is carried out through the GSMA Mobile Innovation Hub, created in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic CooperationContinue reading “Instellar Indonesia and GSMA Mobile Innovation Hub Support 10 Indonesian Startups to Innovate Sustainably Through the Energy Action for Sustainable Transformation (EAST) Program”

UPPAYA and MSMEs TELAS Program Succeeded in Producing 37 Superior Products

Graduation UPPAYA and UMKM TELAS marks the end of the economic empowerment program in Jereweh, Maluk and Sekongkang Districts, West Nusa Tenggara. This program, which has been running since September 2022, is a collaborative effort between Instellar, PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMMAN), and Bahasa Bisnis.   Over the course of a year, this programContinue reading “UPPAYA and MSMEs TELAS Program Succeeded in Producing 37 Superior Products”

Semangat dan Energi Baru Menuju I-SEA Cohort 2

Oktober sudah tiba dan perjalanan menuju dimulainya I-SEA Cohort 2 semakin dekat. Sebagai bagian dari persiapan menyambut cohort baru, Instellar kedatangan tim IKEA Social Entrepreneurship yang berkunjung ke Indonesia. Selain untuk memperkuat kolaborasi dengan Instellar dan IKEA Indonesia, pada kunjungannya kali ini IKEA Social Entrepreneurship bersama Instellar berkesempatan berkunjung ke sejumlah lokasi usaha cohort pertama program Instellar & IKEAContinue reading “Semangat dan Energi Baru Menuju I-SEA Cohort 2”

Front-Day Sustainability: Sustainable Farming Exploration with IKEA Co-workers and Agridesa

On October 4th, IKEA Co-workers were buzzing with excitement at Agridesa’s sustainable farm in Bali for the Front-Day Sustainability program. It was a hands-on experience where IKEA Co-workers got to discover the world of social enterprises and witness Agridesa’s game-changing approach to agriculture. From digital closed-loop systems to sustainable farming techniques, they discovered how Agridesa is transformingContinue reading “Front-Day Sustainability: Sustainable Farming Exploration with IKEA Co-workers and Agridesa”