Kiran Reddy on Social Impact, Building Networks and Activism | Learning Stories Episode 18

On Episode 18 of #LearningStories we chat with Kiran Reddy.

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Kiran Reddy is a lawyer, social entrepreneur, catalyst, activist and community builder who is a big proponent of pursuing Voluntary, Nonprofit and For Profit engagements in parallel. He pursued and completed a law degree from the Symbiosis Law School in Pune, India from 2008 to 2013. He has spent the last eight years working in the space of leadership development, community engagement and grassroots capacity building with organisations like Helm of Eight, Risevertise Media, Start Up Grind, Headstart Network, Catalyst 2030 and Students for Liberty. Kiran thrives in collaborative environments that bring together all stakeholders for an overall ecosystem level systemic change. In 2017, he co-founded a passion project Helm of Eight (www.helmofeight.com), which works to empower purpose-driven individuals, organisations and collectives across domains to enhance their impact potential. Helm of Eight acts as catalysts to organizations, coaches to individuals and facilitators to collectives with an approach that is anchored in empathy, collaboration and co-creation. Kiran is a Member/ Alumni of Students for Liberty, Centre for Civil Society, Yes Foundation’s Jam Network, Complexity University, Catalyst 2030 and others. 

You can reach out to Kiran on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/vibereddy/

Show Notes
1) You can use business for social good.
2) Understand all the stakeholders involved in a system before you try to address a problem in the system. Each stakeholder will have a different need and you need to understand how to best meet these specific needs.
3) Creating impact is an iterative process involving conversations with multiple stakeholders involved in the problem being addressed.
4) Reflect and think about the different forms of capital you are in the process of creating as an organisation which include social capital, financial capital, intellectual capital, material capital, spiritual capital and cultural capital.
5) Use the power of extended networks to solve problems at a local level. A problem addressed in one part of India may be addressed in a different way in another part of India. It is the same when problems are addressed in different countries. You can learn a lot from observing people and organisations that solve the same problems in another context or part of the world.

Kiran Reddy’s Work
* Kiran’s Linkedin Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vibereddy/
* Kiran’s Instagram Profile - https://www.instagram.com/vibe.reddy/?hl=en
* Helm of Eight Website - https://helmofeight.com/
* Helm of Eight Services - https://helmofeight.com/services/
* Helm of Eight Projects/Ecosystems - https://helmofeight.com/projects/
* Catalyst 2030 Website - https://catalyst2030.net/
* Catalyst 2030 India Network - http://www.catalyst2030nase.org/
* Start Up Grind Website - https://www.startupgrind.com/mumbai/
* School of internal Literacy Website - https://yoursoil.org/modules/stretchogram/

Show Description
This is a show where we interview a diverse set of learners from the 21st century. Each guest profiled here has a unique story to share about how they acquired a set of valuable skills and knowledge in a creative and innovative manner.