#017: A Lens to See (Unintended Consequences) More Clearly
Lenses – like a gender lens - do not change reality. They just allow us to see what’s happening more clearly. They simply show us patterns, and then allow us to use those patterns to do a more careful...
31 Jan 202414min
#016: We Made This System Up, We Can Change It.
Criterion is a systems change organization. We’ve been working with governments, investors, and civil society for over two decades to create systems change that reduces inequities, by using or changin...
30 Nov 202317min
#015: The Core Pillars of Our Strategic Plan: Unleashing the Power of Policy
A few years ago, Criterion launched a ten-year strategic plan, which solidified our commitment to direct the power of the financial system to be a positive force against systemic injustice. This is pa...
17 Aug 202323min
#014: The Core Pillars of Our Strategic Plan: Reframing Narratives in Innovative Finance
A few years ago, Criterion launched a ten-year strategic plan, which solidified the organization’s commitment to direct the power of the financial system to be a positive force against systemic injust...
14 Aug 202318min
#013: Stories of Relationships
Today’s episode explores the power of relationships. Having relationships with people from different sectors, different disciplines, different countries, and different cultures can help us make sense ...
10 Juli 202325min
#012: Valuing Expertise
It’s no secret that the finance sector tends to undervalue and even demean non-financial expertise, in particular expertise on gender equality, social justice issues, and local context. This failure t...
10 Juli 202324min
#011: Five strategies for using finance for social change
What if, when we think about finance for social change, we didn’t think solely about the amount of money we can move to a certain impact goal? What if we focused instead on HOW that money moves and wh...
18 Maj 202321min
#010: A Couple Rants on Innovative Finance
At Criterion, we mostly try to focus on positives: possibilities, solutions, insights for how things could work better. But sometimes we need to call out when things just aren’t working. This episode ...
28 Apr 202322min
