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As the seeds of social business continue to spread around the world, some places have already laid the groundwork for these seeds to germinate and grow. One such place is Wiesbaden, Germany, where a coalition of governmental, non-governmental, educational, and private institutions have come together to create the ideal habitat for the concept of social business to start embedding its roots deep into the foundation of today’s society. This chapter introduces the concept of the “social business city” and provides a description of the various organizations that have contributed to making Wiesbaden the first social business city in the world. The cooperative interaction of these entities has created a synergy with results that render the city an excellent model for other cities that want to initiate similar projects. The chapter concludes with a summary of lessons learned from the Wiesbaden experience.
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This chapter has been made possible thanks to a research fellowship generously provided by the California Institute for Social Business. Special appreciation goes to all the individuals in the city of Wiesbaden who kindly shared with me their time, work, expertise, and passion for social business, including: Christina Jäger, Dominique Dauster, Leonard Nima, and Hans Reitz from The Grameen Creative Lab; Gabriele Möhlke, Jördis Flöther, and Karin Berz-List from Berufswege für Frauen; Christian Hepp from the Office of Strategic Management, Urban Research and Statistics of the city of Wiesbaden; and Karin Kreutzer from EBS Business School.
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Jiménez, A.F.J. (2014). Social Business City: Lessons from Wiesbaden. In: Grove, A., Berg, G. (eds) Social Business. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45275-8_8
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