Publications
Publications
- October 2022
- HBS Case Collection
Colette Phillips and GetKonnected!: Creating Inclusive Ecosystems
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Amy Chiu and Joyce Kim
Abstract
GetKonnected! began in 2008 as a bimonthly networking and evolved into five initiatives in 2020-2021: GK! Network, GK Fund, GK Market, GK! Execu-Search, and GK! Job Hub. Each tackled an aspect of economic equity; “twin pandemics” of COVID-19 and systemic racism had significantly impacted minority-owned small businesses and threatened already-vulnerable communities of color. Phillips had overcome numerous obstacles in building GetKonnected!! and experienced some of the racial and gender bias in Boston. How she could capitalize on the momentum created by the city’s changes? What more should be done to drive systemic change?
Keywords
Diversity; Ecosystem; Inclusion; People Of Color; Network; Racial Bias; Gender Bias; Entrepreneurial Ecosystem; Entrepreneur; Change; Change Barriers; Change Leadership; Community; Innovation; Pandemic; Impact; Systemic Racism; Minority-owned Businesses; Social and Collaborative Networks; Equity; Race; Small Business; Prejudice and Bias; Boston
Citation
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Amy Chiu, and Joyce Kim. "Colette Phillips and GetKonnected!: Creating Inclusive Ecosystems." Harvard Business School Case 323-035, October 2022.