Chike Aguh — 'companies are institutions with responsibilities to workers, customers, communities, and future generations'

Chike Aguh — Head of Innovation & Strategy at the Kapor Center, former Chief Innovation Officer at the US Department of Labor, and senior advisor to the Harvard Project on Workforce — reflects on his Kapor Center conversation with Eric on Incorruptible.

“Last month, I had the privilege of joining colleagues at the Kapor Center for a conversation with Eric Ries on his new book, Incorruptible. At a moment when technology is reshaping nearly every aspect of our economy and society, the question Eric raises feels especially important: how do we ensure that organizations stay true to their purpose over time? Too often, we talk about companies as if their only obligation is to maximize the bottom line. But the most enduring organizations—and the ones capable of creating broad-based prosperity—understand that profit and purpose are not opposing forces. They recognize that companies are institutions with responsibilities to workers, customers, communities, and future generations.” — Chike Aguh on LinkedIn