Позитивные изменения. Том 2, № 1 (2022). Positive changes. Volume 2, Issue 1 (2022)

From the Editor

Spring is traditionally associated with changes. Nature changes, and life changes with it. After a mild and relaxed winter, spring catches up with us all at once: we want to move forward, invent and create. It is a time of «sowing» and anticipation of the harvest. "What you sow, you shall reap" is a universal principle in any sphere of human activity. However, the quality of the «harvest» often depends not only on the «seeds», but also on many other factors.

How to improve the "harvest” in the sphere of impact entrepreneurship is the main theme of the spring almanac "Positive Changes”. On its pages, experts tell how to plan the results at the beginning of the social project, with the help of which online tools it is easiest to measure these results, what are the "universal rulers” of social impact assessment, how to evaluate the personal impact in the context of the company impact. The main case study of the issue is a study of the social impact of the inclusive cinema and theater project "InterAction”. A separate material is devoted to the study of the use of impact terms in online media and social networks. We also publish an article about a new type of diet – flexitarianism, which implies reduction of meat consumption. According to the researchers, this trend in conscious eating will have a big impact on the market in the near future. The issue traditionally features examples of Russian projects from the "Catalog "Social Entrepreneurship of Russia”.

Spring brings renewal, and we want to believe that the changes will be for the better. All the more so because it is in our power to invest in the future, calculate strategies and get the results we want. After all, what else is there to talk about in spring but hopes for positive change?