Intelligence & Compassion in Action, The Seven Pillars for Social Entrepreneurs

by Lauren Speeth

Intelligence & Compassion in Action is a tool to empower the aspiring social entrepreneur, with real guidance as to how, and why, social entrepreneurship works. It expounds a new Seven Pillar methodology, inspired by the wisdom of former President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter. Written by the founder of The Elfenworks Foundation, Dr. Lauren Speeth, who lives the lessons she teaches in this book daily, the insights within these pages have come from Speeth's years of experience in technology, management, and the nonprofit world, as well as from insights gained in interviews with extraordinary social entrepreneurs.

235 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012

About the author

Master storyteller Lauren Speeth has cast her vision “beyond film and music” over the years with audiences around the world, to critical acclaim. Her interests run the gamut, from books about the American experience to 3-D films about Irish spirituality, to music about love and life. Her most recent book is in the self-help genre: Taking the Stairs and Liking It: Seven Steps to an Amazing Life. Her first was a coffee-table book on American poverty entitled Tracks of Hope. This was followed with Intelligence & Compassion in Action: The Seven Pillars for Social Entrepreneurs, which has been translated into Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Ukrainian and is under revision for 2026. In her novel "Thread for Pearls," her foray into historical fiction, she shares what she has come to understand as the fundamental human experience of resiliency and hope. As with all her other works, hope is an abiding theme, and she brings it to bear each day at Elfenworks Productions, LLC.