Scaling
The “Magical Space” Where Technology Increases Impact
The key to using technology for social impact at scale lies somewhere between doing the same thing better and true disruption.
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Scaling
Social Progress’s True Metric: Compared to What?
With a proper approach and clear benchmarks, program evaluation can yield unexpected insights and become a delightful learning experience.
Bold Bets for Social Change
To lower the risk of big philanthropic bets, funders should start with smaller, bolder ones.
The Collaboration Game: Solving the Puzzle of Nonprofit Partnership
Nonprofit collaboration is difficult; economics, game theory, and behavioral science offer lessons on how to do it well.
10 Things You Need to Build Clever Coalitions
How to make collaboration work in a world of complex systems and exponential change.
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The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World
A venture capitalist argues that the liberal arts are at the heart of the best technology.
Education
Learning Progressions: Road Maps for 21st-Century Students—and Teachers
To equip today’s students for the future, we need to understand the fundamental building blocks of complex skills, and apply that understanding to teaching practices and assessments.
Lessons from East Africa on Effective Community Organizing
How a revitalized sense of civic duty can go beyond resistance and make real progress.
Solving Big Social Problems by Thinking Small
Frugal, flexible, and inclusive “jugaad innovation” provides a compelling model for nonprofits looking for innovative solutions to significant problems.
Selecting the Right Growth Metrics: Fewer but Better
Nonprofits have near-limitless metrics they can measure, but the key to success is identifying, monitoring, and responding to the few that really matter.