Social Issues - Articles

Psychologist and innovator Dr. BJ Fogg on innovation which respect to behavioral change.

2011 Stanford Healthcare Summit

Featuring B.J. Fogg

Psychologist and innovator Dr. BJ Fogg discusses his model which outlines techniques to stop or decrease behaviors that are unhealthy or start or increase more healthful habits.

Executive Director of the Jaquelin Hume Foundation Gisèle Huff on the role of social innovation in nonprofits.

Philanthropy and the Free Market in Education

Featuring Gisele Huff

Jaquelin Hume Foundation Executive Director Gisele Huff talks about the foundation's investment strategy, and why innovation and technology initiatives are significant.

Jane Chen on social entrepreneurship.

Solving Infant Mortality with Social Entrepreneurship

Featuring Jane Chen

Social entrepreneur Jane Chen discusses the challenges and rewards of the developing an innovative product, and shares insights on the attitudes that allow entrepreneurs to find success.

Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler on the need for socially responsible companies in the food industry.

Food Industry and Global Health

Featuring David Kessler

Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler discusses how we define the cultural norm for food consumption and what role our government should play in regulating food companies.

Jennifer Lynn Aaker on social responsibility in daily life

Creating Infectious Action

Featuring Jennifer Lynn Aaker

Jennifer Lynn Aaker discusses a repeatable method that we can follow to get people to take action, but perhaps even more important, to influence people to get others to take action as well.

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Antipoverty Apps

By Suzie Boss 13

mPowering has created an app that awards goods and services to individuals facing extreme poverty when they make beneficial choices.

CDC Deputy Director for Policy and Communication Donald Shriber discusses taking on global health

Global Health Speaker Series

Featuring Donald Shriber

CDC Deputy Director for Policy and Communication Donald Shriber speaks about how the agency coordinates and manages its efforts and resources to respond to emerging threats to global health.