Managing Technology for Social Change
There is a great deal of untapped potential in consistently applying existing technologies to support, and in fact, direct social change.
Technology - Articles
Innovations in technology that serve the world (more)
The Power and Possibility of Simple Technology
A new study reveals how Minnesota nonprofits are using everyday technology to innovate.
Instagram-Style Innovation in the Public Sector
What if we leveraged the ingenuity and resources in Silicon Valley for the improvement and renewal of the rest of the country?
Building Better Solutions Together, Faster
A look at the innovative *Weekend Movement in Malaysia.
Podcast
Solar Power in a Suitcase
In this audio interview, Sheela Sethuraman talks with Laura Stachel and Hal Aronson, co-founders of WE CARE Solar, about their effort to combat this issue worldwide. WE CARE stands for Women’s Emergency Communication and Reliable Electricity.
Mobile Operators: White Knights of Financial Inclusion?
Two issues are dogging existing mobile money systems: excessive system downtime and lack of interconnection.
Five Levers for Social Change: Part 5
Practical Advice Series: Five basic “levers,” or strategies, to help businesses or nonprofits achieve social change.
Tension and Possibility: The New Dynamics of Change
Reflections on Ashoka’s Change Nation event in Dublin.
Data for Change
Data Without Borders matches tech-savy volunteers with organizations instead of data analysis.
Podcast
Medical Device Innovation: Panel Discussion
Focusing on unmet needs, healthcare entrepreneurs provide their in-the-trenches perspectives on advancing medical technologies. Working to extend and enhance lives.