Design Thinking
Making the Affordable Aspirational: Increasing the Adoption of Frugal Innovations at the Base of the Pyramid
Companies and nonprofits need to be more realistic and empathetic that consumers’ decisions are not purely driven by cost.
Food - Most Popular
Innovative ways to increase access to food resources and improve food systems (more)
Technology
Digital Service Development Needs an Ethical Pause
The ethical pause—a short period of reflection and inquiry about a project’s ethical implications and the team’s approach to the work—helps ensure teams ask the right questions and address issues of inequity and access in the services they develop.
Food
Good Overfishing
Good overfishing removes an invasive species from Mexico rivers and creates jobs.
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What Business Leaders Bring to Tough Social Challenges
Many hold strong opinions about translating private-sector experience to social impact. Four pioneering founders have figured out how to make it work.
Security
Ukrainian Civil Society Needs Your Support — And Also Your Trust
Since the first days of the war, Ukrainians have responded with the expertise, creativity, and flexibility necessary to meet the needs of their neighbors rapidly and efficiently.
Food
Food System Innovation in China
Food consumption is deeply shaped by the cultural and socio-economic conditions in which it is embedded. How can civil society put food system transformation on the agenda in developing countries that only recently eliminated or are still fighting widespread hunger?
Social Enterprise
The Farm Cooperative Fighting Crime
Libera Terra reclaims lands stolen by the Italian Mafia to create economic opportunities for local communities.
Food
The Food Aid Delivery App
Tech nonprofit Food Rescue Hero has created a promising solution to the intersecting crises of food waste and food insecurity.
Food
Finding the ‘True Value’ of Food Can Drive Innovation Across Sectors
Identifying harmful externalities in our food systems can make it possible to drive change in sectors as disparate as climate, public health, and poverty reduction.