Global Issues

Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health (more)

The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship focuses on “catalyzing collaboration for social change.”

Cloud-based tools encourage greater collaboration, allowing us to re-imagine problems and develop new solutions to tackle social problems.

The recent recession has led to a change in how consumers buy and sell, a new trend called unconsumption.

The explosion of online gaming offers opportunities to use game mechanics to create social good.

The urban water supply cycle faces an exciting opportunity—large-scale conversion of sewage waste into drinkable water.

Joanne Weiss is in charge of the federal government’s $4.3 billion Race to the Top Fund, a new program that is funding innovations in K-12 education.

Effective social change stems from listening to African youth, confronting the realities of poverty from their perspectives and on their terms.

Clevelanders are converting abandoned spaces into thriving new businesses.

A look at how Kiva created a compelling model that hooked everyday donors into their social impact world.

Savings and loan associations run entirely by youth represent an innovation in helping them learn to save, manage money and develop new skills.

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