inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity
inGenius argues that we don’t look at everything in our environment as an opportunity for ingenuity—but that we should.
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Global Issues - Most Popular
Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health (more)
Innovation Obsession Disorder
We need to establish a new consensus that propagation is as important as innovation.
ReCoding Good: Part 4
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Leveling the Playing Field
US Federal subsidies encourage waste and incentivize unsustainable business practices.
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.
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Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth
Jugaad Innovation explores transforming scarcity into opportunity through the gutsy art of improvising an ingenious solution.
Walk With Makmende: Part 3
From the Field Series: A living case study of Makmende, which provides women in Nairobi with coordinated walking groups.