Game Theory
Behavioral experts agree that so-called "games for good" can teach empathy to those who play them.
Social Issues - Articles
Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs believes we must lift a billion-plus people out of poverty while reducing our impact on the environment.
The Meaning of the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge
The importance of this news is not the actual money that many billionaires are likely to pledge, but the cultural ramifications of the campaign.
Fueling Growth
Riders for Health has created a novel approach to maintaining health transport vehicles in sub-Saharan Africa.
Podcast
Jessica Jackley - International Development Through Microfinance
Jessica Jackley is cofounder of Kiva.org, the nonprofit microfinancing website that allows people to promote international development and break the cycle of poverty by lending as little as $25 to a specific third-world entrepreneur. In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Jackley talks about how she is revolutionizing philanthropy and inspiring a new generation of philanthropists through technology.
Information Overload, Action Deficit
Real change only occurs when people, and the institutions we collectively form, restructure to make better use of new technology.
Connectivity for Youth
“Digital citizenship” and connectivity are opening up new avenues to tap into the creativity, inventiveness and enterprise of youth to create educational and economic opportunities.
Podcast
Mindy S. Lubber - Collaborating for Environmental Sustainability
Making environmental sustainability stick is requiring the cooperation of the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. In this audio interview, Stanford Center for Social Innovation correspondent Ashkon Jafari interviews Ceres president Mindy Lubber about how her organization brings together investors, government, human rights groups, and others to build a cross-sector voice for sustainability.
The New Digital Divide
New levels of data-filtering, along with the growth of social networks that aggregate like-minded souls, are threatening civic engagement—and other assertions made at the Personal Democracy Forum.
New Frontiers of Financial Inclusion in Africa
Will mobile telephones become the new super highway to connect the poor to the financial grid?